Youth Offending Team - Volunteer Opportunities (Mentors)
Volunteer Opportunities - Mentors
Tameside Youth Offending Team
- What is a Mentor?
- What do Mentors do?
- How often will I meet my Mentor?
- Do Mentors get paid?
- What if I can't keep to a planned meeting with my Mentor?
- What if I don't want to see my Mentor?
- Other Volunteer Opportunities within the YOT
What is a Mentor?
A mentor is someone who provides support and encouragement to another person
Your Mentor will be a volunteer, a reliable person who will meet regularly with you, They will be someone who is interested in you, in what you do and who you can feel able to talk to.
What do Mentors do?
Your Mentor will talk to you about some of the things that you enjoy doing or would like to be involved in. This could be getting involved on local activities e.g sports, groups or sometimes just having a chat over a cup of coffee.
Your Mentor will be supporting you to use your leisure time more positively, with the aim of diverting you away from any further offending.
How often will I meet my Mentor?
You will see your Mentor regularly, as agreed. This may be weekly or fortnightly. The times for each meeting may vary depending of what it is you are doing, but it will usually be for at least an hour.
Your meetings with your mentor will be time limited and will usually be for about 3 months.
Hopefully after this time your Mentor will have supported you sufficiently so that you feel able to remain involved in some structured activities without them.
Do Mentors get paid?
No. Your Mentor does not get paid. Your Mentor is a volunteer who has chosen to give their time freely to help support you. Mentors will receive travelling expenses and out-of-pocket expenses which will cover the activities you both do together.
What if I can't keep to a planned meeting with my Mentor?
You will need to inform the office as soon as possible so that your Mentor can be informed ideally you should speak to your YOT worker or to the Mentoring Coordinator
Similarly, if your Mentor is unable to keep to a planned meeting, you will be informed as soon as possible so that alternative arrangements can be made.
What if I don't want to see my Mentor?
Tell your YOT worker or the Mentoring Coordinator. You don't have to have a Mentor . It will be something that your YOT worker will talk to you about. It will be discussed with you why having a Mentor could be good for you and some of the things you could do together.
It will take a few visits for you and your Mentor to get to know each other and hopefully after this time you will feel comfortable with each other.
You can always talk to your YOT worker or the Mentoring Coordinator if you have any problems with the meetings continuing.
Other Volunteer Opportunities within the YOT
- PACE Appropriate Adult Scheme: Volunteers will be trained to BTEC 3 standard in the Police and Criminal Evidence Act. It involves working with and supporting young people whilst in Custody at the Police Station.
- Referral Order Panel Members: Volunteers will be undergo full training. The role involves them sitting on panels and negotiating a contract of reparation (payback) and a programme of work to enable the offender to address their behaviour.
- Restorative Justice Supervisors: Full training in restorative Justice. The role involves the supervision of young people on a 1-1 and group basis whilst carrying out reparative activities such as, painting, gardening.
- Prevention Workers: Full training will be provided to enable you to work with young people in diversionary and preventative activities, such as the Youth Inclusion Programme.
If you have any questions about any of the volunteer opportunities within the YOT please contact us.
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