This vacancy has expired and is for reference only

Volunteer Mentor

Employer:A4e

Reference:N/A

Published:Mon 23/08/2010 12:00 PM

Closing date:Thu 23/09/2010 23:30 PM

Working pattern:Part Time, Contract, Permanent position

Hours:min. 3 - 6hrs/week for min 6 months, Mon–Fri, between 9:30 to 16:30

Salary:voluntary (travel costs are covered)

CRB check:No

Location:Hounslow, Wembley, Harrow, Barnet, Edmonton, Ilford, Romford, Walthamstow, Stratford, Woolwich, Eltham, Mitcham and Croydon.

Save for later

Department: A4e, New Deal Mentoring **

Accountable to: Mentor Co-ordinator **

About the company

A4e (Action for Employment) is a dynamic, fast growing international organisation with headquarters based in England. A4e provides expertise in training and employment opportunities for the unemployed and is working alongside Jobcentre Plus.

New Deal mentoring programme is designed to help long-term unemployed people, who’ve been out of work for 6 months and more, to get back into work.

What are we looking for in volunteers?

A4e are seeking enthusiastic, highly motivated volunteers to mentor long-term unemployed people on a weekly basis. Mentors provide support, information and guidance, helping their mentees to gain confidence and overcome the barriers they face in gaining sustainable employment.

Key tasks

• Establish an independent working relationship of trust and support with beneficiary (the unemployed client); thereby offer advice, challenge and support. This will be an informal peer to peer relationship, to determine appropriate goals, strategies, tactics and action plans.

• Aim to help the beneficiary gain confidence and experience, develop his/her skills, increase his/her employability, find and stay in sustainable employment.

• Offer support and act as a ‘sounding board’ to the beneficiary dealing with employment and training related problems/issues. The relationship between the Mentor and beneficiary, although friendly and supportive, should have clear objectives and be job-focused

• You will be expected to fill out relevant paperwork to demonstrate client’s progress as required.

Training

A4e provide free training to volunteers. The courses are as follows: Time Management, Communication & Assertiveness, CV & Job search, Equal Opportunities & Diversity, as well as ‘’how to achieve long-term success’’. Additionally, after one month of mentoring, volunteers will be able to opt for City & Guilds recognition certificate as a ‘’Community Mentor’’.

Requirements

All mentoring sessions take place on weekdays between 9:30am – 4:30pm at one of our locations. The minimum commitment we require is 3-6 hours per week.