Mentors support young people who are 16 to 21 years old, leaving care and need help with the transition to adulthood. This help can include supporting them with college work, going for an interview or just talking about their future.
Who can become a mentor?
If you get on well with young people, remember what it was like to be a teenager and have two or three hours a week to offer you could become a volunteer mentor.
We are looking for people who are good listeners and have the drive to want to offer help and support.
We ask that you commit to the scheme for at least one year so the young person knows that you are someone they can trust and rely on.
No specific education or qualifications are required but you need to be at least 22 years old. As a mentor, you'll get 30 hours of training and be CRB checked.
What guidance is available for mentors?
We offer you support, individual supervision and group supervision with other mentors on regular basis. This means you can learn and get support from each other as well as the one to one support .We also have ongoing training on topical issues that you as mentors decide upon.
Do you speak a language other than English?
We are also looking for people to mentor our young unaccompanied asylum seekers.
If you speak a language other than English, we would like to hear to hear from you. In particular, we are looking for speakers of:
- Pashto
- Mandarin
- Kurdish
- Chinese
- Farsi
- Vietnamese.
Contact us
If you'd like to join us, or just want to know more, please contact the Mentoring Co-ordinator.
East Sussex County Council