Volunteering Opportunity: VO71158

• Peer Mentor
  with Fairway Fife.

  Created/last updated: 14/04/2025

  
  

  About this opportunity:
  Takes place:	mornings afternoons evenings Mondays Tuesdays Wednesdays Thursdays Fridays Saturdays Sundays
  Minimum age:	16
  Maximum age:	99
  Training provided:	There is a mandatory 6 hour course on 'The Role of a Mentor' and Child Protection training , then a personal development training programme will be set up to support the ongoing needs of the individual Mentor, such as First Aid Training, Signalong, Food Hygiene, Wheelchair Support, Emergency Evacuation, Fire Safety, Disability and Epilepsy Awareness, plus many others.
  Out of pocket expenses paid?	Yes - Public transport rates or mileage at 45p per mile.
  Experience required:	No specific requirements for experience were provided by the organisation.
  Restrictions on who can volunteer	To become a Peer Mentor, volunteers must be aged 16 years of age or over.
  Application process:	Application Form; Induction/Training; Informal Chat; PVG membership required; References; Trial Period
  Taster available?	Yes: If you sign up to volunteer, you will be invited along to a session ahead of completing an application.
  Travel Details	Fairway Fife's premises are at Unit 23, Dunfermline Business Centre, Izatt Avenue, but the opportunity also takes place out and about at various venues in Fife.
  Saltire Award	This opportunity is compatible with the Saltire Awards for volunteers aged 12-25.