Volunteer Mentor with People in Prison

Belong Limited; Camden Town; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

A local mentoring organization in Camden Town seeks compassionate volunteers to provide one-to-one mentoring to individuals serving prison or community sentences. You will help mentees access education, develop life skills, and build positive relationships. Ideal candidates have a qualification in criminology or psychology and at least one year of relevant experience. Volunteers must be at least 21 years old and able to commit for a minimum of one year.

Qualifications

• Must be aged 21 years or over due to genuine occupational requirements.
• At least one year of experience working with children, young people, or adults facing disadvantages.

Responsibilities

• Provide one-to-one mentoring to individuals serving prison or community sentences.
• Support mentees to access education, training and employment opportunities.
• Help mentees develop life skills and work through previous traumas.
• Assist in building positive relationships and facilitating personal development.

Skills

Compassionate

Strong communication

Ability to schedule

Education

Qualification in criminology or psychology

Job description

Overview

One-to-one mentors will build a professional working relationship with individuals as they serve their prison or community sentence and work towards a crime free future. Mentoring sessions will take place once per week or fortnight, for one to two hours per session. During the sessions volunteers will offer support to individuals, assisting them to access education; training and employment; develop life skills; work through previous traumas and build positive relationships. Mentoring sessions will take place during core office hours on weekdays and can occasionally take place at weekends. Volunteers need to be able to commit to the role for at least one year.

Responsibilities

• Provide one-to-one mentoring to individuals serving prison or community sentences.
• Support mentees to access education, training and employment opportunities.
• Help mentees develop life skills and work through previous traumas.
• Assist in building positive relationships and facilitating personal development.
• Schedule mentoring sessions during core office hours on weekdays, with potential weekend sessions as needed.

Training and Vetting

Interviews for the role will take place prior to the training dates and selection for the role confirmed after participation in the training.

Successful applicants will be invited to participate in an initial two-day training course at either HMP Brixton, HMPYOI Feltham or HMPYOI Isis from 9:30am-4pm on Saturday 22nd November and Saturday 29th November.

Prison security vetting and an enhanced DBS check are required for this role and all volunteers will be supported to undergo this. After vetting processes are complete, further training will be provided at the prison in which mentors are volunteering, with a range of dates available.

We have exciting opportunities available for committed, compassionate people to volunteer as one-to-one mentors with us. Volunteers will work with young people and adults serving prison sentences at HMP Brixton, HMPYOI Feltham and HMPYOI Isis or serving community sentences in London. Successful applicants will have a qualification in criminology, psychology or a relevant area, and/or at least one year of experience working with children, young people or adults facing disadvantages. For genuine occupational requirement reasons successful applicants must be aged 21 years or over. (exemption under the Equality Act 2010 Part 1 Schedule 9).