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Mentor
When We Need You
From 21/09/2009 onwards
About Opportunity
WOMEN ONLY TO APPLY FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY - Bridges works with women who have come to Glasgow from all over the world to seek asylum. Through our Women’s Empowerment Course and Equipped for the Future employability training we support these women to plan for their future. Mentors play a key role within our organisation enabling women to explore their needs, motivations, desires, skills and thought processes so that they can make real and lasting change in their life. Our mentors meet face-to-face with mentees twice a month to encourage them to commit to action and support them to set realistic personal goals. Some of the women we work with have a clear career focus but lack experience of working in the UK and would benefit from support in identifying the steps to go forward, meanwhile others are isolated due to lack of childcare, money, confidence or poor English and need ongoing guidance and encouragement to seek out opportunities and become involved in their wider community. Training Dates Friday 24th August 2012 from 6 pm – 8 pm Saturday 25th August 2012 from 9 am – 4 pm Sunday 26th August 2012 from 9am - 4pm HOW DO YOU GET INVOLVED? You should contact Regine Bews or Lynnda Wardle ideally by telephone, write or by email using the contact details on the right/select the APPLY! button. If you do not receive a response after 10 working days, please contact the Volunteer Centre Glasgow. Arrangements will be made for an application to be sent out by email if appropriate It generally takes around 4-6 weeks after you contact us until you start volunteering.
About Bridges Programmes Ltd
A specialist agency to help refugees and asylum seekers in Glasgow gain meaningful work experience. The youth project aims to involve goals by providing mentors.
Skills & Experience
Experience of having set and achieved personal, educational or career goals is key to this role. A mentor needs, patience, tact and a good sense of humour to communicate sensitively with women from different backgrounds whose first language may not be En
Travel Details
Training and regular support meetings will be held in our offices in Govan, however, mentors will need to meet with their mentees in the city centre or in an agreed location elsewhere.
Restrictions
Most of the women being mentored will be over the age of 30 and a certain amount of life experience is required to earn the respect of a mentee. Culturally it is more appropriate to have a same gender match.
Requirements
Application Form, Induction/Training, Interview, References
Work Type
Befriending / Mentoring
Client Group
Refugees / Asylum seekers
Expenses Detail
”we pay public transport rates on submission of receipts/tickets”; “we will reimburse cost of phone calls on submission of relevant form”; “cash float up front for activity costs, topped up by bank transfer when you submit receipts”. Also include mileage rates if apply.
Accessibility Details
Wheelchair Access
Disabled Toilet
Frequency & Commitment
Approximately 10-12 Hours per month usually one telephone conversation per week, 2x 2 hour face-to-face meetings per month and a short amount of time dedicated to writing up the mentor meeting repor
Minimum Age
Volunteers must be at least 25 years of age.
Volunteers Required
15
Reference Code
33-1343
Opportunity Provided By
Contact Details
Flemington House
198 Flemington Street
Springburn
Glasgow
Scotland
G21 4TG
Contact: Regine Bews
Tel: 07837990793
Email: reginebews@bridgesprogrammes.o...
Website: http://www.bridgesprogram...
