Mentoring
Not sure where to start...the NWN Mentoring Scheme gives you the chance to talk about your ideas with a NWN "friend"
Set up in 2000 the NWN Befriending Scheme now called the Mentoring Scheme offers a telephone support service to women who would like to talk improve their self confidence and self esteem, increase motivation, broaden their horizons and raise aspitarations and achievment. The scheme is aimed at providing that helping hand via a network of Volunteer Mentors. |
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From our work we find that women feel unsure what to do next and for all sorts of reasons may be lacking the confidence to take positive steps. They can find it difficult to access good information and advice.
The NWN Mentoring Scheme was set up to provide support on a one to one basis that would help women to identify more clearly what they would like to do and how they might be able to best achieve this.
Want to be Mentored?
The NWN Mentoring Scheme:
- Telephone Support Service
- Confidential
- Flexible to your Needs
- Positive Encouragement
- Someone to really listen to you
- Honest and constructive feedback
If you would like to join the scheme and be Mentored simply send an email following the link below, giving details of your telephone number.
We contact you to talk to you more about the scheme.
When you are happy we will put you in touch with a Volunteer Mentor.
The role of the Mentor is to provide a helping hand to their friend, to act as a sounding board and to allow the friend to work out what is the best way forward for them.
A Mentor is someone who is outside of a friend’s normal circle of family and friends. |
| What a “Mentor” can do |
What a “Mentor” cannot do |
Listen |
Make decisions for their friend |
Signpost to specialist centres |
Give specialist advice |
Offer positive encouragement |
Make personal judgements |
Would you like to become a Volunteer Mentor? How does the Mentoring Scheme work?
When you volunteer to become a Mentor you will join the next training programme. After completing the training you will be allocated a mentee. We will then keep in touch with you to find out how things have gone and what other support you need. We also check to see when you would like to mentor further women. Contact with us can be by post, email or telephone – you choose.
All contact between mentors and mentee is by telephone.
What are the potential benefits for the Volunteer?
- Being able to help other women who need that extra support
- Learning new skills
- Developing your own confidence
- Improving your job opportunities
- Sharing experiences with other volunteers
- Working as part of a committed team
- Opportunity to take part in ongoing training with the NWN
Volunteer Mentor Training Programme
We aim to provide a comprehensive training programme in an informal and friendly atmosphere to enable volunteers to:
- provide support and encouragement to learners taking part in the Choices Plus Project
- listen and communicate effectively using the telephone
- employ techniques to ensure their communication is non-judgemental and encourage trust and openness
The Level 1 Training Programme consists of four workshops: |
Current timetable: |
- What is Befriending / Mentoring - roles and responsibilities
- The Skills - Questioning / Listening
Communicating - Face to face
Using the telephone
-Setting goals and recording progress – identifying milestones, setting objectives
-Building confidence – scenarios / sign posting |
Level 1 - Please contact the Network for the date of the next course |
The Level 2 Training Programme consists of 5 workshops plus some home based activities |
Current timetable: |
• SWOT analysis and identifying individual personal resources
• Identifying, prioritising and setting goals and aspirations
• Using problem solving/ decision making techniques
• Overcoming / reducing barriers to success
• Delivering effective feedback
• Supporting other through change – Levinson Curve
• Mentoring diverse / specific target groups
Aimed at volunteers who have completed the Level One training and who wish further develop their mentoring skills. |
Level 2 - Please contact the Network for the date of the next course |
If you would like more information or would like to register an interest in becoming involved in this worthwhile work please email us following the link below or call Sarah on 0845 6011351.
Useful links
For more information about mentoring : National Mentoring Network - www.nmn.org.uk
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