ACT has been established for over 50 years and we have over 100 staff and more than 250 amazing volunteers. Our services give people the stability, support and challenge which they need to enable ...
Support young people leaving Care
Practical details
Volunteering • Organisation role
Contact person
Lisa Miles
Provided
#124682
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The Care to Career programme supports Care Leavers aged 18-25 in Suffolk who are not in or are at risk of disengaging from education, employment or training.
Each young person will work with a dedicated mentor, who will offer a person-centred support approach, building confidence, developing employability skills and increasing aspiration to take the practical steps towards achieving their goals.
We are currently looking for volunteers to offer support for an hour or so a week.
As a Care Leaver Mentor, you will provide this direct support on a 1-1 basis with young people, building a trusting relationship through weekly mentoring sessions over 3-6 months. You will learn and understand the young person’s circumstances, strengths, interests, barriers and aspirations to develop and carry out a tailored support plan with them. You will be supported in creating support plans with our Care Leavers Coach, who will carry out the initial conversations with referrers and/or young people to provide you with a solid foundation to begin building a relationship.
Volunteer role, main tasks and responsibilities:
- Supporting young people to build confidence and self-esteem, identifying their strengths, interests barriers and aspirations,
- Improving the employability of young people, through skills development, creating/updating CVs etc.
- Helping with job/course searching and applications,
- Interview preparation and practice,
- Support to explore education, training, apprenticeships or volunteering
- Support to access work experience, taster days, volunteering opportunities or employer experiences
- Help to understand workplace expectations and routines,
- Completing accurate and detailed contact reports to ACT staff, including actions completed and outcomes achieved
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About Anglia Care Trust
ACT has been established for over 50 years and we have over 100 staff and more than 250 amazing volunteers. Our services give people the stability, support and challenge which they need to enable them to realise their full potential.
We specialise in preventative, community based services, giving people the stability, support and challenge which is often required in order to enable them to realise their full potential. We deliver a range of projects promoting the well being of children, young people, adults and families alike.
Our activities, both charitable and publicly funded are delivered within three broad headings:
Community Safety – helping people to feel safe
Housing Services – helping people to keep a roof over their heads
Advice, Guidance and Advocacy – helping people to be heard
OUR VISION
Everyone has the opportunity to live in their community with support, dignity and purpose.
OUR MISSION
Our Mission is to assist people, whatever their circumstances, realise this vision by providing a range of high quality advice, guidance and support services, delivered by skilled and knowledgeable personnel.
OUR VALUES
We are an organisation that responds to our communities needs and our values are:
Always act with integrity, honesty, trust and respect
Empower individuals, families and neighbourhoods
Embed strong governance, financial prudence, Safeguarding good practice and equality and diversity into everything we do
Use our expertise to influence positive change within everything in which we’re involved
Continuously review and improve our contribution to society & therefore increase public benefit.
Applications closing in a year.