Futures Unlocked is a non-profit organisation that supports prison leavers, and those serving their sentence in the community. We provide a mentoring service to support our clients with practical, ...
Volunteer Mentor to ex-offenders
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Volunteering • Organisation role
Contact person
Evelyn Wheeler
#85086
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Futures Unlocked is recruiting volunteer mentors, to offer practical, social and sometimes spiritual support to our clients, who are prison leavers.
The Role:
As a volunteer mentor, you will support our clients with our pathways. The mentoring service is designed to help reduce reoffending.
Examples of client support could include being alongside the client to:
- Access accommodation,
- Pursue welfare benefits claims,
- Attend Probation appointments,
- Register with a GP,
- Work on IT skills as so much is now done online,
- Offer support around family matters,
- Help them to work towards education or employment
- Find a faith community to join.
Commitment:
We are looking for volunteers who can give 1-2 hours a week for a minimum commitment of 6 to 9 months. The committed relationship between mentor and client can make such a huge difference, especially when a client knows they can trust and rely on you!
Skills and Characteristics:
- Ideally available for at least 2 hours per week when client is in the community
- Must be able to commit for a minimum of 6-9 months
- Excellent communication skills
- Trustworthy and reliable
- Committed
- Non-judgemental
- Enthusiastic and optimistic
- Caring & approachable
- Realistic
- Willing to work under guidance of volunteer co-ordinator
- But, no previous experience of working with offenders necessary.
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About Futures Unlocked
Futures Unlocked is a non-profit organisation that supports prison leavers, and those serving their sentence in the community. We provide a mentoring service to support our clients with practical, social, emotional and in certain cases, spiritual pathways.
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