GT Scholars programme
Location: 89-90 Paul Street, London, SE1 (see map)
Travel: Stratford High Street station. Paul Street bus stop.
Start date: Ongoing
What will I be doing?
- Online volunteer mentors will have the opportunity to help young people in their learning and developmental journey, providing support and guidance throughout the term (12 weeks).
- Online volunteer mentors will can also get involved with online workshops or be part of a panel of speakers during our live online webinars.
- Online volunteer mentors will need to be able to work collaboratively with other tutors and mentors.
- As an online volunteer mentor, you'll also need to provide feedback to parents at the start and end of the term.
- Online volunteer mentors will also need to keep a record of their mentoring sessions by filling out a mentor log.
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What impact will this have?
- Online volunteer mentors will help scholars understand more about their personal strengths, interests and goals.
- Online volunteer mentors will also provide support and guidance and help young people reflect on the routes that they might take and any changes or support they will need to achieve their aspirations in life.
- Online volunteers mentors will need to identify areas of weakness and help the student to build confidence and teach life skills that will boost their morale.
- With the GT Scholars programme, you will be a part of a team that tackles educational inequality by giving ambitious young people from disadvantaged backgrounds, the strategies, skills and support they need to achieve their academic and career ambitions.
When are you needed?
Options available:Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
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Morning | Monday morning slot is not available | Tuesday morning slot is not available | Wednesday morning slot is not available | Thursday morning slot is not available | Friday morning slot is not available | Saturday morning slot is available | Sunday morning slot is available |
Afternoon | Monday afternoon slot is available | Tuesday afternoon slot is available | Wednesday afternoon slot is available | Thursday afternoon slot is available | Friday afternoon slot is available | Saturday afternoon slot is available | Sunday afternoon slot is available |
Evening | Monday evening slot is available | Tuesday evening slot is available | Wednesday evening slot is available | Thursday evening slot is available | Friday evening slot is available | Saturday evening slot is available | Sunday evening slot is available |
Commitment
- Volunteer mentors will need to be able to commit to a period of 9 months (one academic year). Be able to provide a total of 6 hours support over a period of 12 weeks supporting students in their learning and developmental journey, providing support and guidance.
- The online mentoring sessions can be arranged to fit into your schedule and are arranged directly with your mentee's parent or carer. Mentoring sessions can be done over a live video feed via applications like FaceTime, Google Hangouts or Skype.
What else do I need to know?
- This is an online voluntary mentoring role.
Expenses
- We do not reimburse volunteer expenses for this role
Background checks
- A DBS check is required
About the organisation:
Additional Information
What skills will be useful?
- Academic
- Reading
- Writing
- Charity
- Creative
- Interpersonal
- Advice and support
- Caring
- Counselling
- Listening
- Mentoring
- Youth work
- Leadership
- Leadership
- Practical
- Professional
- Technology
What skills can I gain?
- Academic
- Reading
- Writing
- Charity
- Events
- Creative
- Interpersonal
- Advice and support
- Caring
- Counselling
- Listening
- Mentoring
- Team working
- Youth work
- Leadership
- Leadership
- Organising
- Practical
- Professional
- Technology
Training
- As part of the recruitment process, all volunteers will need to complete our online induction course.
- Upon successful completion of their application, all volunteers will receive further guidance in the form of a handbook.
- We will provide all volunteers with a log to track the progress of the sessions.
Location
89-90 Paul Street, London, SE1