Overview Job title: Peer Mentor Location: Haringey (N17), London – UK (NB this is 100% in-person role) Salary: £29,000-£33,000 p.a. Benefits Terms: Full time - 40 hours per week (including lunch break) 28 days holiday entitlement (includes UK bank holidays) Continuing Professional Development (CPD) budget. Wellness package. Team Building and Transformation Days. Mentoring and Support. Full induction. Our Vision: A world where empowered girls reach their potential through equitable opportunities. Our Mission: Sister System works alongside care-affected girls aged 13-24. Sister System is a North London-based, multi-award-winning charity that works with care-affected girls (13–24 years old) to provide special accredited mentorship and educational programmes, thereby bridging the gap between them and mainstream society. The organisation's vision is to empower girls through equitable opportunities, while its mission is to work alongside them to enhance their mental resilience and self-belief. Sister System is seeking a peer mentor. We are looking for a peer mentor who will work with young women affected by the care system between the ages of 13 and 24. The Sister System is a cutting-edge, empowering, comprehensive learning program with therapeutic and peer mentoring at its core. Through these programs, every sis-star may improve their self-belief and mental toughness, putting them on an empowered path to successful relationships and upward social mobility. The primary responsibilities of the position include carrying out the agreed-upon role of peer mentor to deliver against Sister Systems programmes. The peer mentor role at Sister System is significant, with the main duties being: • Leading 1:1 mentoring sessions and small group work to boost resilience and confidence. • Handling the complex caseload of care-affected young women with multiple needs. • Supporting the delivery of programmes in accordance with Sister System mentoring model. • Delivering in the Sister System offices and local community. • Undertaking group sessions, co-facilitating workshops, networking sessions, and other Sister System programme deliverables. • Fulfilling all legal and best practice safeguarding duties To help achieve its goals Sister System wants to grow its delivery team in order to achieve lofty but essential objectives as it starts its next three-year plan. Along with skill, time, passion, and industry knowledge, the position also calls for a dedication to the team and the philanthropic goals, as well as a readiness to boldly network on behalf of the charity. An energetic, upbeat professional who is driven to ensure that all young people have the opportunity to thrive and can handle a demanding caseload. This job requires someone who is driven, resilient, and dedicated to truly, long-lastingly improving the lives of young girls and women around the capital. The job description includes identifying and removing obstacles, assisting in the discovery of young women's goals, and creating a route to allow them to live abuse-free, mentally healthy lives so they can pursue their education and careers. Required qualifications include an understanding of the care system, statutory services, and the wider eco-system that supports care-affected young people; experience in delivering 1:1 and small group work to girls and young women (13–24 years old); experience working within a contextual safeguarding context; and experience working with social care and educational service providers. The closing date for applications is 20th December 2024, and candidates must send a covering letter (expression of interest) stating how their experience and qualifications meet the requirements of this role. If you have what it takes, please email your expression of interest, clearly stating how your skills meet the criteria, along with your CV, to [email protected]. For an informal chat about the role, please speak with Danny White for further information on 07763008018.