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Mentor NonTraditional Nursing Students

My Academic Family, CIC

Mentors needed for non-traditional nursing students in university studies.

Detailed Description

We need volunteer mentors to provide one-to-one mentoring to first-generation, care experienced, estranged, and displaced students currently studying for undergraduate degrees in Nursing in the UK. You must have at least an undergraduate degree in a medicine-related field. Mentors commit to a 12 month role with a student, where they are expected to meet at least once each month for at least 30 minutes by phone, video, or in person (if reasonable). Mentorship is geared towards understanding how university works and does not include course content tutoring support.

Activities you will be doing

Befriending, Buddying & Mentoring

What skills are required for this role

Basic IT skills - internet & email, Reading & Writing

Why these skills are required

Volunteers must have completed a bachelor's degree in a medicine-related field (medicine, nursing, dentistry, paramedic studies, etc) in the UK as this is the lived experience that we base the Mentorship Programme on. Mentors will leverage their personal experience from their time in university to help the student they are matched with to remain engaged in their studies, understand how to navigate the university environment, take advantage of more opportunities available to them, and successfully complete their university degrees.

What is in it for you

Volunteers benefit by developing leadership skills, knowing they are a force for good in the life of a non-traditional university student, getting to meet and know people from diverse backgrounds, and engaging in personal growth through the support of another person.

Time Commitment

Mentors are asked to meet with their students at least once per month for at least 30 minutes. At the beginning of each month, mentors are asked to complete a short (approximately 5 minute) survey about their work with their student the previous month. In June each year, mentors are asked to complete a longer feedback survey and are offered a one-on-one meeting to discuss their experience in the Mentorship Programme.

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This role is available UK-wide as the Mentorship Programme is designed to be remote.

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