Mentor young adult affected Cystic FIbrosis

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Mentoring is a really fantastic and rewarding way to make a significant difference to the life of someone else. Apart from the personal satisfaction of helping someone, it is also an opportunity to enhance your own life and build new skills.

A minimum commitment of 1 year is needed to ensure these goals can be met.

Adults living with this progressive and debilitating condition can face a variety of challenges that disadvantage them socially, financially and in the workplace. The restrictions on their lifestyle can leave them isolated and sometimes struggling to cope. A Mentor will meet with young adult(s) regularly to build a trusting one to one relationship and provide ongoing practical support. The relationship will help achieve a better quality of life by broadening their horizons, improving their confidence and increasing their independence.

• Good listener
• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Good organisational and recording skills
• Empathy

Applicant should ideally have access to a car.

All out of pocket expenses reimbursed, therefore receipts must be kept and 40p per mile for driving. Paid by BACS.

Induction training before any volunteering can begin. Ongoing training as and when required e.g. benefits training. Induction and training likely to be in Edinburgh on a Saturday but support given locally.

• Minimum age: 19
• Ideally should drive and have access to a car.

Meet for 3 hours every 2 weeks. Commitment for up to a year.