Mentoring FAQs

We hope these FAQs will answer any questions you have about mentoring, but please reach out to our team at [email protected] if there's something we haven't covered.

If you are ready to apply - you can read more about our application process here.

Do mentors get paid or receive expenses?

How long does volunteer mentor training take?

What are the eligibility requirements to become a mentor?

Do I need prior mentoring experience?

Are background checks required?

How do I apply?

What is the time commitment and where can I mentor?

Can I meet or communicate with my mentee outside of our mentoring sessions?

How long do mentoring relationships usually last?

What do I do if I have a concern about a mentee’s safety or wellbeing, or my mentee makes a disclosure?

How much choice do I have about and how/where, I mentor?

How do you match mentees and mentors?

How are young people selected to receive mentoring?

How do you work with schools and colleges?

Why do young people need volunteer mentors?

What is not a mentor's job?

What will I be doing during the mentoring sessions?

Who do I turn to for support?

Where can I meet my mentee?

Are the days and times of mentoring sessions fixed, or is there some flexibility about when meetings happen?

I have a DBS check, do I need another one?

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How much choice do I have about and how/where, I mentor?