Sessional Youth Mentor

Organisation: Lincoln City Foundation
Salary: National Minimum Wage
Location: Lincoln
Contract type: Permanent (Part time)
Closing date: 31 October 2025
Job Description: YOUTH MENTOR | Sessional contract

(Zero-Hour Contract)

Contract: Zero-Hour / Sessional
Locations: Lincoln and surrounding areas
Pay: National Minimum Wage (based on age)
Hours: Variable – evenings, weekends, daytime

Lincoln City Foundation is on the lookout for passionate and committed individuals to support our youth work across Lincoln and the surrounding areas. If you want to make a real difference in the lives of young people and be part of a supportive and positive team, we’d love to hear from you.

If you're enthusiastic about helping young people reach their potential, want to make a positive impact in your community, and are looking for flexible, meaningful work—this could be the role for you.

About the Role
As a Sessional Youth Mentor, you’ll play a key part in delivering our youth programmes. This includes youth clubs, one-to-one mentoring, and targeted group interventions. You’ll help create safe, welcoming, and inspiring spaces where young people (aged 8–25) can grow, feel heard, and make positive choices.

What You’ll Do
Build strong, trusting relationships with young people through consistent, face-to-face engagement

Support the planning and delivery of youth sessions, including open-access clubs, mentoring, and small group work

Create inclusive spaces that support wellbeing, life skills, and personal development

Be a positive role model who champions respect, inclusion, and positive behaviour

Work collaboratively with staff, volunteers, and external partners

Contribute to a safe working environment through effective safeguarding and session recording

What We’re Looking For
This role is ideal for someone who is:

Essential:

Passionate about working with young people

Friendly, approachable, and able to build rapport quickly

Flexible and willing to work evenings and occasional weekends

Reliable, punctual, and committed to upholding professional boundaries

Eager to learn and grow through training and supervision

Desirable (but not essential):

Experience in a paid or voluntary youth work role

Knowledge of youth development, behaviour support or mentoring

First Aid or Safeguarding qualifications

What We Offer
Full training and ongoing support

A flexible role that fits around other commitments

The chance to make a real difference in your community

Opportunity to gain experience in the youth work sector

Lincoln City Foundation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references, a clear DBS, and the necessary safer recruitment employment checks.

Please apply using the application form on our website. We do not accept CV’s and cannot keep such documents on file.

Please note that due to Child Employment Laws we cannot employ anyone under the age of 18 to work on our programmes.
How to apply: Please complete the application form on our website: https://www.lincolncityfoundation.com/youth-mentor