Volunteer Mentor
Trailblazers Mentoring Ltd
Trailblazers is a UK charity which provides 1:1 mentorship and practical support to people in prison and post release. We are recruiting mentors to support a young person during their journey of release from prison.
Trailblazers is a UK charity which provides 1:1 mentorship and practical support to people in prison and post release. Our goals are to prevent reoffending and improve outcomes for those leaving prison. Our work inspires and encourages people to change their future, rebuild their lives and make a positive impact on their community. After successfully passing through our vetting and selection process, we provide full training, mentor shadowing and a whole host of information to support you. You’ll work with your carefully matched mentee in the prison for 6 months, and up to 12 months in the community after their release. You’ll be on hand throughout this time, meeting them every week inside the prison and out. Your mentee will want to make a positive change and will be prepared to provide the hard work, courage and commitment needed. As a mentor, you’ll need to provide them with the support and means to make their change.
Youth Work,Support Work,Befriending, Buddying & Mentoring,Community Work
Language Skills, Managing People, Organising & Planning
Applicants must: - Be over 21 - Be a British citizen (needed for prison security checks) - We encourage applications from those with lived experience of the criminal justice system, but you must be off licence for a minimum of 12 months - Have a good level of fitness to able to move around a prison quickly - including stairs - Have not committed an offense where you are barred from working with vulnerable adults or children - Live within a 30 mile radius from HMPYOI Isis
- The chance to make a meaningful difference to your community and the life of an individual. - Comprehensive training and support. - Volunteer Welcome pack. - Expenses for travel reimbursed. - A work mobile to support your mentee in the community.
Mentoring sessions are held weekly or fortnightly and last 1 hour. The 6 months in custody, will require the mentoring to happen in HMPYOI Isis. Travel and time to access the prison needs to be factored and so for these 6 months, half a day per week is realistic.
SE28 0FD
HMP Isis, Belmarsh Way, London SE28 0FD - for mentoring in custody. Convenient location in community as agreed between mentor and mentee.
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