Big Brother/Mentor

One Time Position, Temporary

Harriston

Job Description

Big Brother/Mentor - A male person who can meet with a younger male person (child/youth) to do activities together, chat about school, work, family and life in general, approximately once per week or once every other week for 1 -3 hours, depending on the activity you choose to do. It is an opportunity to be a mentor or guide for a young person, to share and talk about your childhood experiences and/or to do activities, such as watch or play sports together, work on a project, cook, bbq or take in a community event or activity ... all activities are to be safe and fun.

Qualifications

A male adult over the age of 18 up to any age. Caring, understanding and patient. Someone who wants to make a positive difference in a child's life by building a friendship that encourages him to make good decisions and do his best.

How to Apply

An application will be sent to you, which includes giving references and doing a police check (vulnerable sector check). Interview and training will follow. Match is made on commonalities of each the Big and Little and monitored by staff regularly to ensure safety and success. Phone: 519-323-4273 or email: marianne.christie@bigbrothersbigsisters.ca

Posted By

Big Brothers Big Sisters of North Wellington

We offer three core mentoring programs. One to One Community Match where we match a Big Brother or a Big Sister or a Couple to a child or youth. In-School Mentoring Program where we match a Mentor to a Mentee (student) and they get together once a week for an hour on the school site. Group - Game On & Go Girls - 7 weeks for one hour, group led by a Mentor volunteer and follows a guideline of positive key messages and activities.