Are you working in a hearing organisation? Are you preparing for promotion? Do you want to know how to work with hearing  colleagues better? Do you work within a deaf organisation? Do you want to feel more positive about your work? Do you want to have increased choices and opportunities at work? Do you want to be in more control over your working life? Have you been marked out as destined for better things? Do you need support and interview practice?

If you have answered "yes" to any two of the above questions, then mentoring is for you.

 "A mentor is a more experienced individual, willing to share his/her knowledge and experiences with someone less experienced than themselves, in a relationship of mutual trust, and to provide assistance, in respect of the mentee's career development and aspirations for the future".

Is this what you are looking for? If so, talk to your manager and contact us general@deafworks.co.uk.

Who would be your mentor? Laraine Callow (deaf) has held management positions in a variety of organisations (charitable, education, commercial) and has mentored many deaf professionals and deaf managers in local government, social work, charity, commercial organisations. Self employed people and others have also benefited from Deafworks' mentoring.

You as a mentee You would be expected to keep a file of notes, thoughts, action plans, discussion notes, etc plus information given by the mentor as mentoring is an active learning process which is totally confidential!