Mentor young people in a Pupil Referral Unit (PRU)
As mentor to a young person between the ages of 11-16, you will meet together on a weekly basis initially at your mentee's school, encouraging and motivating your mentee to make steps towards positive change.
About this Opportunity
Our aim is to help you inspire your mentee to see challenges as opportunity, broadening their horizons, options and possibilities for their future.
Students in a pupil referral unit (PRU) have been permanently or temporarily excluded from their mainstream school.
They may experience low self esteem, low attainment levels, friendship breakdown, feeling misunderstood and lacking in purpose, direction and motivation.
In addition, they are often experiencing or have experienced family breakdown, peer pressure, family issues and concerns or buylling.
We will support and train you in positive psychology and mentoring techniques to support young people facing these challenges.
If you can offer commitment, reliability and your life experience to Unfold a young person's potential, we’ll help you with the rest.
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Empowerment through volunteering
Driven by highly trained, volunteer mentors, Unfold offer support that works for lasting change. We provide 1-2-1 mentoring for children and young people aged 10-25, 1-2-1 mentoring for mothers with children aged 5+, 1-2-1 mentoring for asylum seekers and we also hold Women Support Groups. Our mentoring programmes are offered to indviduals living, within Westminster and Kensington and Chelsea and the surrounding boroughs. Our mentoring programmes empower mentees to get them where they want to be and our Womens Support Group for asylum seekers provide a stimulating, safe, fun and informal space.Our Mentoring is based on 3 clear aims:Confidence: Based in positive psychology, our mentoring supports the development of a growth mindset to boost confidence and wellbeing.Independence: Our mentees develop skills in setting goals, building lasting independence.Connectedness: We aim to connect people to one more group, service or activity which meets their needs, to build lasting connections.
