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ReachOut
At ReachOut, we believe that with the right support every young person can reach their full potential. ReachOut is a national mentoring and education charity, rooted in local communities. Working in under-resourced areas, we support young people in need of a positive role model to grow in character and confidence, sparking change in themselves and society.
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Description

Would you like to help a young person in your local community? You’ve come to the right place!

ReachOut are looking for volunteers across London who want to give two hours a week over the course of an academic year to mentor a young person in need of a positive role model.   

ReachOut is a national mentoring and education charity, rooted in local communities. Working in under-resourced areas, we support young people who are in need of a positive role model to grow in character and confidence, sparking change in themselves and society.   

Character, Confidence and Change is at the heart of everything that we do. The high quality, intensive programmes we deliver therefore go far beyond academic tutoring. We believe that building character and self-confidence is key in helping young people to thrive. Our ReachOut projects help young people to develop this through mentoring and group activities that encourage leadership, trust and responsibility.   

Duties

You will be involved in one of our weekly after-school ReachOut Projects, working with either primary or secondary school students. Our sessions are fun and engaging, involving both group activities and one-to-one discussions. As a mentor you will be paired with a young person, who you will work with each week over the course of the school year, helping them to develop their character, exceed their goals and grow in confidence.  

Whether or not you've worked with young people before we would love to have you come and mentor with us. You will have the opportunity to develop a whole range of skills from communication and team work to leadership and problem solving. You will also be able to meet new people, make new friends and spend two hours a week having fun and knowing you're making a difference!  

 

Who will the volunteers be working with?
As a ReachOut mentor you will make a real difference to the lives of young people in your local community, you will watch them grow in social and academic confidence, develop their character and raise their expectations.
Training
Before you begin volunteering with us we will ask you to attend an online training session, complete a DBS (that we organise) and submit references. Throughout your time volunteering you will also receive ongoing support. Each session is led by an experienced Project Leader who is always on hand to offer support and answer your queries.  

Time commitment

All of our projects start during the Autumn, each running for different lengths of time so that you can pick the type of project that best suits you! We run sessions from Monday through to Thursday across a range of locations within London, Manchester and Liverpool. You can pick a project which runs in the afternoons or the evenings, so you will be sure to find something that fits in with your schedule. We do ask that you commit to the full duration of the project as this allows for the best mentee-mentor relationships to form and creates the strongest impact for our young people. 
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This organisation is one of our community partner organisations.

Like all volunteer recruiters we work with, they have signed up to our service standards, agreeing to abide by our policy on partnership working to keep you safe and supported whilst you volunteer.

You’ll never be out of pocket for volunteering through us – with in-London travel expenses to and from your volunteering guaranteed.

In addition, the team here at Students’ Union UCL Volunteering Service is here to support you throughout your volunteering journey – you can get in touch with us at any time.