What we need

• Our team will provide a 6 hours briefing to go though SoCO's mentorship guidelines with you
• Our main service targets are youths aged from 15 to 24, you will be paired with one youth throughout the year
• Mentor requirements: Age: 25 years or above/ Education: Degree or above /Work experience: Two years or more /Language: Able to communicate in Cantonese/Mentors are required at least a 1-year commitment
• Looking for mentors who are willing to share career experience, learning methodology and help the youths to build up positive thinking mindset
• Date, time and the format to communicate with the youths are flexible and can be dependent on your schedule, the requirement is to complete 8 hours per month
• The format includes messaging, calls, meet-up for meals and more. You'll keep track of the hours spent per month

Background

With the generous support by the Community Chest of Hong Kong, SoCO will initiate “Engage for Change - Internship and mentoring for empowering the youth living in poverty” project since June 2023. The 3-year project included Mentroship. Each mentor is paired with a youth aged 15-24. Individual professionals are invited as mentor to enlighten the post-secondary youth in poverty, including sharing of career experience, learning methodology, building up positive thinking mindset and effective reflection model, as well as rapport building with professionals and social networking; Your kind participation would facilitate upward social mobility and improve the livelihood of the underprivileged youth. 

What we have

Each mentor will participate in a 6-hour mentorship workshop : (For second stage of recruitment) 1️⃣ Workshop Date available : 18 Jan, 2024 (Thur) Time: 7pm-10pmVenue: 2/F, 117 Kweilin Street, Sham Shu Po, Kowloon, Hong Kong (SoCO Kweilin Street Office)2️⃣Workshop (Part II)Date : TBC Time: 3 hoursVenue: TBC** The Youth Mentoring Scheme is an ongoing project, mentorship workshop will be arranged accordingly**

Why this is important

Corporate staff and individual professionals are invited to enlighten the post-secondary youth in poverty, including sharing of career experience, learning methodology, building up positive thinking mindset and effective reflection model, as well as helping youth to achieve their goals.

Project Period

09 Jan 2024 - 31 Jan 2025

Location

2/F, 117 Kweilin Street, Sham Shu Po, Kowloon, Hong Kong (SoCO Kweilin Street Office)