Climbing the ladder to success

The Role of a Mentor

The Hear For You mentors are hearing impaired. They communicate orally and share their life experiences.

A hearing impaired mentor, someone who has experienced life’s ups and downs, can instill in young deaf people the desire to say to themselves: “If he or she can, so can I.”

Their role is to:

• proactively support and encourage young deaf people
  

• give advice based on personal experience and knowledge
  

• act as a role model to give these young people
  

• provide emotional support whilst talking confidentially or openly about feelings and issues
  

• share information regarding extracurricular activities and future prospects
  

The characteristics of the Hear For You mentors who have had a variety of personal experiences and achievements include:

• will to succeed
  

• self-motivation
  

• organisational skills
  

• impartiality
  

• compassion
  

• articulateness
  

• cheerfulness
  

• positivity