MCR Pathways Coordinator
Service: CQIS
Grade scale: Grade 2 Level 4
Reports to: Quality Link Officer or Lead Officer
Purpose of the job
To support care experienced and disadvantaged young people to realise their potential within and through education, contributing to a positive experience and a positive leavers destination.
Key tasks and responsibilities
Identify and provide a suitable mentor for pupils S3-S6 participating in the MCR mentored relationship programme.
Liaise with school staff, partner agencies and stakeholders to support young people S1-S6 through the delivery and continuous development of a suitable programme(s).
Assist in the recruitment of mentors. Support, engage and motivate mentors through the length of their engagement.
Support young people to set, experience, and follow their education and employment pathways to realise their potential.
Person specification
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Desirable |
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Education, qualification and training |
Educated to Higher Level |
Education / Community Education SVQ Level 3 qualification |
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Skills, knowledge, experience |
Experience of working with young people in a formal setting Experience of programme coordination and development Effective communicator both oral and written Able to demonstrate proven IT skills Competent administration skills with the ability to gather and present data |
Previous experience working with young people in a formal/informal educational setting |
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Personal qualities |
A genuine commitment to behaving with honesty and openness; treating young people, colleagues and partners consistently, fairly and with respect Commitment to ongoing professional development Inclusive and supportive team player To work in a flexible, adaptable manner with discretion and respect |
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Other |
It is a requirement of this post that before taking up your appointment you must successfully gain PVG registration |
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Safer recruitment checks
As part of our approach to good practice and safer recruitment, we carry out a number of pre-employment checks
- Asylum and Immigration right to work in the UK.
- Reference check: external candidates require 2 references, one of which must be from present or most recent employer; Internal candidates require 1 reference from current line manager.
- Candidate Disclosure Scotland check, where applicable.
Behaviour framework
The council’s behaviour framework is a set of core behaviours that defines how employees approach work to enable the delivery of key tasks for the role. The expected behaviours for this role are:
Efficient
- Punctual and conscientious in your approach to work.
- Use council resources efficiently, avoiding waste and unnecessary expense.
- Identify inefficiency in processes and communicate this to your manager.
- Meet deadlines and targets in your day-to-day work.
- Understand the impact of wasteful behaviours on the environment and act to minimise this impact.
- Use of information technology to achieve best outcomes.
Flexible
- Willing to learn new tasks and accept new ways of working.
- Willing to be flexible in your approach to work to meet changing service delivery needs, deadlines, and urgent priorities.
- Helps team members when they have urgent deadlines and prioritises your work accordingly.
- Understands the need for change and is open to this across your working life.
Performing
- Is polite, professional and friendly to customers and applies customer care standards and attitudes at all times.
- Works safely to maintain the safety of yourself and others, raising concerns about unsafe working practices.
- Meets standards of work required in your role in terms of quality and output.
- Uses initiative to solve problems and raise potential issues.
- Acknowledges when mistakes are made and learns from them.
- Seeks feedback on your performance to learn and improve.
Working with others
- Works alongside internal and external colleagues to meet common objectives.
- Has professional relationships with colleagues and is aware of dignity at work standards.
- Actively and respectfully listens to people in order to understand them and their views.
- Contributes appropriately in team and other meetings and discussions.
- Presents words and views clearly in a way that other people find meaningful.
- Respects diversity and promotes equality of opportunity when working with colleagues and members of the public.
Leading
- Role models the standards of behaviours expected of a South Lanarkshire Council employee.
- Displays and enables leadership through sharing knowledge and skills, seeking guidance and providing support to your colleagues, team and the wider community.
- Is aware of and adheres to professional codes of practice and the council’s code of conduct and understands how these impact on employment with the council and public perception of council employees.