Serious Violence Mentor

PROFILE

· Are you passionate about helping children and young people achieve positive outcomes?

· Do you have the skills to build trust with young people experiencing trauma, exploitation, violence, victimisation, offending behaviour, or other complex challenges?

· Do you want to make a genuine difference in the lives of children and young people across Nottingham and Nottinghamshire?

If yes, then we’d love to hear from you

Remedi are seeking Mentors to deliver a specialist mentoring service for children and young people who are vulnerable to, affected by, or at risk of involvement in serious violence.

Mentors will engage children and young people within Nottingham Queen's Medical Centre Emergency Department and Trauma Ward, Nottingham City and Mansfield Custody Suites, and community settings across Nottinghamshire. Working alongside statutory and community partners, mentors will provide intensive, relationship-based support to help young people improve their wellbeing, increase safety, develop social skills, and achieve positive long-term outcomes.

The Mentor role will involve:

· Demonstrating experience of supporting individuals with multiple and intersecting needs, including an understanding of how factors such as trauma, mental ill-health, substance use, domestic abuse, housing instability, social isolation, and involvement with the criminal justice system can interact and impact outcomes

· Engaging young people within hospital, custody and community settings and providing immediate emotional support where appropriate.

· Managing a caseload of up to 10 children and young people at any one time.

· Completing child-centred assessments of need, risk, strengths, protective factors and aspirations.

· Delivering structured one-to-one mentoring interventions

· Supporting young people to access education, training, employment, positive activities and specialist services.

· Advocating on behalf of young people and ensuring their voices are heard within professional meetings.

· Working closely with families and carers to strengthen support networks and resilience.

· Maintaining regular contact with partner agencies including health professionals, police, youth justice services, social care, schools and voluntary sector organisations.

· Identifying and responding appropriately to safeguarding concerns and escalating concerns in line with organisational policies and procedures.

· Contributing to service monitoring, evaluation, case studies and reporting requirements.

The skills and qualities you will need to do the job well are:

Relationship building and Communication

The ability to build trusting, supportive relationships with young people is essential.

You will need:

· Excellent listening and communication skills.

· The ability to engage young people who may be reluctant to accept support.

· A calm, non-judgemental and empathetic approach.

· Confidence communicating with children, families and professionals.

· The ability to adapt communication styles to meet individual needs, including neurodiverse young people.

Partnerships

You will be required to work in close partnership with other agencies, attend regular meetings and establish new relationships as support needs cannot always be met by our service. It is vital therefore that you can build relationships with local partner agencies and community groups to identify appropriate signposting where needed and work with these agencies/groups to offer joint support.

Flexibility

The service operates seven days per week including evenings.

You will need:

· A flexible approach to working hours and locations.

· The ability to travel across Nottingham and Nottinghamshire.

Current delivery patterns are expected to include attendance during peak demand periods, including:

· Thursday and Friday afternoons within Nottingham City and Mansfield Custody Suites.

· Tuesday and Saturday evenings within Queen's Medical Centre Emergency Department.

· Friday and Saturday evenings within the Queen's Medical Centre Trauma Ward.

Please note: Successful applicants will be required to work regular evenings and weekends as part of the service rota. Flexibility is essential due to the nature of the role and the needs of the children and young people we support.

Motivation- The role is extremely rewarding and can leave you with a high level of pride; to know you have potentially changed someone’s life is hugely rewarding. It is not the type of job where you are going to be sat at a desk all day with your manager next door. You will have to work from your own initiative and make judgements that consider the needs of the people you are working with, your own workload and the specific contract requirements.

IT Capable- We want our team to spend most of their time working with people. There is however a responsibility to record information accurately and promptly. As a result, it is essential that you are proficient in using:

· Email

· Electronic calendar

· Word

· Excel

· Microsoft TEAMS/Zoom

Recording the work you deliver is vital in showcasing the amazing work you will be doing. We have a bespoke case management system that you will be fully trained in during your extensive induction period.

Safety- We want you to work safely in all aspects of your role. This will mean following our own internal policies and procedures and will require you to consider safety in relation to the following aspects:

· Safeguarding Children and Young People

· Contextual Safeguarding

· Lone Working

· Health and Safety

· Information Sharing

· Data Protection (UK GDPR)

· Confidentiality

WHAT TO EXPECT

Mentors will work across Nottingham and Nottinghamshire, including:

· Nottingham Queen's Medical Centre Emergency Department and Trauma Ward

· Nottingham City Custody Suite

· Mansfield Custody Suite

· Community venues

· Schools and education settings

· Family homes where appropriate

Expenses are covered for visits in the community, but you will need access to your own vehicle.

You will have a line manager who you will meet individually with at least once a month, and they will also be available during the week to provide support and guidance.

We will provide:

· Extensive training and professional development opportunities.

· Regular supervision, reflective practice and wellbeing support.

· Access to Remedi's Confidential Care Service.

· A laptop and mobile phone

· The role requires an Enhanced DBS check, Occupational Health Clearance and NPPV Level 2 Police Vetting.

· 35 hours per week

· Salary £24,000 rising to £26,000 at the end of Year 2 in role

· 6% employer pension contribution

· 26 days leave per annum plus bank holidays

Pay: From £24,000.00 per year

Application question(s):

• The role requires an Enhanced DBS check, Occupational Health Clearance and NPPV Level 2 Police Vetting.
• Interviews will take place on Wednesday 4 November 2026 please note we are unable to offer an alternative date
• You will need a valid drivers licence and access to your own vehicle

Work Location: In person