Mentoring with HB Youth offers a safe space for young people to explore their feelings and understand their emotions. Mentoring provides young people with someone independent to talk to who can support them to build up the tools and techniques they need to overcome life's challenges


Mentoring

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You can work on

  • Anger and anxiety

  • School stress & exam pressure

  • Low self esteem & confidence

  • Identity, LGBT+ & life changes

  • Budgeting and life skills

  • Bullying & peer pressure

  • Healthy relationships

  • Online safety

  • Goal setting & more

How it works

  • 6-12 Weekly session (or more if needed)

  • Delivered in a relaxed, informal style

  • Confidential, supportive and youth-led

  • 50 minutes per session

  • free initial meeting 

    £35 per session*

    * Funding support may be available, please contact us for more information.

     

Who is it for

All young people aged 12 - 21

living or going to school in the Rochdale area.

You do not need a referral or to meet a certain criteria or threshold

Want to work on something not listed? We provided specific and personalised support - get in touch to find out more.

Meet your mentor

Helen has been working with young people for over a decade and a large part of the work has been mentoring young people one to one.

Helen first started mentoring young people at Mahdlo youth Zone, she volunteered as a mentor for 2 years, during which time her and her mentee won Match of the month, She was interview along with her mentee for the Oldham Chronicle and also won a Queens award for voluntary service.

She then became a teaching assistant and later a learning mentor at The Radclyffe School in Chadderton, working one to one with students with a wide range or needs. She was honoured during this time to be nominated by one of her students for a teaching assistant of the year award at the Pearson National teaching awards.

During her role with Trafford council as a Missing from home worker, she delivered one to one mentoring with young people who had a history of going missing from home or care and supported them through complex experiences and emotions.

Along side her extensive experience, Helen has a degree in youth work, a level 2 in counselling, a level 3 award in education and training in autism and ADHD and safeguarding.