Mentoring - reaching you goals and future aspirations
VOLUNTEER MENTOR ROLE DESCRIPTION
Role Title:
Volunteer Mentor
Responsible to:
Mentoring Development Worker
Main role
To offer a social, educational and recreational service to young people aged between 12-18 years old who are in care, to assist in lessening the feelings of loneliness and isolation that young people in care may feel and to encourage young people to have goals and aspirations for their future.
Roles involved in mentoring
- To meet and build a relationship with a young person in care.
- To actively participate in social and recreational activities with the young person.
- To talk to young people about school, their homework and their future.
- To encourage the young person to attend group recreational activities with other young people.
Tasks involved in mentoring
- Complete 90 hours accredited training programme
- Attend and actively participate in regular supervision sessions.
- Attend and participate in regular project meetings.
- Participate in other activities were required e.g. training and team building days.
- Maintain appropriate records of activities and expenditure.
- Complete weekly contact forms
Time Commitment
- Volunteer Mentors should commit to the project for one year (upon matching).
- To attend 90 hours of accredited training in the evenings and weekends.
- Meetings with the young people will take place on a weekly basis for 2-3 hours per visit,
- and should take place at a suitable location and at an appropriate time.(This may
- involve activities at the weekend and evening)
- Volunteer Mentors should be aware of committing time to supervision sessions and
- project meetings which will be held on a regular basis.
Expenses
Volunteer Mentors will be given a monthly allowance for activities with the young person, receipts should be kept and the money should be budgeted.
Travel expenses can be claimed, and a form must be filled out for the Volunteer Mentor to be reimbursed.
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