MCR Pathways Project Coordinator

Job Purpose:

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Location: St. Machar Academy,
Duration: Fixed Term, Part Time

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The Council will pay for the PVG membership cost initially, either £18 for existing PVG scheme members, or £59 for non-members, and this cost will be deducted from an employee’s first FULL month’s salary payment.

Job purpose/about the role

The MCR Pathways Co-ordinator is employed by Aberdeen City Council but is directly line managed by an MCR Programme Manager at MCR Pathways. MCR Pathways is an organisation that supports young people in or on the edges of the care systems, or those identified by their school as someone who would benefit from the support of a mentor.

The MCR vision is that care-experienced and disadvantaged young people will have the same educational outcomes, career opportunities and life chances as any other young person. The MCR mission is to build partnerships between young people and their mentor, parents and carers, the school and education authority, and ensure the MCR talent-based mentoring programme becomes ‘business as usual’ across Scotland. Please visit www.mcrpathways.org to find out more about the programme and the organisation

The post holder needs to hold as a minimum:

• HNC or equivalent qualification in social science, youth work, community learning/ development or relevant experience to the role
• Ability to travel between various locations across the city
• Full UK driving licence with access to a vehicle to travel around the city
• PVG scheme membership (willingness to join or update scheme membership)  

The postholder is able to demonstrate:

• Experience of mentoring / coaching others
• Working with vulnerable groups / young people
• Communicating and working with groups of people and individuals from a wide range of backgrounds
• Working within a school, social work or youth work setting
• Working with complex data sets and maintaining accurate client records
• Prioritising workload to maintain young-person centered service
• Effectively managing change and working flexibly to ensure consistently high levels of service delivery 

About Us

Please see the Job Profile for further details.

Aberdeen City Council is an equal opportunities employer and we are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion. For further information, please see our Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Recruitment pack.

Flexible Working

We are happy to talk flexible working and offer flexible working for most roles in the organisation meaning that many of our employees enjoy the freedom of choosing a working pattern that suits them as much as it suits the organisation.

Disability Confident

We are a Disability Confident Employer.  If you consider yourself to have a disability and think you may require a reasonable adjustment to be made for this part of the selection process, or would like further information in relation to reasonable adjustments, please contact Recruitment@aberdeencity.gov.uk.

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Guaranteed Interview Scheme

We have a number of guaranteed interview schemes available to applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role they are applying for who:

• have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010 (all jobs)
• looked after young people, those that are in continuing care or are a care leaver up to the age of 29 (all jobs)
• are aged 16-24 and live in Aberdeen City or have been to an Aberdeen City Council school and are applying for a Modern Apprenticeship (except Trades apprenticeships)
• have done a Foundation Apprenticeship with Aberdeen City Council and are applying for any apprenticeships relevant to the area in which they did their Foundation Apprenticeship
• are New Scots aged 16-24 and are applying for any apprenticeships

Please note that eligibility to work in the UK is dependent on legal status and all applicants must have the right to live and work in the UK.