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 new development for us.
The programme is currently being piloted in Glasgow through our projects in the North-West and South of the City. It will roll out to our other programmes across Scotland over the next 3-5 years.
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 a minimum of one year.
Become a Volunteer Mentor
We are currently training new volunteer mentors and are not recruiting new people at the moment. If you are interested in joining the team at a later date, just keep an eye on our social media pages for updates or email Nikki to be added to the waiting list.
Once trained and matched our volunteer mentors support our trainees for up to a year after they leave our core work-based programme. Our young people have worked hard to get to this stage. Could you make a real difference by being there for them and providing ongoing support as they transition from a work placement into employment and beyond?
Time Commitment
You will be matched with a young person with similar interests and will meet with them for approximately 1 hour every 2 weeks for up to a year.
Your meetings could be face-to-face or online or a combination of both.
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 good listener and can commit to building a relationship with a young person and acting as a positive, consistent role model we’d love to hear from you.
For more information about becoming a volunteer mentor email Nikki or call her on 07759 123114. Alternatively please complete the application form and related documents below:
Mentor Role Profile
Mentor Application Form
Equalities Form
Volunteer Self-declaration Form
The pilot project is funded through the Paul Hamlyn Foundation.