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Team-Mates

The aims of the programme are:

To use community volunteers to work with young people
Develop a comprehensive mentor training package for volunteers
Match volunteers with young people to ensure both are gaining from the             relationship
To set  goals for young people around, behaviour, education, relationships,       offending and drug/alcohol use

Young people are referred to the programme from Social Services, Schools,Youth Offending Teams and Connexions. The young person is then matched with a mentor who has similar interests and they meet up once a week for 2-3hrs to play sport and have a chat.

In the Team Mates programme a mentor is not there to judge his or her mentee. They are not teachers or parents or social workers or councillors, they are just there to listen and ensure that their mentee has two hours of normality in a sporting environment. They could be the only stable role model in their mentees’ life and those two hours a week will be the most important time of that young person’s life.  A mentor has that two hour window to make the right moral impression and this will be remembered by the young person for the rest of their life.

Before potential mentors can be matched up, they must attend a mentoring training course usually delivered over two evenings followed by a child protection course that will be delivered on one evening.   
All mentors are fully supported in their roles. Mentors receive a comprehensive reference file, regular newsletters, weekly mentor support sessions, direct communication, socials and expenses paid in full.

Are you interested in becoming a mentor? No experience necessary, but an interest in sport is desirable. To apply fill in an application form online or contact:
Julie Barker – Volunteer and Mentor Manager on 01332 702630