Job Description

Job Title

Targeted Youth Mentor

Salary

26,000 - 28,000

Hours of Work

Monday - Friday, 9am to 5pm (flexible hours and working location considered)

You will be expected to work a minimum of 37.5 hours per week, excluding lunch breaks. The role may include evening and weekend hours.

Location

Blackburn Rovers Football Club, Ewood Park, Blackburn, BB2 4JF. With travel across the wider Blackburn with Darwen area as required.

Responsible To

Head of Wellbeing and Targeted Services

Contractual Status

Full Time - permanent

Closing Date

12 noon on Friday 12th December 2025

Interview Date

TBC

Overall purpose of the Job

Through the delivery of sessions, workshops and targeted 1-2-1 interventions, this crucial role will work in partnership to collaborate closely with the local authority teams, secondary schools and multi-agency partners to enhance engagement and outcomes for care experienced young people in Blackburn with Darwen and surrounding areas, as needed.

The Targeted Youth Mentor will play a vital role in supporting care experienced young people under the age of 19 who need targeted intervention to work towards reaching their full potential by using a person cantered approach. The Targeted Youth Mentor will work to increase social connectedness, increase physical activity, improve mental health and financial stability, improve personal safety and support the development of social networks.

Supporting young people to build confidence, resilience and pathways into positive futures. Building independent living skills such as money management and budgeting, cooking, alongside guidance to build resilience and to reduce the risk of exploitation. Raising aspirations by offering pathways into further education, training, and employment. Providing wellbeing activities, helping young people to develop resilience, strengthen self-belief, and enhance their overall wellbeing.

This position involves delivering informal education, PHSE, physical activity sessions, workshops, and focused one-on-one interventions. Providing guidance to young people facing specific challenges including emotional health and wellbeing, physical, social and academic difficulties. The role involves building trusting relationships with young people, facilitating personal development and promoting positive life choices.

All staff members are expected to support other Trust areas when and where business need requires to do so.

At Blackburn Rovers Community Trust, we actively welcome applications from candidates who are from a care experienced background. We encourage candidates to apply and share their journey.

Duties and Responsibilities

This is not a comprehensive list of all the tasks which may be required of the post holder. It is illustrative of the general nature and level of responsibility of the work to be undertaken:

Develop an in-depth knowledge base of support, community activities, and personal development opportunities for young people in and around the Blackburn with Darwen area. Develop a good knowledge of local services to support young people's mental and physical health needs. Develop a strong awareness and understanding of when it is appropriate or necessary to refer people back to other professionals/agencies, when what the person needs is beyond the scope of the Targeted Youth Mentor role - e.g. when there is a mental health need requiring a qualified practitioner. Maintain/strengthen existing or new professional relationships with stakeholders such as local authority teams responsible for support care experienced young people. Children's Social service, local secondary schools, Lancashire Constabulary, Blackburn with Darwen Youth Offending Team and others to identify and work with young people at risk, developing strong referral pathways. Attend relevant meetings, becoming part of the wider network, giving information and feedback on social prescribing. Recommend and review referrals from referral partners and support them to make appropriate referral into BRCT or external programmes. Build trusted relationships with young people to promote personal development, wellbeing gains and reduce their experience of offending and antisocial behaviour. Ensure all necessary participant details are recorded and used to inform risk management. Mentor to provide wrap around support, including signposting to other agencies/services where required. Plan and deliver a range of activities to engage clients and support a positive change in behaviour. Help young people identify and understand the wider issues that impact on their health and wellbeing, such as debt, poor housing, loneliness, and caring responsibilities. Work with individuals to co-produce a simple personalised action plan - based on the person's priorities, interests, values and motivations - including what they can expect from the groups, activities and services they will be connected to and what the person can do for themselves to improve their health and wellbeing. Where appropriate, accompany clients to community groups, activities, and statutory services, ensuring they are comfortable. Once they have settled in, follow up to ensure they are happy, able to engage, included and receiving good support. Where young people may be eligible for a personal health, housing budget/benefits, help them to explore this option as a way of providing funded, personalised support to be independent, including helping people to gain skills for meaningful activity, where appropriate. Share best practice/developments with stakeholders when required to shape and benefit programme delivery. Coordinate the monitoring and evaluation of the project and compile evidence on the progress of individuals to report back to key funders. Using impact measuring tools provided, to track the young person's progress. Record relevant qualitative data for relevant young people in terms of case studies. Encourage young people, their families, and carers to provide feedback and to share their stories about the impact of the project on their lives. Keep young person's records updated using identified case management system. Provide appropriate and timely feedback to referral agencies about the young people they referred. Provide progress reports where relevant (e.g. internally to senior management and/or Board and externally to funders). Support the delivery of other projects and work with the Trust's Management Team to identify other opportunities and projects where duties may overlap. Be a flexible member of the Blackburn Rovers Community Trust team and when requested, assist in the delivery of other projects and activities including evenings and weekends. Undertake relevant training as required. Continually update own knowledge and skills within the job role and contribute to setting own work objectives. Adhere to organisational policies and procedures, including confidentiality, safeguarding, lone working, information governance, and health and safety.

General

To, at all times, represent Blackburn Rovers Football Club and Blackburn Rovers Community Trust in a professional manner regarding dress, presentation, personal hygiene, attitude, conduct and professionalism. Work collaboratively with colleagues across Blackburn Rover Community Trust to seek feedback, continually improve the service and contribute to business planning. Attend regular staff, supervision, and wider trust meetings.

Person Specification

Essential

Experience of working in partnership with other departments and agencies. Mentoring/ teaching/ youth work qualification. A willingness to complete training. Experience of working with hard-to-reach young people. Sound understanding of the wider determinants of health, including social, economic, and environmental factors and their impact on young people and communities. Experience of managing a client caseload. Experience of working effectively as part of a team and working with minimal supervision. Experience of dealing with difficult situations or conflict. Experience of maintaining strict confidentiality using tact and diplomacy where appropriate. Experience of writing reports. Extensive knowledge on safeguarding and how to ensure the safety of a young person on programme as well as an understanding of risks they may face. Excellent IT skills - ability to use word processing skills, emails, spreadsheets, the internet and must be willing to learn case management system. A valid UK driving licence. Willingness to work flexibly, including some evening and weekends, to meet the demands of the project

Desirable

Experience of using online monitoring and evaluation tools to manage projects/ programmes. Proven track record of effectively implementing new projects. An understanding of Blackburn with Darwen and the issues facing young people in the surrounding geographical areas. Knowledge of local referral agencies, and the ability to engage them in the programme. An awareness and understanding of wider issues such as exploitation, gangs, domestic violence, community violence.
Skills

Essential

Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Actively demonstrates the promotion of equality and valuing of diversity and helps others to do so. Shows initiative, personal resilience and motivation to deliver a quality service. Upholds legislation, regulations and policy, acting with integrity and is willing to challenge those who may not. Excellent IT skills - ability to use word processing skills, emails, spreadsheets, the internet and must be willing to learn case management system.

Desirable

Ability to effectively plan and prioritise workload. Effective partnership working.

Values

The successful candidate's values must align with those of Blackburn Rovers Community Trust:

Innovation Creativity Individuality Inclusivity Diversification Proactivity Ambition Determination Principles Family
Meets DBS reference standards and has a clear criminal record, in line with the law on spent convictions

DBS check required:

Yes (Enhanced)

How to apply:

To apply, please email your application form, equal opportunities form and covering letter to recruitment@brfctrust.co.uk. CVs alone will not be accepted.

Recruitment (recruitment@brfctrust.co.uk)

Blackburn Rovers Community Trust
Ewood Park
Blackburn
BB2 4JF

Please note:

The person appointed to this post will, from day-to-day, have contact with children and vulnerable adults, many of whom are under eleven years of age, and several whom may have moderate learning difficulties and/or disabilities. Therefore, the post holder will require an enhanced Disclosure Barring Service check.

Safeguarding Recruitment:

Blackburn Rovers Community Trust and Blackburn Rovers FC is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults, and expect all staff to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be required to undertake appropriate safeguarding checks as well as providing proof of right to work in the UK. The successful applicant can expect to have their personal information entered on to a Single Central Record and/or the FA's Whole Game system, which will be shared with key football and other sports governing bodies and organisations where applicable.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion:

As we are a diverse organisation that respects differences in race, disability, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, faith, background or personal circumstance, we welcome all applications. We want everyone to feel valued and included in the football community and to achieve their full potential. BRCT is opposed to any form of discrimination and commits itself to the redress of any inequalities by taking positive action where appropriate.

The document is a guide only and should not be regarded as exclusive or exhaustive. It is intended as an outline indication of the areas of activity and will be amended in the light of changing needs of the organisation.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: 26,000.00-28,000.00 per year

Benefits:

Company pension Free parking Health & wellbeing programme On-site parking Sick pay
Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 12/12/2025