The Peer Mentoring Project supports and trains young people aged 16-25 to become peer mentors to provide support and guidance for 14-21 year olds, to identify, set and work towards a series of goals important to them. The mentors and mentees are matched together based on sharing similar backgrounds, experiences and interests. The young people build a meaningful and trusting relationship to support the mentee in developing a positive pathway.
Our Mission Statement: “Strive to enable mentees to achieve their full potential and gain confidence to take control of their pathway, through providing guidance, support, and encouragement from mentors that are of similar age or with similar shared experience in a safe and understanding environment”.
Mentor Recruitment
Interested in becoming a Peer Mentor and providing some guidance and encouragement for another young person? We have no daunting interview process, just get in touch and we'll have a conversation. If you're definitely up for it then we can start your training.
The training process involves either a 1 day or 2 half day sessions learning the theory of mentoring practices, boundaries while volunteering and practising mentoring skills.
Process for becoming a mentor
- Cuppa and chat with the Development Worker
- Filling out forms with the Development Worker
- You complete the Mentoring Induction Training with the Development Worker.
- The Development Worker will use your forms to match you with your Mentee.
- You, the Mentee and the development worker will meet to chat and see if everyone is happy to proceed, then everyone will fill in a Mentoring Agreement (looking at when to meet, how often, at what time etc. as well as boundaries for the relationship).
- You start having your mentoring sessions
- Meet with development worker 30 mins before the session to plan and prepare for the session
- Meet with the mentee
- meet with development worker to evaluate the session and plan for the next
Mentee recruitment
looking for some support from another young person who has gone through the same issues as you? Just want some help with something going on in your life? Why not join our project and get matched with a Peer Mentor?
Mentoring focuses on a goals based approach so your mentor could help you set and work towards some goals that you want to work towards.
Process for joining
- Cuppa and chat with Mentoring Coordinator
- Filling out forms with Mentoring Coordinator
- Mentoring coordinator will use your forms to match you with your Mentor
- You, the Mentor and the development worker will meet to chat and see if everyone is happy to proceed, then everyone will fill in a Mentoring Agreement (looking at when to meet, how often, at what time etc. as well as boundaries for the relationship).
- You start having your mentoring sessions!
