Mentor a child in Brent and become a local hero!
The Kids Network
Support a child in weekly sessions, centred around having fun, to help build their confidence!
The Kids Network supports 8-11yo children at a crucial time in their lives, in the lead up to and often during the transition from primary into secondary school. We do this by providing them with a volunteer mentor, a local hero from their London community. As a mentor, you will hold weekly 1:1 sessions of 1-3 hours. You will help to build confidence, resilience and help your mentee to manage feelings through a series of fun and positive experiences and activities over the course of a year-long programme.
Befriending, Buddying & Mentoring,Youth Work
Art & Craft, Organising & Planning
Positivity: Embraces fun and positive thinking Commitment: Attends all mentoring sessions and demonstrates patience and understanding in the face of challenges Communication: Communicates well with young people and The Kids Network team using compassion Resilience: Meets challenges with optimism, seeing them as an opportunity to learn Professionalism: Complies with all TKN policies and procedures particularly regarding safeguarding Non-judgemental: Demonstrates kindness and openness and does not impose personal values Solution-focused: Offers guidance and constructive feedback with compassion and understanding Experience in mentoring, teaching, youthwork or experience working with children with SEND are desirable but not required.
• You'll gain new skills and enhance your employability prospects whilst positively impacting children in your local community. • All volunteers will attend 2 days of training, including safeguarding, understanding what mentoring is and skills to bring to the role. • We also offer additional training throughout the year, with up to 30 hours of free training and development available. • Upon completion of the mentoring programme, Mentors will recieve a Badge of Excellence Certificate in Child-Led Mentoring. • We have quarterly mentor meet ups to allow you to meet and socialise with other mentors. • We run group mentoring sessions where you will get to meet other mentors and their mentees for a fun & free activity. Past group mentoring sessions have included: football games, the theatre, the zoo, art workshops, & kite making and flying. • Mentors will have a direct contact at the organisation, their Programme Manager (PM). PM's provide support, encouragement and advice throughout the whole year of your mentoring. • A DBS check paid for by us.
1-3 hours a week for 1 year. This can be flexible between weekday evenings and weekends.
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Mentoring happens all across the borough, as well as other parts of London. You will be matched with a child in your local area and mentoring sessions will take place out in the community in a public place (e.g: the park, cinema, a cafe etc)
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