SfYP Talent Mentor

Job Title: SfYP Talent Mentor
Starting Salary: £31,537 progressing to £34,434 per annum (pro rata for part time) – pay award pending
Hours: 37.0
Location: Stevenage

The postholder will be required to travel between various locations in Hertfordshire.

Contract Type: Fixed Term Contract until 31st July 2026
Directorate: Childrens Services

About the team

Are you interested in supporting the delivery of quality work with young people?

Do you have good organisational, communication, numerical and analytical skills?

Do you have an eye for detail?

About the role

Hertfordshire County Council Services for Young People (HCC SfYP) is recruiting a Talent Mentor to deliver high-quality work and support for young people in Stevenage. The role will include:

• Liaising with the school / career leader/guidance professional to get an overview of the young person’s history, support needs and aspirations.
• Detailed assessment of the young person’s needs.
• Development of an action plan with the young person outlining goals, actions and timelines; then regular review of progress / updating of the action plan as the young person progresses through the 4 steps.
• Providing 1-to-1 dedicated support
• Implementing strategies and supporting participants to take part in FE visits, participating in a mock assessment centre and encounters with an employer/employee or apprentice/training provider.
• Supporting participants to develop strategies to overcome personal barriers to employability, addressing particular issues faced by the young person.
• Liaising with other providers / partners within and beyond the project to identify suitable structured activity / re-engagement sessions, learning or employment opportunities. Also, to enable reasonable adjustments to be made
• Liaising with the young person’s family members, carers and support, with the young person’s agreement, to enable them to contribute to maximising the young person’s potential.

About you

Essential:

• Driving licence and access to a vehicle.
• Excellent organisation and administrative skills with good attention to detail.
• Interpersonal skills.
• Able to understand the barriers that young people face
• Ability to build rapport with young people and education settings

Desirable:

• Good ICT skills

For information regarding the work of (SfYP) please visit www.servicesforyoungpeople.org

We welcome applications from candidates who currently reside in the UK with established proof of right to work documentation. We are not able to offer sponsorship at this time for this role.

This job role is within the Community Services, level COM8 job profile. Please locate this via:

Job profiles - Community services

To hear more about this opportunity please contact Karen.Haswell@hertfordshire.gov.uk

Interview Date: 9th September 2025

Benefits of working for us

How to apply

As part of your application, please upload your most recent CV. Ensure your CV is up to date with your employment history (including any employment gaps), and including any training/qualifications. We encourage you to include examples of where you have demonstrated the requirements/criteria in the advert / job profile to allow the panel to fully recognise your skills and abilities. You will have the opportunity to include a short covering paragraph within your application to give us a little more information about your skills, knowledge, and experiences.

Secondment
This position is open to secondments. If you work for HCC or any other Local Authority and would like to be considered as a Secondment contract, please ensure you complete the Secondment Form as part of your application. If you do not, your application will be considered as a Fixed Term Contract only.

Additional information

Disability Confident
We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and guarantee an interview to anyone disclosing a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post.

Safeguarding
This role has been identified as requiring a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check.

Driving required
You’ll need to have the ability to drive and/or travel around Hertfordshire, either using your own mode of transport or a company car to travel to other locations.

English Fluency
The ability to converse at ease with members of the public and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post (for those whose language is a signed language the provision of a sign language interpreter who speaks English to the necessary standard of fluency will be required). Further information about the legal requirement can be found here.