Sport Mentor & Employability Advisor
Crystal Pathways Ltd | Stevenage, Hertfordshire | Fixed Term: 6 Months
Do you have a background in sport and a passion for helping young people?
Crystal Pathways Ltd has been awarded a DWP Flexible Support Fund contract to deliver a Sport Mentoring and Employability Support programme to 20 young people aged 18–24 in Stevenage. We're looking for an enthusiastic, sport-savvy professional to join our team and lead delivery of this exciting provision.
You'll be working In stevenage with clients in the community at sporting venues — using the power of sport and your own experience to help young people overcome barriers and move into employment.
The Role
This is a fixed-term, role for 6 months, aligned to the contract delivery period. You will be responsible for delivering a structured 12-week mentoring and employability programme, followed by a mandatory one-week work placement in a sporting environment.
You'll provide one-to-one mentoring, group workshops, digital sessions and employability coaching — drawing on your own sporting background to inspire and motivate young people who lack confidence and direction.
Key Responsibilities
- Deliver one-to-one face-to-face mentoring sessions at local sporting venues
- Facilitate face-to-face group sessions at sporting venues
- Deliver one-to-one and group digital sessions covering employability, IT skills and AI tools
- Conduct initial diagnostic assessments including basic skills, digital skills and barrier identification
- Create and review each participant's Personal Action Plan at every session
- Support participants with CV writing, interview preparation and job applications
- Coordinate and supervise the mandatory one-week work placement at a Stevenage sporting venue
- Use your personal connections within sport to make warm introductions to employers
- Provide mental health and wellbeing coaching, and escalate appropriately to other services
What We're Looking For
Essential:
- Experience working with young people (18–24) in a mentoring, coaching or support role
- A background in sport as a professional, semi-professional, sports coach, or community sports leader
- Strong understanding of employability skills and barriers facing young people. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills able to build trust quickly
- Comfortable delivering both face-to-face and digital sessions
- Able to manage a caseload, maintain accurate records and meet MI reporting deadlines
- Willingness to travel to sporting venues across Stevenage
Desirable:
- Level 4 qualification in Careers Advice & Guidance or equivalent
- Youth mentoring qualification
- Mental health first aid certificate
- Existing connections to local sporting venues
- Proficiency with AI tools such as Microsoft Copilot and Google Gemini, and the ability to teach these to participants
About Crystal Pathways
At Crystal Pathways, we are passionate about creating inclusive, accessible, and supportive environments where our colleague and clients can thrive.
As part of our team, you will have the opportunity to make a real difference to the clients you are working with helping them make meaningful connections to further the career aspirations. If you think this sound like a role matches your skills and experience, we would love to hear from you!
Apply as soon as possible — we are interviewing on a rolling basis and may close the vacancy early.
Crystal Pathways Ltd is an equal opportunities employer and a Disability Confident Employer. We welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds.
This role is subject to a satisfactory DBS check.
Pay: £26,000.00-£28,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Company pension
- Store discount
Work Location: In person
