LINKnet Mentoring - Blank Minority Ethnic Mentoring Service

:: 13 May 2008

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Mentors @ LINKnet

Mentor is a term that is used to describe a person who supports and guides another person (mentee) in order to develop that person.

Mentors are requested to offer one hour per week voluntary mentoring for a period of 4 to 6 months. Necessary training and supervision will be provided by LINKnet. Mentors' travel expenses will also be paid on claim.

Everyone can be a mentor at LINKnet. All have expertise in one field or another and may be able to help a BME person who does not have that expertise. What is needed to be a mentor with LINKnet is the desire and commitment to help develop another persons' life.

Becoming a mentor with LINKnet benefits you in multiple ways, one of which is the enormous satisfaction you gain by developing & helping improve the quality of life of another person. However, your contribution to the community does not stop at the development of one person. It will ignite a chain of developmental processes, as black minority ethnic people tend to be culturally family bound. By becoming a mentor with LINKnet you will receive the following benefits:

Benefits to Mentors

• Sharpen current knowledge
• Gain new knowledge
• Exposure to different cultures and environments
• Improve employability
• Recognition by individuals and institutions
• New contacts and wider networking
• See opportunities from within, private, public and voluntary sector organisations or/and educational institutions
• Increase self-esteem and self-confidence
• Review and revalidate what you have achieved so far
• Receive a good training that includes, communication, coaching and counselling skills and knowledge on equality legislation, confidentiality policy and cultural sensitivity
• Open your eyes to your own true potential

Download an application or contact LINKnet for an application pack.

Download ethnic monitoring form.