Grandmentor (Fife)

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Grandmentors is an award-winning, inter-generational mentoring programme. The programme operates in various locations across the UK and is launching for the first time in Fife in 2026. We are now looking for new Volunteer Mentors to join our team in Fife.

We recruit, train and support Volunteer Mentors (normally people aged 50+) who use their experience and skills to support young people (aged 16-26). Grandmentors support young people to improve their physical and mental health, decrease isolation and loneliness, and support young people to achieve when it comes to Education, Employment and Training, having sustainable housing and finances, and more. Each young person, alongside their Grandmentor, creates a support plan and set goals based on their needs.

Grandmentors explore and review the young person’s challenges, and priorities. These range from enhancing mental & physical health and wellbeing, dealing with stress and conflict, support to access sustainable and appropriate housing, career and education goals, budget planning and often just being there for a cuppa and a chat.

Grandmentors is all about empowering and building positive relationships, aligning to “The Promise” that Scotland made to its care experienced population. Young people are listened to, heard, and responded to. They benefit from safe, consistent loving relationships, and access to meaningful support to boost mental & physical wellbeing, resilience, and confidence.

It is widely recognised that care-experienced young people are some of the most disadvantaged in society. Many are in care because they have experienced, or are at risk of, neglect and/or abuse. Security and stability are often missing from their lives and that is something that we offer with a Grandmentor.

As well as care experienced young people, we also support young people with adverse childhood experiences, poor mental health, or refugees who just need that pillar of support when the world around them seems chaotic.

We provide training, PVG, reference checks, expenses, and ongoing supportive mentor meet-ups with project coordinators and fellow mentors in the local community.

Experience required

Good people and communication skills
Good organisational skills
Life skills
Patience and determination with lots of resilience
Experience of interest in supporting young people, many of whom face life barriers and challenges

Travel details

Grandmentors supports young people across all areas of Fife

Travel expenses

All travel and general expenses reimbursed weekly (in line with our organisation expenses policy)

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