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Islington Parent Mentoring Project

Our Parent Mentoring Project arose out of the needs of families with whom we work. Most parents want to get back into work but this isn’t easy when you care for a family! It helps to have someone to talk to, to help think about options, and find the right path. The Islington Parent Mentoring project was set up to train and support volunteer mentors and match them with local parents who need additional support to explore their options. Parents participating in the project tell us that they feel supported to make the transition from benefits to studying, volunteering or paid work. Mentors are equally positive feel that they benefit greatly by developing their own confidence, skills and experience.

Mentors

Volunteers are vetted via an application and interview process, and supported throughout the project individually by our Volunteer Co-ordinator and by group review sessions.

Training and mentoring practice over the six months of the project culminates in a Level 2  Peer Mentoring qualification for the mentors, many of whom will be sufficiently equipped and skilled to go on to find work. Less visible, though more rewarding, is the sense of giving time in a compassionate way to an individual and to society in general.

Our training includes listening skills and how they can effect change; boundaries and professionalism; safeguarding and signposting.

Mentees

Mentees are self-referred, may be previous or current service users and are ready for change but lacking the confidence to take a first step.

Our in-house crèche facility allows mentees with pre-school age children to meet with their mentor for an hour once a week in a safe and unencumbered setting.

Training enables mentor and mentee alike to tap into hidden strengths and develop skills in areas where they feel their true potential lies. This will result in parents accessing many more services than they previously had, for example: debt and benefit advice, employment support services.

We pride ourselves in the support we provide for all volunteers and learners: and this will invariably include our ‘next steps’ which incorporates action planning, signposting and a 12- week review towards the end of the project.

If you are interested in becoming a mentor or mentee please contact us.

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