Advertised from 4 June 2025

Role

We are looking for a Pathways Coordinator for Lochaber High School, to work with young people, mentors and school staff involved in the MCR Pathways programme.

About the role:

You will be the key person delivering the MCR Pathways mentoring programme to young people in Lochaber High School. You will work within the school and form an integral part of the school community and wider MCR team. You will support volunteers from the local community who give their time to mentor a young person for an hour a week at the school.

Key responsibilities:

- Helping to build exceptional individual relationships with young people across S1 to S6.

- Consistently supporting and engaging with volunteer mentors throughout their participation with the programme. Helping to drive volunteer recruitment in the local community.

- Actively support MCR young people in school as they follow their education and employment pathways.

- Evidencing progression, impact and best practice for the MCR programme in your school.

About you:

- Exceptional ability to build meaningful relationships with young people aged 11-18 years, education colleagues, volunteer mentors, local employers and community organisations.

- Awareness and understanding of the principles of safeguarding and child protection.

- Ability and confidence to present programme information and deliver prepared training sessions to groups of young people and adults.

- Ability to work well on your own initiative, as part of a team and on a flexible basis in response to the current needs of the programme.

- An understanding of the challenges and barriers that care-experienced and/or vulnerable young people may encounter.

- Experience or a knowledge of processes to document and evidence good practice and positive outcomes.

- Confident in the use of Google and/or Microsoft Word, spreadsheets and Teams.

You will be an empathetic person who is open minded, non-judgemental, resilient and who is driven to improve outcomes for care experienced and other vulnerable young people.

About MCR Pathways:

MCR Pathways is an award-winning charity established in Glasgow in 2007. Our mentoring programme is now delivered in schools across the whole of Scotland, including the Highlands and Islands. Our passionate team is dedicated to helping the most vulnerable young people gain self-confidence, identify their skills and recognise and fulfil their potential. Our vision is for all young people to experience equality of education outcomes, career opportunities and life chances. Our in-school mentoring programme has profound impacts on school pupils in their confidence, wellbeing, achievement and post-school progression. It is our belief that all young people should be given the opportunity to realise their talents and reach a positive post school destination.

The Pathways Coordinator position for Lochaber High School will be taking over the MCR programme currently running in the school and continue to grow it further, to reach more young people and support MCR volunteer mentors.

You will be joining a friendly and supportive Highlands and Islands team, who love what they do and enjoy working with each other. We model our values and many of us are also mentors ourselves.

Benefits of working for MCR Pathways include: 33 days annual leave in first year rising to 38 days from 2nd year of employment, additional day off for your birthday, Living Pensions Employer, Life Assurance - 4 x salary.

Application notes

For further information and to apply, please visit our website.

Closing date: Tuesday 17th June 2025 at 9am