Main purpose
You will be a safe and caring mentor to a young man who needs a stable male role model. You will show personal interest and help them to know their value and feel that they belong to a community.
A mentor sees the teenage boy he is assigned to once a week at the Workshop or at another venue depending on the activity they have decided on. You are offering to get to know the young person on their terms and build a relationship with them through sharing a common interest. It could be woodwork or bike maintenance, through helping them complete school work if that is what they need, or simply going to the cafe together.
Responsibilities of a mentor
A mentor is there to take an interest, be there to listen and encourage the young man they meet with to further the interest they have chosen.
They turn up no matter what and persist in reaching out to the young man through any difficult periods.
They are competent and aware of any risks in the area of activity they conduct with the mentee.
Personal profile
We need men who are friendly and reliable, prepared to put the interests and agenda of the young person before their own, and able to listen without judgement.
Benefits to the volunteer.
90 percent of mentors say that they gain a lot more than they put in.
You will experience personal growth as part of an enthusiastic and diverse network of men who invest together in supporting each other and younger men.
Mentors gain experience for a wide range of work.
It is a valuable addition to a C.V.
Support
We recognise that this role can be challenging and provide a support by:
- monthly training sessions with other mentors.
- supervision available on a week to week , or month to month basis according to the need.
A mentor
- Takes an interest
- Is able to listen.
- Is friendly
- Puts the interests and agenda of the young person first
- Turns up every week
- Keeps turning up
- Is competent to run a chosen activity safely.
- Is a male role-model.
What a mentor does
- Sees the young man every week
- Encourages personal growth.
- Believes that each mentee is important.
A mentor sees the teenage boy he is assigned to once a week at a venue which best suits the activity.
Is ready to get to know the young person on their terms and build a relationship with them. through this activity and others if appropriate.
Do what they say they will, e.g. music, art, woodwork, bike maintenance, play cards, dog walk, do school work together, sit at a café.