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What is Mentoring?
"....I needed someone to listen to me and be
there...."
A mentor is some one who spends a couple of hours each
week with you, talking to you about things that interest you or concern you
and doing things with you that you enjoy.
A mentor can help you work through difficult
situations, do practical things like job-hunting and filling in application
forms or just listen to you and be a friend.
You get to choose the kind of person that you would
like to be your mentor and you are free to leave or ask for a new mentor at
any time.
To get a mentor you need to make a referral or have a
referral made for you. You then meet with the project co-ordinator who will
talk to you about the kind of person you would like to be your mentor and
how you see them helping and supporting you. The coordinator will then
match you with a mentor and you will be introduced to them. If both of you
are happy with the match the mentor will contact you and arrange a meeting.
How to Get a Mentor
If you think you would like a mentor, you can be
referred to the mentoring project in a number of ways:
An agency referral i.e. Children’s Services, GP,
School
The agency worker can call the Mentoring Coordinator who will take your
contact details (if the you are under 16 then your parent /carer contact
details will also be needed) and will make contact with you (or
parent/carer if you are under16). It is important that if the referral is
coming from an agency that the you are aware of the referral and have
agreed that mentoring is what you want.
A parental / carer referral
A parent can call the Mentoring Coordinator who will arrange a time to go
and visit them and you to discuss mentoring and make an application to the
project. It is important that if a parent or a carer makes a referral to
the project that you are aware of this referral and have agreed that
mentoring is something that you want.
Self-referral
You can refer yourself to the project by calling the Mentor Coordinator or
dropping in to The Source. The Mentor Coordinator will arrange an interview
with you to make an application. If you are under 16 the interview will
need to be done in the presence of your parent/carer.
If you would like to know more or would like to become
a mentor for The Source, contact Rebekah Jeffrey as follows:
Note: To have a mentor from Rushmoor Young
Peoples Mentoring Scheme you must be living in the Rushmoor area.
Teenage Parent Mentoring is currently being
updated. Please contact Yvonne Hannington on 01252 333330 or 07711 683 009
for more details about the Teenage Parent Mentoring Programme.
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