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Make a lasting impact as a mentor for young individuals from ethnic minority backgrounds facing mental health challenges.
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Remote - all conducted via online mentoring platform
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Organisation summary: Join our 'Developing Futures' initiative, a 12-week e-mentoring programme supported by the Mayor of London’s #NewDealForYoungPeople. This rewarding opportunity allows you to share your wisdom and experiences with young adults between 18-24 years old from ethnic minority backgrounds in various London Boroughs. By contributing a few hours each month, you can help shape their futures positively.
- Role Summary:
- Provide e-mentoring support to young people facing mental health challenges.
- Engage with mentees through texts and calls using a specialised online platform.
- Commit a few hours per month to make a difference in mentees' lives.
- Role Requirements:
- Open to individuals from diverse backgrounds.
- Ability to offer consistent support throughout the programme.
- Attend required training sessions on Mental Health Awareness, Safeguarding, and Mentoring.
- Application Process Details:
- Learn more by signing up for an information session: Mentoring Information Sessions
- Express your interest through the contact form: Contact Form
Mentoring can be a rewarding way to ‘give back’ and share your experiences with someone who could really benefit from hearing an informed, consistent and fresh perspective…possibly something they haven’t had before.
We’re delivering ‘Developing Futures’ a funded 12-week e-mentoring programme for young people aged between 18-24 years from ethnic minority backgrounds and facing mental health challenges, in the London Boroughs of Barnet, Brent, Ealing, Hillingdon, Hounslow, Hammersmith & Fulham, Harrow and Haringey.
We are now seeking new mentors for the programme! We would like individuals from a range of different backgrounds who have the capacity to give a few hours per month to support their mentees. As a mentor you’ll receive Mental Health Awareness, Safeguarding and Mentoring training via webinars ahead of full enrolment. The e-mentoring will happen via regular texts and calls using Brightside’s online youth mentoring platform.
Would you like to learn more? If so, don’t delay and sign up for one of our mentoring information sessions here:
Or complete our web based contact form here:
https://www.twiningenterprise.org.uk/about_us/contact_us
The programme is funded by the Mayor of London’s #NewDealForYoungPeople scheme, in collaboration with Propel, and also supported by the Social Business Trust.
