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Grandmentor Volunteer (45+)(in and around Wolverhampton)

Are you aged over 45?

Would you like to make a difference to a young person’s life?

Are you a good communicator and have time to spare?

As a Grandmentor, you will be:

  • One to one mentoring sessions with a young care experienced person aged between 14-24
  • Support and guidance with applying for jobs and accessing local services
  • Being a listening ear
  • Guidance with daily lifes challenges
  • Empowering the young person to make their own choices in life
  • Being a trusted person in their life
  • Support with accessing education or sustaining their education course
  • Helping the young person to become more independent so that they can lead successful lives after care

No particular skills needed. Just someone who is willing to give up an hour every week to support a young person. Good skills to have- being patient and resilient and a good communicator. Volunteers are required to be aged 40 and over as it is an intergenerational volunteering role sharing life experiences with someone young who is in care.

DBS required for this role – Volunteering Matters will pay for this.

Out-of-pocket expenses reimbursed.

Full training provided (including Safeguarding Training).

Location: Various Walsall locations

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Volunteering Matters

Volunteering Matters are recruiting Grandmentors to support their young service users.

We bring people together to overcome some of society’s most complex issues through the power of volunteering.

We partner with communities to overcome adversity, tackling social isolation and loneliness, improving health, developing skills and opportunity and making sure young people can lead change. And because we’re a national charity, we do this at scale, sharing our expertise and building partnerships to make an even bigger impact.