Becoming a mentor

To become a mentor you need to:

  • Be over 18
  • Live in Gloucestershire
  • Be diagnosed, or self-identify as neurodivergent
  • Be a good listener
  • Have access to your own phone or computer
  • Have time to commit to the project.

Your role as a peer mentor is to use your experience of discovering and exploring your own neurodivergence to support someone navigating similar circumstances.

Download the role description here. 

Over a period of six months, you will arrange to meet regularly for one-to-one mentoring sessions with a mentee who is in the early stages of exploring their own neurodivergence.

The approach is friendly, user-led and non-judgemental, so there’s is no expectation for mentors to have all the answers, provide solutions or take on the role of a professionally trained counsellor, therapist or support worker. Both mentors and mentees are on an equal footing. Mentors may be able to identify with the mentees journey towards self-acceptance.

Training & background checks

All mentors are required to undergo DBS and reference checks and attend our in-person mentor training day prior to being paired with a mentor.

Our training event will be in-person at our offices in Gloucester.

The date for our next training events are:  Saturday 12th December 2026 and Saturday 9th January 2027 at our Inclusion Gloucestershire Office.

You will also need to spend some time familiarising yourself with our policies, procedures and mentor resources.  We have a handbook and an online Mentor resources library to support you with this.

Time commitment

Following training, we expect that volunteering as a peer mentor will involve no more than 1 hour a week for 6 months (depending on how often you and your mentee decide to meet). This includes:

  • your regular mentoring sessions, which will be scheduled at a time and frequency to suit you both
  • Any other training or meetings (including periodic check-ins with our project coordinator)
  • Monthly online mentor group support sessions (these are optional, but recommended to aid peer-support and shared learning)
  • Optional online social events

If you’d like to become a mentor follow this link to complete a registration form:

MENTOR Online Registration Form

If you’d like support with completing this form, or would like to discuss being a mentor email us on: unboxed@inclusion-glos.org