LINKnet Mentoring - Blank Minority Ethnic Mentoring Service

:: 13 May 2008

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Volunteers

With LINKnet you can do two types of volunteer work:

Volunteer mentors help develop another person's career or further education by providing one-to-one support over a short period.

Office volunteers help either administration or development work of LINKnet.

Office Volunteers

Most BME people find it difficult to get employment because they do not have prior work experience in Britain. No one offers a job to a person who does not have work experience. Without a job one cannot get work experience. Thus a lot of BME individuals get caught in a catch twenty-two situation. LINKnet offers voluntary positions either as volunteer mentors or as office volunteers to address this issue. LINKnet mentors get work experience as well as many other benefits.

Those other benefit include

• Upgrade your 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 counseling skills and knowledge on equality legislation, confidentiality policy and cultural sensitivity
• Open your eyes to your own true potential

LINKnet limits volunteer work with it to six months in order to offer the opportunities to others. It has developed many volunteers in this manner and they have all found paid employment.

LINKnet is always looking for volunteers. If you are keen please contact Waki Smith, Linda Quigley or Jess Buck for more details.

Contact Telephone: 0131 225 6284
Email: enquiries@linknetmentoring.com