Pathways Coordinator - East Dunbartonshire and East Renfrewshire
Contract:
Hours: 37.5 per week. Contract: 1 year fixed term
Salary:
£29,098 (Grade 3, PA4 to PA7)
Location:
Hybrid: Main base at the Secondary Wellbeing Support Service, Kirkintilloch with some home working and travel to other community settings
Travel:
Travel within East Dunbartonshire and East Renfrewshire. A driving license and car are essential for the role and travel expenses will be reimbursed.
We are excited to be delivering our mentoring programme across East Dunbartonshire and East Renfrewshire, supporting young people in alternative provision who are disengaged from mainstream school. This is a unique opportunity to work within an established secondary wellbeing programme while helping to develop community-based mentoring across the region.
About the role
Our Pathways Coordinator will spend part of their time based within the secondary wellbeing unit in East Dunbartonshire, building strong, trusted relationships with young people to prepare them for a match with a volunteer mentor. Working with pupils from S2 and above, you will deliver small group and individual sessions, provide personalized support and guidance, and collaborate closely with local schools, community partners, and the employability sector in East Renfrewshire to expand community-based mentoring opportunities.
Key responsibilities:
- Building exceptional individual and group relationships with disengaged young people in alternative provision to prepare them for mentoring.
- Matching young people in S2 and above with adult volunteer mentors and providing ongoing personalized support, advice, and guidance.
- Delivering effective mentor inductions and Core Mentor Training, facilitating continuous engagement and support for both mentors and mentees.
- Partnering with schools, local organizations, and the employability sector to explore and expand community-based mentoring pathways.
About you
- Experience in building positive, trusted relationships with disengaged young people, particularly within alternative provision or wellbeing settings.
- Ability to work across locations in East Dunbartonshire and East Renfrewshire, managing time between school bases and community settings.
- Excellent communication, active listening, and group facilitation skills.
- Solution-focused, empathetic, and trauma-informed approach to youth engagement.
- Well-organised with strong administrative, database, and reporting capabilities.
About us 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 as well as North East and South East England. We are committed to helping the country’s most vulnerable young people gain self-confidence, identify their skills and recognise and fulfil their potential.
Our mission: To connect every young person with a trusted adult mentor, someone who sparks confidence, fuels ambition, and walks beside them as they find their way.
Our vision: MCR Pathways will work until every young person has someone to help them find their way.
You will be joining a friendly and supportive team who love what they do and enjoy working with each other. MCR Pathways’ values are Respect, Communication, Trust and Growth and they inform everything we do.
Benefits of working for MCR Pathways include:
- 30 days annual leave in first year rising to 35 days from 2nd year of employment
- 3 further days of annual leave between the December and January public holidays
- additional day off for your birthday
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Life Assurance - 4 x salary
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Pathways Coordinator – East Dunbartonshire and East Renfrewshire in Kirkintilloch employer: MCR Pathways
MCR Pathways is an exceptional employer dedicated to making a meaningful impact on young lives through mentoring. With a strong focus on employee growth and a collaborative work culture, we offer opportunities for professional development while working in a dynamic environment that values innovation and advocacy. Located at the heart of the UK, our team enjoys the unique advantage of influencing national policy and contributing to significant social change.
