MCR Pathways Coordinator

Job Description

This post is fixed term until 31/03/2025.

We are looking for a skilled and highly motivated individual, capable of supporting care experienced and disadvantaged young people to realise their potential within and through education, contributing to a positive experience and a positive leavers’ destination.

You will be required to:

• Build effective relationships with the young people in scope
• Build exceptional individual relationships with all MCR young people, especially during primary school transitions and in S1 and S2 through delivery of MCR group work
• Actively support all young people in S3 to S6 scope to participate and to get the maximum benefits from their mentoring relationships.
• Ensure the young people benefit from all other aspects of the MCR model including setting, experiencing and following their education / employment pathways; Talent Tasters; the Ambassador programme and other relevant 3rd party experiences that are on offer
• Produce case studies and good news stories utilising quantitative outcomes and qualitative feedback (with young person voice at the heart) to evidence progression, programme impact and best practice.
• Continue to keep in touch and, where appropriate, support young people in scope who don’t yet participate and/or are disengaged

Additional Information

You can view the application pack below which contains the job profile outlining the skills, experience and knowledge required for this job.  You can also find our recruitment privacy notice and a general information pack about Clackmannanshire Council.

Clackmannanshire Council is currently promoting the recruitment campaign “Get into Care for Adult Care”.  Further documents can be viewed below – these do not relate to the job advertised.

Clackmannanshire Council welcomes applications from everyone and we value diversity in our workforce.  We are committed to being an exemplar employer with an inclusive culture, developing a workplace environment where all our employees are treated with dignity and respect.  For this vacancy, we would welcome applications from ethnic minority groups, who are currently under represented in our workforce.

Clackmannanshire Council operates a flexible hybrid approach for those roles that allow this type of working.  Attendance at the office will be required to meet the needs of the business and for example to build team and stakeholder relationships.  The exact pattern of working will be agreed with you as part of the recruitment process.

Clackmannanshire Council is a living wage accredited employer.

This post is considered Regulated Work with Children and / or Protected Adults under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007.  You will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update check prior to a formal offer of employment being made by Clackmannanshire Council.  Further guidance will follow in your conditional offer of employment on how to apply.  Please note you will be required to pay for the cost of this application if your salary is over £38,000 per annum, which will be deducted from your first pay.  Further information can be found here https://www.mygov.scot/apply-for-pvg

Should you have difficulty applying for a job online please call 01259 452244 (24 hrs) and leave your details along with the reference number of the post.

Please note that if you are selected for interview you will be notified by e-mail.

Please click this link to view a short video on what is expected when completing application forms for Clackmannanshire Council - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXaasgoGqmw

There may be an opportunity for you to seek permission to apply for this position on a secondment basis.  Applicants should ensure they read the secondment policy on Connect which can be accessed here and seek agreement from their service prior to applying.