FRGJOB_1485

Location: Ballybofey, Donegal

Closing date: 23rd July at 12pm

Foróige’s Mentoring Programme connects a vulnerable young person with an adult volunteer mentor to facilitate a positive transition from adolescence into adulthood.  Foróige’s Mentoring Programme has undergone numerous evaluation studies to assess outcomes for young people. Results show that the mentoring intervention is effective in improving emotional wellbeing and social support and is a model of best practice in youth work provision in Ireland.

The programme matches an adult volunteer to a young person in need of support. Its core assumption is that a caring and supportive friendship will develop and reinforce the positive development of the young person. Typically the matches meet once a week, for one to two hours, and the initial commitment is for one year. The underlying assumption is that the adult volunteer will become a role model, a mentor, but perhaps most of all, a friend. A blended mentoring programme can be offered to support young people by matching them with a caring adult volunteer who they can connect with weekly in person or online. This post is responsible for the provision of youth mentoring services for young people involved in Child & Adult Mental Health Services (CAMHS) and Youth Diversion Projects (YDPS), JLO Services and HSE services in communities.