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What will you be doing?
Working with a young person between the ages of 10-25 you’ll:
- Support your mentee to help them achieve and identify goals to get them where they want to be through encouraging your mentee to consider future options and assist them in developing strategies to attain their goals.
- Develop a trusting, supportive and non-judgemental relationship, by providing emotional, social and practical support to boost confidence and independence.
- Support your mentee to make social connections with their local community, services or groups.
What Impact will your mentoring have on your mentee?
You will enjoy knowing that your mentoring will make a difference, with 9 out of 10 of the young people we work with saying that having a mentor has significantly improved their life, your skills and experiences are needed and will have a positive impact.
With the opportunity to be a mentor for a young person on our Asylum Seeker programme, you will find joy in knowing you will be supporting a young person through often a very difficult and challenging time, who are trying to navigate life in a new environment and culture and away from the comforts of familiarity and belonging.
What will you learn from mentoring?
You will have fun, as you laugh, reflect and overcome challenges together, igniting imagination, and being inspired by your mentee as you join on their journey to positive change.
You will gain transferable skills relevant for personal and professional development, this includes but is not limited to team working, empathetic leadership, organisation, growth mindset and adaptive communication styles and approaches.
Whether you are a mentor on our general or asylum seeker programme, our mentoring often provides the opportunity to learn and understand life from a perspective which is different to your own, this could be due to age, ethnicity, gender, culture and more.
What do we provide?
Through our comprehensive training and ongoing support, you will develop skills in positive psychology and coaching style techniques, cover topics including safeguarding, confidentiality, the person-centred approach and the growth mindset all of which will help you to effectively support someone to making steps towards positive change.
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