ReachOut are looking for volunteers across London, Manchester and Liverpool who want to give two hours a week over the course of an academic year to mentor a young person in need of a positive role model.
As a ReachOut mentor you will make a real difference to the lives of young people in your local community, you will watch them grow in social and academic confidence, develop their character and raise their aspirations.
You will be involved in one of our weekly after-school ReachOut Projects, working with either primary or secondary school students. Our sessions are fun and engaging, involving both group activities and one-to-one discussions. As a mentor you will be paired with a young person, who you will work with each week over the course of the school year, helping them to develop their character, exceed their goals and grow in confidence.
Whether or not you've worked with young people before we would love to have you come and mentor with us. You will have the opportunity to develop a whole range of skills from communication and team work to leadership and problem solving. You will also be able to meet new people, make new friends and spend two hours a week having fun and knowing you're making a difference!
All of our projects start during the Autumn, each running for different lengths of time so that you can pick the type of project that best suits you! We run sessions from Monday through to Thursday across a range of locations within London, Manchester and Liverpool. You can pick a project which runs in the afternoons or the evenings, so you will be sure to find something that fits in with your schedule. We do ask that you commit to the full duration of the project as this allows for the best mentee-mentor relationships to form and creates the strongest impact for our young people.
Before you begin volunteering with us we will ask you to attend an online training session, complete a DBS (that we organise) and submit references. Throughout your time volunteering you will also receive ongoing support. Each session is led by an experienced Project Leader who is always on hand to offer support and answer your queries.
We are currently looking for volunteers for the 2024/25 academic year! If this sounds like something you are interested in, please sign up on our website and we will be in touch with you over the summer about attending your mentor training session, all ready for you to start in the Autumn.
- As a ReachOut mentor you will make a real difference to the lives of young people in your local community, you will watch them grow in social and academic confidence, develop their character and raise their aspirations.
- It’s a great way to meet new people and make new friends. You will also join a community of hundreds of mentors across London, Manchester and Liverpool. We run volunteer socials and event across the year where you will be able to socialise with your fellow mentors outside of your sessions!
- It looks great on your CV!
- It's a lot of fun! Our sessions are a mix of different activities including sports like dodgeball, games like building spaghetti and marshmallow towers as well as plenty of time to get to know your mentee and the rest of your group. It’s a great way to have a bit of a break during the week and have fun!
Access to ReachOut Futures!
As a student, you'll also have access to our ReachOut Futures programme where we connect volunteer mentors with our corporate partners. You'll have the opportunity to work with your own career mentor as well as take part in career-building workshops and even have the opportunity to access exclusive work placements and internships. If you successfully complete our volunteer onboarding journey and mentor a young person on one of our projects, you will automatically gain access to the ReachOut Futures programme!
You will have the opportunity to develop a whole range of skills from communication and team work to leadership and problem solving.
Whether or not you've worked with young people before we would love to have you come and mentor with us. We are just looking for people with a postive attitude who are willing to give up two hours of their week to volunteer with us throughout the academic year. We do ask that you commit to the full duration of the project as this allows for the best mentee-mentor relationships to form and creates the strongest impact for our young people.
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