My Trauma Is Chronic, But I Am Iconic!!™ C.I.C.
Mentor
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UNPAID VOLUNTARY ROLE.
MUST BE UK BASED.
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Company Description
My Trauma Is Chronic, But I Am Iconic!!™ C.I.C. (MTICBIAI) is a Community Interest Company dedicated to supporting people who have experienced trauma and adversity. The organization specializes in working with care-experienced young people and adults, as well as individuals who have navigated the criminal justice system, providing compassionate, trauma-informed guidance. MTICBIAI delivers tailored, holistic interventions that include mentoring, its flagship Thrive programme, access to essentials, psychological resources, and therapeutic support. The team also provides consultancy and training to organizations, helping systems better respond to the needs of marginalized communities. MTICBIAI’s work creates measurable social value by improving wellbeing, resilience, and opportunities while reducing social costs through sustainable personal and social transformation.
Role Description
The Mentor role is a part-time remote position focused on providing consistent, trauma-informed support to individuals engaged with MTICBIAI’s services. Day-to-day responsibilities include:
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- Holding one-to-one mentoring sessions online
- Co-creating support plans with mentees
- Helping mentees set and work toward realistic personal, educational, or employment goals
- Facilitating engagement with the Thrive programme
- Signposting mentees to relevant services and resources
- Coordinating with internal team members and partner organizations to ensure continuity of care
- Maintaining accurate records
- Contributing to risk assessments
- Attending supervision and reflective practice sessions
- Participating in ongoing training to uphold ethical, safeguarding, and trauma-informed standards
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Qualifications
- Ability to build trusting, non-judgmental relationships, with strong active listening, empathy, and trauma-informed communication skills.
- Experience mentoring, coaching, youth work, or support work with care-experienced people, justice-involved individuals, or other marginalized communities.
- Skills in planning and monitoring goals, maintaining clear documentation, and managing time effectively in a flexible, remote environment.
- Understanding of safeguarding, ethical practice, and boundaries, with the ability to respond appropriately to risk and distress.
- Comfort using digital tools for remote sessions (video platforms, secure messaging, basic office software) and learning new systems as needed.
- Resilience, self-awareness, and willingness to engage in supervision, reflective practice, and ongoing professional development.
- Relevant training or qualifications in social work, psychology, counseling, youth work, or community development are beneficial but not essential.
- Lived experience of trauma, care, or the criminal justice system, and experience working in community or grassroots settings, are highly valued when paired with appropriate boundaries and support.
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