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Inclusion Gloucestershire is a disabled people’s organisation that exists to facilitate inclusion for people who face disabling barriers, every day and in every way. We recognise, that no two people ...
Neurodivergent Peer Mentors
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Summary
We are seeking neurodivergent adults for a new project providing peer mentoring support to other newly identified neurodivergent adults across GloucestershireDetailed description
Neurodivergent mentors wanted
Are you neurodivergent? Would you like to use your own experience to support other newly-identified neurodivergent adults in Gloucestershire?
The ZIG/ZAG Peer Mentoring Scheme offers free, 1-to-1 support to people who have recently discovered their own neurodivergence, matching them with experienced volunteer mentors who can offer empathetic support and solidarity as they explore and reflect upon this important aspect of their identity.
We will be recruiting three cohorts of volunteer mentors over the course of the project. We are now recruiting the first cohort of mentors, who will each be trained up and matched with a mentee by February 2024.
To be a ZIG/ZAG mentor, you just need to identify as neurodivergent - you don’t need a clinical diagnosis of any specific form/type of neurodivergence. All mentors will receive comprehensive training and ongoing support throughout each 6-month mentoring period, so you also don’t have to be an expert! If you are at a stage in your own journey where you feel ready to support others, we would love to hear from you.
What we will provide to volunteers
💸 Reimbursement of costs🤝 Extra supportAbout Inclusion Gloucestershire
Our Vision is to help people achieve an inclusive society that values, respects and includes disabled people everyday and in every way.
Our Model:
We are user-led and our model places ‘experts by experience’ at the centre of what we do.
They are people who have experience of living with a disability or mental ill health and who know what works for them and what doesn’t.
Every project we work on involves our experts by experience, who are fully supported in what they do.
Being user-led means that the majority of our Board, which makes the important decisions about how we are run, have lived experience of disability. The majority of our staff team are also disabled, so have valuable insight into life with a disability.