Closing: 13th January 2025
Advertised from: 9th December 2024
37.5 hours per week
Ref: M26/24
Role
Could you be part of something different? We have an exciting opportunity for a motivated and enthusiastic individual to use their gifts, skills and experience to make a difference to the lives of the people in our parishes and communities. We are looking for someone to support the Parish Minister and ministry team, providing ministry, worship, and pastoral care in the parish; with a particular focus on pioneering new forms of worship or fresh expressions of church across the communities of the parish. It is essential you have the right to work in the UK before applying to work with us. You will be asked to provide proof of your eligibility to work and remain in the UK if you are invited to attend for an interview. Application Notes
For a full job description and details on how to apply, please visit. Closing date: Monday, 13 January 2025 at 12 noon. The Church of Scotland is a charity registered in Scotland SCO11353. About the Role
You will be an integral part of the school community and wider MCR team and be the key person delivering the MCR programme to young people in the school. Key Responsibilities
Helping to build exceptional individual relationships with young people across S1 to S6 and delivering S1 & S2 group work. Helping to drive volunteer mentor recruitment. Consistently supporting, actively engaging and motivating mentors from training through the length of their engagement with the programme. Actively support MCR young people to set, experience then follow their education and employment pathways. Evidence progression, impact, and best practice with YP input, quantitative feedback, and qualitative case studies. About You
- Exceptional ability to build meaningful relationships with young people aged 11-18 years, education colleagues, volunteer mentors, and local employers. - Awareness and understanding of the principles of safeguarding and child protection. - Ability and confidence to present programme information & deliver prepared training sessions to groups. - Ability to work well on own initiative, as part of a team and on a flexible basis in response to young person and organisational need. - An understanding of the challenges and barriers that care-experienced and/or vulnerable young people may encounter. - Experience or knowledge of processes to document and evidence good practice and positive outcomes. You may have experience as a Youth, Community or Advice Worker. 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. Our passionate team is dedicated to helping the most vulnerable young people gain in 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 has profound impacts on school pupils in their confidence, wellbeing, achievement, and post-school progression. MCR Mentors are volunteers who make and experience a life-changing difference. You will be joining a friendly and supportive 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
Benefits of working for MCR Pathways include: 33 days annual leave in the first year rising to 38 days from the 2nd year of employment, an additional day off for your birthday, Living Pensions Employer, Life Assurance - 4 x salary. Strategic Communications Lead
We are looking for a Strategic Communications Lead to develop and implement our communications strategy, engaging a wide variety of audiences. Collaborating across teams, you’ll oversee media relations, storytelling, digital campaigns, and stakeholder engagement to ensure MCR’s voice is heard by a wide variety of audiences and inspires action. About the Role
The Strategic Communications Lead oversees a small communications and campaigns team to create, build and deliver spectacular multi-platform campaigns and communications activities. The role is crucial in managing both internal and external communications, enhancing public engagement, supporting partnerships staff in mentor recruitment and supporting fundraising activity aligned with the mission of bridging the education, skills, and opportunity gap for Scotland's most disadvantaged young people. The role involves strategic thinking, creativity, operational planning, and delivery. Key Responsibilities
Develop and deliver an integrated communications strategy aligned with our goals. Lead media relations, securing impactful coverage and managing key relationships. Oversee content creation, including digital, social media, and campaigns, ensuring consistent messaging. Act as brand guardian, ensuring clarity and cohesion in all communications. Provide strategic advice to leadership on key messaging and public engagement opportunities. Powering our drive to be recognised nationally, and loved locally and regionally in the communities we serve. About You
You’ll have a proven track record in strategic communications, media relations, and campaign delivery, ideally within the charity sector. A skilled communicator and collaborator, you’ll bring creativity, adaptability, and a passion for delivering positive change for young people. You’ll have a relevant portfolio of work that shows your passion for high-quality communications and impactful creative output. About Us
MCR Pathways is an award-winning charity with a passionate team dedicated to helping the UK’s most vulnerable young people gain self-confidence, identify their skills and recognise and fulfil their potential through mentoring. Our vision is for all young people to experience equality of education outcomes, career opportunities, and life chances. Our relationship-based mentoring is transformative and has profound positive impacts on young people in their confidence, wellbeing, achievement, and post-school progression. All MCR mentors are volunteers who make and experience a life-changing difference. You will be joining a friendly and supportive team who love what they do and enjoy working with each other. We model our values and many of us are also volunteer mentors.
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Could you be part of something different? We have an exciting opportunity for a motivated and enthusiastic individual to use their gifts, skills and experience to make a difference to the lives of the people in our parishes and communities. We are looking for someone to support the Parish Minister and ministry team, providing ministry, worship, and pastoral care in the parish; with a particular focus on pioneering new forms of worship or fresh expressions of church across the communities of the parish. It is essential you have the right to work in the UK before applying to work with us. You will be asked to provide proof of your eligibility to work and remain in the UK if you are invited to attend for an interview. Application Notes
For a full job description and details on how to apply, please visit. Closing date: Monday, 13 January 2025 at 12 noon. The Church of Scotland is a charity registered in Scotland SCO11353. About the Role
You will be an integral part of the school community and wider MCR team and be the key person delivering the MCR programme to young people in the school. Key Responsibilities
Helping to build exceptional individual relationships with young people across S1 to S6 and delivering S1 & S2 group work. Helping to drive volunteer mentor recruitment. Consistently supporting, actively engaging and motivating mentors from training through the length of their engagement with the programme. Actively support MCR young people to set, experience then follow their education and employment pathways. Evidence progression, impact, and best practice with YP input, quantitative feedback, and qualitative case studies. About You
- Exceptional ability to build meaningful relationships with young people aged 11-18 years, education colleagues, volunteer mentors, and local employers. - Awareness and understanding of the principles of safeguarding and child protection. - Ability and confidence to present programme information & deliver prepared training sessions to groups. - Ability to work well on own initiative, as part of a team and on a flexible basis in response to young person and organisational need. - An understanding of the challenges and barriers that care-experienced and/or vulnerable young people may encounter. - Experience or knowledge of processes to document and evidence good practice and positive outcomes. You may have experience as a Youth, Community or Advice Worker. 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. Our passionate team is dedicated to helping the most vulnerable young people gain in 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 has profound impacts on school pupils in their confidence, wellbeing, achievement, and post-school progression. MCR Mentors are volunteers who make and experience a life-changing difference. You will be joining a friendly and supportive 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
Benefits of working for MCR Pathways include: 33 days annual leave in the first year rising to 38 days from the 2nd year of employment, an additional day off for your birthday, Living Pensions Employer, Life Assurance - 4 x salary. Strategic Communications Lead
We are looking for a Strategic Communications Lead to develop and implement our communications strategy, engaging a wide variety of audiences. Collaborating across teams, you’ll oversee media relations, storytelling, digital campaigns, and stakeholder engagement to ensure MCR’s voice is heard by a wide variety of audiences and inspires action. About the Role
The Strategic Communications Lead oversees a small communications and campaigns team to create, build and deliver spectacular multi-platform campaigns and communications activities. The role is crucial in managing both internal and external communications, enhancing public engagement, supporting partnerships staff in mentor recruitment and supporting fundraising activity aligned with the mission of bridging the education, skills, and opportunity gap for Scotland's most disadvantaged young people. The role involves strategic thinking, creativity, operational planning, and delivery. Key Responsibilities
Develop and deliver an integrated communications strategy aligned with our goals. Lead media relations, securing impactful coverage and managing key relationships. Oversee content creation, including digital, social media, and campaigns, ensuring consistent messaging. Act as brand guardian, ensuring clarity and cohesion in all communications. Provide strategic advice to leadership on key messaging and public engagement opportunities. Powering our drive to be recognised nationally, and loved locally and regionally in the communities we serve. About You
You’ll have a proven track record in strategic communications, media relations, and campaign delivery, ideally within the charity sector. A skilled communicator and collaborator, you’ll bring creativity, adaptability, and a passion for delivering positive change for young people. You’ll have a relevant portfolio of work that shows your passion for high-quality communications and impactful creative output. About Us
MCR Pathways is an award-winning charity with a passionate team dedicated to helping the UK’s most vulnerable young people gain self-confidence, identify their skills and recognise and fulfil their potential through mentoring. Our vision is for all young people to experience equality of education outcomes, career opportunities, and life chances. Our relationship-based mentoring is transformative and has profound positive impacts on young people in their confidence, wellbeing, achievement, and post-school progression. All MCR mentors are volunteers who make and experience a life-changing difference. You will be joining a friendly and supportive team who love what they do and enjoy working with each other. We model our values and many of us are also volunteer mentors.
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