Becoming a mentor
Re-discover your youth by signing up to be a mentor with The Children's Society's mentoring initiative. Mentoring is your chance to make friends with a young person and have fun taking part in activities that you haven't done for a long time.
Not only will you be enjoying yourself, you’ll be helping a young person to find their way in the world by offering them your life experience, listening to their thoughts and offering advice on how to handle situations.
Why should I consider being a mentor?
A mentor plays a critical role in supporting and guiding a child or young person. A mentor is a non-authoritarian, non-judgemental significant adult in a young person’s life. A mentor is a friend; the sort of friend a young person can trust and rely on.
Each mentoring relationship is different. The aims of the young person and the interests of the mentor will be carefully matched and both will have an impact on the achievements. That's why it's rewarding. That’s why it's fun. That’s why it's worth it.
The activities you can take part in with your young person are almost endless, such as sports, music, computing, fishing, arts, reading or films – it is really up to you and your young person.
You can find out more by downloading our Mentors' information handbook or call us on 020 7358 2006 for further details and to apply*.
*Please note: you must be over 18 years of age to be eligible to apply for a voluntary mentor position as part of The Children's Society's mentoring initiative.
