We are a south Bristol youth project; looking for paid adults to mentor young people within their communities on a 1-to-1, weekly basis. We work with young people aged 8-18 years, prioritising those who are disengaged from school, socially isolated or experiencing poor mental health.

Aims of mentoring:

• To build up supportive, trusting relationships
• To provide positive role models
• To set goals to improve wellbeing and self-esteem
• To try new activities and having fun together
• To engage with the local community

Benefits of Mentoring:

We will provide:

• Induction & ongoing support for the role, including safeguarding, Support from our coordinator throughout your mentoring journey, with a one-to-one supervision every 12 weeks
• Reimbursement of volunteering expenses, weekly (volunteers only)
• A reference for job/volunteering applications

You will gain:

• Experience in supporting young people to identify/work towards goals.
• Experience working with people from many different backgrounds
• Skills in active listening, advocacy, mentoring and goal-setting
• Opportunities within Youth Moves

 What we expect from you:

• Full commitment to mandatory safeguarding training, weekly mentoring sessions and providing feedback on sessions/goal-setting to the mentoring co-ordinator
• Positive representation of Youth Moves promoting equal opportunities and respect
• Compliance with all policies, including maintaining appropriate boundaries
• Excellent communication with us throughout – including re-arranging sessions, changes to your personal circumstances, safeguarding issues.
• Reliable commitment to your mentee
• Attendance at your supervision every 12 weeks