Relational Mentor

Relational Mentor Join Our Relational Mentoring Team in Scotland! Are you a passionate person who aspires to build positive relationships, inspire positive change, and make a real difference in lifting people out of po At the Wise Group, we work with people facing multiple, interconnected challenges - where debt, mental health, housing, family pressures and employment are all present at once. We don’t treat these as separate issues. We work alongside people to stabilise whole households and support sustained progress. That’s what Relational Mentoring is. We are now recruiting mentors to join our Relational Mentoring Scotland (RMS) service - funded through the Scottish Government’s Tackling Child Poverty Fund and aligned to Best Start, Bright Futures . This is a national priority, and this work sits at the heart of how Scotland will meet its child poverty ambitions. Operating across Glasgow, South Lanarkshire, North Lanarkshire, Renfrewshire, Inverclyde and the Scottish Borders, you will work with families experiencing complex challenges - building trusted relationships, navigating systems, and supporting progress over time. This is not a role with quick fixes or single-issue interventions. It is about: Building trust where trust is low Staying alongside people when progress is not linear Connecting services around the person - not the other way round Supporting families into stability, and where possible, sustainable employment You will work closely with schools, health services, local authorities and community partners - but your focus will remain consistent: one mentor, one household, a whole-system response to poverty. What we’re looking for We’re not just looking for experience - we’re looking for mindset. You might come from mentoring, employability, health, justice, housing or community work. What matters is your ability to: Build strong, consistent relationships with people facing complex challenges Work confidently across systems and services Stay focused on long-term outcomes, not short-term outputs Handle ambiguity, setbacks and complexity with resilience Balance empathy with a clear focus on progress Experience in mentoring or similar roles is beneficial, but not essential if you can demonstrate these capabilities. What you need to know Location: Delivery across six local authority areas (travel required). Currently the most need is in Glasgow, North Lanarkshire and South Lanarkshire but there may be travel required in other areas Driving licence: Preferred due to the nature of the role PVG: Required for successful candidates This role is part of a wider shift. Too many systems respond to one issue at a time. Our work shows that approach doesn’t reflect reality - and doesn’t deliver sustained change. Relational Mentoring is about doing this differently. It is about prevention, progression and reducing long-term demand on public services. If you want to be part of that shift - and do work that is challenging, meaningful and grounded in real outcomes - this is the role. Team Business Operations Role Mentor Advocacy Locations Glasgow Hub Remote status Hybrid Yearly salary £25,664 You'll like it here We want to make a lasting and positive difference in people’s lives, starting with our colleagues. We believe you can’t pour from an empty cup; that’s why we do everything we can to set our colleagues up for success to allow us to go on and help the most vulnerable in our society. Find out more about: What we do Our values Our benefits If your experience looks a little different from what we've identified and you think you can bring value to the role, we'd still love to learn more about you. About The Wise Group The Wise Group is a leading UK social enterprise working to lift people out of poverty by inspiring positive change through relational mentoring. Founded in 1983 Co-workers over 300 and growing