Volunteer Mentor
Change for Good
Change for Good is looking for new volunteers to mentor prison leavers for up to 6 months. They will support their community rehabilitation and help them to transform their lives.
Change for Good is a resettlement charity providing support to prison leavers in four prisons across London. Our mission is to enable those leaving prison to change their lives through our values of transformation, empowerment, commitment, innovation and collaboration. We do this in 4 ways: pre-release support, our through the gate programme, mentoring in the community and our peer support group, Next Chapter. We are looking for new volunteer mentors to develop a one-to-one relationship with a local mentee in their return to the community. Volunteers provide signposting, practical assistance and ongoing support with the rehabilitation pathways, recognised key areas in reducing reoffending. This may be achieved through a focus on housing, education, employment or addiction issues, depending on individual circumstances. Over the course of 6 months, mentors empower and enable their mentees to create personal change and develop self-confidence and resilience. By volunteering with Change for Good, you can provide prison leavers the opportunity to transform their lives, reduce reoffending and reintegrate into their community.
Advice, Information & Support,Befriending, Buddying & Mentoring,Community Work,Support Work
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We are seeking individuals who have strong personal boundaries and a willingness to listen and provide emotional and/or practical support. They must have empathy and heart for people with experience of the criminal justice system and be reliable, given the vulnerability of the individuals we support. They should be aligned with our values of transformation, empowerment, commitment, innovation and collaboration.
Our mission is to enable those leaving prison to change their lives through our values of transformation, empowerment, commitment, innovation and collaboration. By volunteering with Change for Good, you can provide prison leavers the opportunity to transform their lives, reduce reoffending and reintegrate into their community. Volunteers receive regular training and supervision from Change for Good’s Volunteer Coordinator and are invited to our volunteer peer support workshops and community socials.
We ask our volunteer mentors to commit to meeting with their mentee at least once a fortnight for up to 6 months. Ideally, volunteers would be willing to support us for at least 1 year, though we understand this may not always be possible.
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Our office is based in Stockwell but we support mentees in their local communities across London. Where possible, we try to match mentors with a local mentee and are therefore looking for volunteers from across London.
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