Mentor Coordinator (Pastoral Leader)

Unity City Academy

Ormesby Road
Middlesbrough, Cleveland, TS3 8RE

Salary: NJC 12-15 £25,557 - £26,831 (Actual) £27,711 - £29,093 (FTE)+ well-being cash plan + pension scheme (LGPS) + additional Lift Schools benefits
Hours: 37 hrs per week, 42 weeks per year (1 week either side of the summer holidays is essential)
Contract type: Permanent
Start date: September 2025

Be the reason a young person believes in themselves.
Are you a professional within; youth work, social care, education or criminal justice? Your pastoral experience and emotional intelligence can be the key to elevate and guide young people to brighter, bolder futures.

We're looking for a dedicated and passionate Mentor Coordinator to join the team at Unity City Academy in Middlesbrough, in a permanent role working in partnership with MCR Pathways - an award-winning national charity. https://mcrpathways.org/

Our mission for this project is simple but powerful: to ensure that young people who are care-experienced or facing disadvantage are defined by their talent and potential, not by their circumstances.

As Mentor Coordinator, you'll be at the heart of this transformation - embedding our mentoring programme within the school and helping vulnerable young people believe in themselves and their future.

What You'll Do:

• Build powerful, one-to-one relationships with young people across Years 7 to 11.
• Deliver inspiring group sessions to younger year groups (7-8) as part of their curriculum.
• Recruit, support and motivate volunteer mentors - real people making a real difference.
• Champion each young person's talent, confidence, and potential.
• Work closely with school staff and external partners to make the programme a valued part of the school community.
• Report any safeguarding concerns to the school's DSL.
• Capture progress and outcomes of the young people engaged in the program.

What You'll Bring:

• Authenticity, empathy and a commitment to changing lives.
• The ability to engage young people and mentors with warmth, professionalism and persistence.
• A drive to see every young person achieve their full potential.
• Excellent organisational , data capture and planning skills.

What You'll Gain:

• A career with heart, meaning and tangible impact.
• The chance to be part of a nationally recognised movement.
• Daily rewards as you watch the lives of young people transform before your eyes.

About Unity City Academy

Unity City Academy is a thriving school in Middlesbrough with a strong focus on student success. We are a diverse and dynamic school with lots of character and tenacity. We've recently achieved an Ofsted 'Good' rating and are proud of our supportive community.

At our school, we ensure that you have the time and space needed to get on with what matters most - educating - so we remove as much administrative burden from you as possible.

Closing date: 8th July 2025
Interview date: 15th or 16th July

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive an overwhelming response. All candidates are advised to refer to the job description and person specification before making an application.

Lift Schools are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our people and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a fair and consistent recruitment process which is inline with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.

Lift Schools embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. Job share, part-time and flexible working opportunities will be considered.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and there is a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.