Mentor for Children aged 5 to 18
Family Action
As a Mentor for Children with Family Action, you will dedicate a few hours each week to mentor a child/young person aged 5 to 18 years old. Your role will be to provide fun and friendship to a child/young person who is feeling lonely and isolated. You will engage in weekly outings and you will offer consistent, long-term support to ensure a stable friendship and ongoing support. We therefore need volunteers to commit to a two-year mentorship program. Ideally, you will volunteer at weekends.
As a Mentor for Children with Family Action, you will dedicate a few hours each week to mentor a child/young person aged 5 to 18 years old. Your role will be to provide fun and friendship to a child/young person who is feeling lonely and isolated. You will engage in weekly outings and you will offer consistent, long-term support to ensure a stable friendship and ongoing support. We therefore need volunteers to commit to a two-year mentorship program. Ideally, you will volunteer at weekends on either Saturday or Sunday.
Befriending, Buddying & Mentoring,Community Work,Youth Work
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This role would suit people who: • have a genuine interest in supporting and empowering children and young people. • are empathetic and have strong emotional intelligence. • are reliable and can provide consistent support. • enjoy building relationships and fostering personal growth. • are patient, understanding and non-judgmental. • want to make a positive impact in the life of a child or young person.
What’s in it for you? • Build a meaningful friendship and support a child or young person in the community. • Increase community involvement and connection. • Gain personal fulfillment by seeing the world through the eyes of a young person. • Develop new interests through the mentorship experience • Enhance skills such as communication, active listening, empathy and planning.
Ideally, you will volunteer regularly on a Saturday or Sunday. For this mentoring programme, we require a 2 year commitment so that a stable relationship can be developed.
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