Mentoring Become a mentor Covid-19 December 2021 update: The health and safety of our network, followed by the consistency and impact of the mentoring programme we have committed to deliver, continue to be our priorities. Due to the fast changing situation with Covid-19, we’ve made the decision to move our work online until January 31st 2022. At which point we will review the latest government guidance and National Youth Agency advice. What does this mean for you? When applying to become a mentor during this time, you will be invited to take part in training online. Our mentoring sessions will also take place online. You will be fully supported by our team and will be provided with appropriate guidelines, resources and support to have a productive, meaningful and impactful online mentoring journey with your mentee. Please note that as and when it is safe to resume in person mentoring we will require you to meet in person if both you and your mentee are comfortable with that. Are you Able to relate well to others? Good at working through problems? Committed and reliable? Able to provide insight from your personal experiences? Then mentoring could be for you! We want to ensure that our mentors are representative of the girls we support as this increases the success and impact of the mentoring relationship. At The Girls' Network, we say 'you can't be what you can't see'. This means we seek to find relatable, real-life role models for the girls to act as their mentors. For this reason we are prioritising mentor applications from people who identify as having come from a low-income household (perhaps eligible for free school meals at school/college), care leavers and women of colour. If you do not identify as being from one of these groups we welcome your application but may not be able to prioritise you at this point. Why mentor? Mentoring is an amazing way to share your experience and skills with a girl that might not benefit from this support otherwise. It is also a great way to show a teenage girl that you believe in her, and that she is worth investing time in. This is a powerful combination, and one that we have seen transform the lives of girls and young women again and again. We are looking for women who have had experience of the workplace, who have time and willingness to support a girl from one of the least-advantaged communities across the country, and who want to support a girl to overcome obstacles and seize opportunities. We ask our mentors for a commitment of at least one hour a month, over the course of the year. The first step towards becoming a mentor is by clicking below and completing our mentor application form. Please read our helpful mentor application guide below to assist you with the application form. If you are applying as an individual mentor, please follow the link below. If you work with one of our partner organisations then please speak to our contact person at your work about the next steps. *Before applying, please click here to read our application guide* Apply to become a mentor You can read our child protection policy here. You can read our policy on transgender mentors here. You can read our safeguarding guidance for virtual mentoring during Covid-19 lockdown here. You can read our safeguarding guidance for mentees during Covid-19 lockdown here.