Black and Brown Male and Female Mentors Needed to mentor young people

• You will be mentoring a Black or Brown person aged between 10 -25. 
• Being a mentor who can relate to their experience as Black or Brown person you will support your mentee to help them to achieve and identify goals, helping to navigate the barriers to inclusion and assist them in achieving their goals,
• With the additional qualities of relatability and understanding, you will develop a trusting, supportive and non-judgemental relationship, by providing emotional, social and practical support to boost confidence and independence.
• You will support your mentee to make social connections with their local community, services or groups.

What impact will this have? You will be contributing to making the voices of our Black and Brown Youth Advisory Council members, to not only be heard, but to be a reality. They told us that diversity in mentoring matters, and they want to see more of it. They felt that having mentors who look like them brings a different approach, relatability and understanding to their mentoring experience.

Commitment: In addition to delivering mentoring sessions lasting 1–2-hours a week, over a period of up to 24 weekly sessions, we ask you attend monthly online group supervisions held weekday evenings or luchtimes, supervision sessions provide a great opportunity for all the mentors to come together discuss challenges, successes and further develop mentoring skills. 

Training

Through our comprehensive training and ongoing support, you will develop skills in positive psychology and coaching style techniques, cover topics including safeguarding, confidentiality, the person-centred approach and the growth mindset all of which will help you to effectively support someone to making steps towards positive change.

What else do I need to know?

• A DBS check is required
• In person sessions will take place near to where your mentee lives, within Westminster or Kensington and Chelsea boroughs.