Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council
Mentor (In Work Support) - Ext. Funded
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Mae’r ddogfen hon ar gael yn Gymraeg / This document is also available in Welsh.
Mentor – In Work Support
Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council – Work and Skills Team
Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council’s Work and Skills Team is seeking a dedicated and motivated In Work Support Mentor to join our delivery team. This is a rewarding opportunity to make a real difference by supporting individuals with pre-employability and engagement needs to move closer to the labour market.
About The Role
As an In Work Support Mentor, you will provide tailored one-to-one mentoring support to individuals experiencing In-Work poverty, helping them to identify and take practical steps to upskill and overcome barriers in the workplace that prevent opportunities for progression. Working in a person-centred and solution-focused way, you will help participants progress along an agreed pathway of support, either within the Work and Skills Team or through effective use of external partner organisations.
You Will Be Responsible For
- Delivering high-quality, one-to-one mentoring support
- Supporting individuals to identify goals, overcome barriers, and build confidence
- Enabling progression to support participants to sustain employment, as well as progression whilst in work
- Maintaining accurate and timely records of interventions, progress, and outcomes
- Collecting evidence to demonstrate individual achievements and programme impact
About You
You will have:
- A strong understanding of the challenges faced by individuals that are employed
- Experience of engaging with individuals on a one - one basis
- A compassionate, solution-focused approach to problem-solving
- The ability to build trusted relationships and motivate individuals towards positive change
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This post is fixed term until 31st March 2027.
For An Informal Discussion About The Role, Please Contact
Anwen Paull
Programme Co-ordinator
RCT Work and Skills Team
Telephone - 07385406195
Additional Information
Protecting children and vulnerable adults is a core responsibility of all staff appointed to the Council.
In addition to this safeguarding responsibility, the successful applicant for this role will also be subject to an enhanced disclosure and barring service check.
The Council values diversity in its workforce. We are committed to ensuring that no unlawful discrimination occurs in the recruitment and selection process on the grounds of age, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, transgender, including those with non-binary identities, religion or belief or pregnancy and maternity. We offer a number of staff networks for employees including the Allies Network, a Disability and Carers Network and Perthyn our LGBTQ+ Network.
An application submitted for this post in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English.
As part of the Council’s longer term objectives in relation to the Welsh language and its Workforce Planning Strategy, it is committed to a guaranteed interview scheme for Welsh-speakers of Level 3 and above. If you meet the essential criteria as identified in the person specification for the job and are a Welsh-speaker of Level 3 and above, you will be invited to interview if you choose to participate in the scheme.
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In view of the large number of Application Forms which are currently being submitted individual applications are not acknowledged. Consequently if you do not hear from us within four weeks of the closing date, please assume that your application is unsuccessful on this occasion. In which case you are thanked for the interest you have shown in applying for a position within the Council.
In support of the Council’s voluntary pledge to support the Armed Forces, the recruiter must always be prepared to ensure that applicants who have identified themselves as members of the Armed Forces including Service Leavers, Veterans or Reservists and who meet the essential criteria of the person specification, are offered an interview
Care Experienced Leavers – Guaranteed Interview Scheme
As part of the Council’s corporate parenting role it is committed to supporting its care experienced leavers. This means anyone who has spent time within the care system at any point in their life. We encourage applications from individuals who are care experienced to enable them to access employment, education, experiences and volunteering opportunities.
The Council will guarantee an interview for any care experienced leavers who wish to take part in the scheme who meet the essential criteria for the role.
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