On your side mentoring
WorkingRite is an employability charity for young people (16-24) with mentoring at its heart and ‘On Your Side’ Mentoring is a relatively new development for us. The aim of the programme is to provide on-going support for our young people as they negotiate their route towards a thriving adulthood, through matching them up with adult mentors for up to a year.
Become a Volunteer Mentor
Our young people have worked hard to get to this stage. Could you make a real difference by being there for them to provide ongoing support as they transition from a work placement into employment and beyond?
Where do we operate?
We are now recruiting for volunteer mentors in Glasgow, Edinburgh, East Ayrshire, and Aberdeen!
What skills or experience do you need?
No previous experience of mentoring is needed as full training and ongoing support will be provided. If you are a positive person,a good listener, and can commit to building a relationship with a young person to act as a consistent role model, we’d love to hear from you.
What is the time commitment
You will meet for approximately 1 hour every 2 weeks for up to a year with breaks for holidays. Your meetings will be mainly face-to-face, but phone or video calls could be considered if appropriate and it works for both you and your mentee.
For more information about becoming a volunteer mentor, you can read our Mentor Role Profile. If you’d like to arrange an informal chat to discuss more, please fill out the contact form below so one of the team can get back to you.
The pilot project is funded through the Paul Hamlyn Foundation.