
"I see their confidence and self-esteem growing and growing"
Michelle PotterMENTORS MAKE THE DIFFERENCE
- COMMITMENT
- 1 HOUR PER WEEK
At SAYes we train and support mentors for young people, turning your life experience and perspective into a powerfully supportive relationship. Matches meet for one hour a week for nine months, in a structured and supported programme, focused on improving independence and well-being. We provide you with the tools, tactics and strategies known to powerfully effect change, while also linking you to business and non-profit partners who are keen to support the young people you are inspiring. Mentors and mentees receive transition support from SAYes throughout the year. Our programme specialists ensure you do good better. To learn more please book a place at one of our remaining information sessions or request an application directly (see tabs above)
EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW
As a transition mentor, you are trained to manage the relationship through which programme interventions are then delivered. Great relationships, structured and supported, are simply the best way to deliver content that matters. This is as true for a young person in a care home as it is for a young professional in the workplace. Transition Mentoring finds application in education, development, health and business, which is why SAYes Transition Mentorship training is regularly requested by fellow non-profits, community groups, health care providers, private and government schools, as well as corporates interested in in-house mentoring.
Transition Mentorship training helps you develop the knowledge, skills and values useful for your own relationships and for engaging others in building meaningful connection and community, whether at home, in the workplace or in your neighbourhood. Many of our mentors also find that a specialised focus on transition combined with access to the SAYes Individual Transition Plan helps them to plan and effect meaningful and comprehensive change in their own lives.
To mentor on one of the SAYes social change programmes eighteen hours of pre-programme Transition Mentorship training is required. Training takes place via live online classes and self-paced video lectures. Training is limited to small groups to ensure personalised and professional instruction. In addition SAYes provides on-going mentorship training for mentors, including transition appointments, weekly proactive support, mentor support groups and a masterclass schedule throughout your mentorship.
For rolling programmes you may apply at any time and attend one of our mentorship training courses available monthly. Your 9 month programme then starts at your match contracting date (following mentor mentee matching).
For In-person Programmes affiliated with a site meetings occur at the site (e.g., children's home, school) and then off-site with the site liaison's permission. Adult mentees (over 18 years) are able to access a transport allowance to make their way to an agreed meeting place for in person meetings. For e-mentoring programmes mentees are provided with cell phones and weekly data.
SAYes non-profit partners also offer their own content (workshops, camps, outings) to SAYes matches throughout the year. Mentors decide with their mentees which of these activities they might like to attend together.
That said, in our experience, the most effective mentors are those whose character, experience and education are well-aligned to inspire and inform leaders of social change.