As a mentor, safe friend, you will be working with the women in the GreenLeaf Transitional Living Program or Whole Woman Program. Mentors are safe friends that play a vital and influential role in assisting the director and case manager in accomplishing specific programming goals as well as being a reliable and trusted source of encouragement, a consistent prayer partner, and a spiritual friend to the GreenLeaf or Whole Woman resident.
Key Responsibilities for all Safe Friend/Mentor:
- Be consistent and dependable when meeting with your mentee. Meet regularly and try to keep appointments as scheduled in order to build a strong, trusting relationship. Please keep in mind that these ladies have experienced a lot of disappointment in their lives and we do not want to add to that!
- Check in regularly with the case manager for areas of concern and accountability
- Help achieve goals that are set with the case manager
- Challenge the resident to "ask herself the right questions" before making important decisions, provide wisdom and guidance throughout the decision-making process to reflect growth in Biblical based decision-making
- Model healthy boundary setting
- Encourage active involvement in a local church
- Encourage development of a healthy lifestyle and hobbies
- Assist with making safe friends in the community
- Help the resident explore both short and long term job/career opportunities
Time Requirements:
Mentor or Safe Friend: One and half to two hours minimum every two weeks with occasional phone calls, church visits, and mentor events (outings are quite flexible)
