Autistic peer mentor volunteer

Core tasks

• Helping mentees to navigate daily routines, providing ‘hand holding’ guidance, physical support, role modelling self-management, and providing low–moderate wellbeing and mental health support.
• Providing one-to-one support, identifying the best environment and blend of social/interests-based time, to optimise outcomes.
• Further peer engagement by building on the existing parent/carer and peer-led autism WhatsApp groups.
• Support step-down engagement from other services for sustainable, long-term change and improved individual engagement.

Personal specification

The volunteer needs to have, warmth, sensitivity, understanding, patience and a sense of humour, with a mature flexible outlook and enough time to volunteer regularly.

Be able to give at least six months’ commitment.

No specific experience is necessary as training will be given.

Support offered

• Induction training is provided before volunteers take up their roles
• Ongoing training is provided by the coordinator
• Support/supervision sessions provided
• Reimbursement of expenses
• Public liability insurance cover

Any other information

• Volunteers are required to complete an application form
• Provide details of two referees (who are not related and have known the applicant for a minimum of two years)
• Complete a DBS check
• Attend any training required