What : The Mentor Project is based in North Tyneside and was initially developed in 1997, to give young people in care in the that borough a consistent person to whom they could go for extra support.

Mentoring is a one-to-one non-judgemental relationship in which an individual voluntarily gives up time to support the growth and development of a vulnerable young person within the North Tyneside area.

The volunteer mentor will build up a relationship with the young person and facilitate mentoring sessions with them.

Mentors meet up with the young person once a week and maintains accurate and up to date records on the mentoring meetings where they provide support for the young person from someone who is not a family member or friend.

Mentors will plan mentoring sessions with the young person they are supporting. Ideally mentors should have the ability to work under pressure and under their own initiative with young people and be sensitive to the needs of the young person.

Skills Acquisition : Volunteer mentors will gain/develop the following skills;

-planning
-communication
-recording
-monitoring
-working with vulnerable young people
-multi-disciplinary working
-attending statutory reviews
-attending supervision
-risk assessment
-advocacy
-knowledge of the youth justice system
-knowledge of the looked after system
-supporting disadvantaged young people
-managing small monetary float

Interested? Contact us.