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Shaw Trust promotes team spirit, inclusiveness and it is an organisation where everybody is somebody. I am proud to be part of this great organisation.”

At Shaw Trust we believe everyone has the right to live a decent and dignified life and an opportunity for rewarding work. We are a social purpose organisation challenging inequality and breaking down barriers to enable social mobility.

For us being part of the solution is about creating the conditions for this to happen, advocating and delivering services that make a real difference. Working in partnership not competition, we are part of an eco-system of purpose-led organisations, striving for a fairer, more equal society centred on opportunity for all.

Purpose

To support the delivery of the GLA UKSPF funded The Change Project across the East London Boroughs of Barking & Dagenham, Bexley, Bromley, Enfield, Greenwich, Havering, Newham, Redbridge, and Waltham Forest The Cognitive Behavioural Mentor (CBM) will provide mentoring to enable young people with entrenched views about themselves and their futures make positive steps forward

Essential:

You will have:

* Diploma in cognitive mentoring or equivalent

* Experience of successfully applying cognitive behavioural approaches with young people

* Experience of developing effective relationships with a range of stakeholders including young people, employers, and members of the Spark Change team

Location:

East London

Employee Benefits

As an employee of Shaw Trust as well as positively impacting people’s lives, you will have access to the following benefits:

* 25 days annual leave per year (plus bank holidays), with incremental increases post 3 years’ service up to 28 days, and the option to purchase additional holiday

* 2 days paid volunteering leave each year

* An enhanced pension scheme after 6 months

* Life Assurance at 3 times your annual salary rate

* Access to a suite of learning and development opportunities including paid for apprenticeship and masters’ levels qualifications, and management development programmes

* Opportunities to connect with our employee diversity networks (LGBTQ+ Support Network, Racial Equality Network, Disability Equality Network, Women’s Network)

* Health and Wellbeing initiatives including internal support, employee assistance programme and health cash plan

Join a diverse and inclusive organisation

Shaw Trust is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive working environment, where every employee, regardless of their background or lived experience, feels that they belong and can progress in their career.

In addition;

* We are proud to be certified as an employer who meets the National Equality Standard, the accepted standard for inclusiveness in business across the UK.

* We are Disability Confident Leaders, support the guaranteed interview scheme and use of the government’s Access to Work scheme.

* Living our values, we are keen to reflect the diversity of UK society at every level within our organisation.

We welcome applications from all sections of the community including from people with lived experience and/or knowledge of disability or social exclusion.

Shaw Trust reserve the right to close this vacancy early if sufficient applications are received