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CENTRAL COAST GROWING TOGETHER
MENTOR PROJECT
Why Promote my Managers as Mentors?
What is the Central Coast Growing Together Mentor Project?
Central Coast Growing Together Mentor project is an innovative
sector support and leadership project
aimed at increasing regional leadership capacity, interagency
collaboration, external support, and the
sharing of experience and knowledge amongst Child and Family
Services in the Central Coast Region.
Why allow my managers to mentor others?
Mentoring is a fantastic, on-the-job method of learning and
developing new leadership skills. In the pilotproject that was run
in Northern Sydney, mentors reported the following:
100% of mentors agreed that they were learning new skills by
mentoring someone elseincluding:
Facilitating professional development and encouraging
self-reflection by mentee;
Continuing to work in partnership and rather than be "an
expert"
Being a sounding board and facilitator of reflection;
Skills of time management, reflection, goal setting etc are all
reinforced and practised more through this
process;
Further developing an understanding of the nuances between
mentoring, counselling and supervision -
where they are similar and where they differ, the importance of
seeing them separately, and how to
integrate them effectively.
100% of mentors agreed that they were increasing in confidence
and leadership skillsincluding:
I particularly like the relationship of mentoring and this
mentoring relationship is allowing me to get timely
and effective feedback re my mentoring skills in a way that
really works for me;
Being able to translate professional knowledge and experience
and offer this to mentee to assist in their
professional development.
100% said that their experience of their mentoring relationship
was positive.
As part of participation in the program, mentors:
Receive two days of tailored mentoring and leadership training;
Learn about (and apply) concepts such as personal leadership,
mentoring structures and
approaches, staff support and development, and sector-specific
mentoring content in a
comfortable and genuine training environment;
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Have the opportunity to support the development of a colleague
who is growing in their localleadership capacity;
Meet with their mentee for one hour each month over 18 monthsand
support their personalgrowth and contribution to the local
sector;
Have access to one post-training phone or Skype coaching session
to improve their mentoringpractice.
Are there any costs for being involved?
Thanks to funding supplied by the NSW Department of Families and
Community Services there is no cost to
participating staff and organisations. However, in achieving
maximum outcomes for all participants and for
the sector, it is expected that participants in the project
complete all program requirements as outlined in
the project Agreement and Application package.
Who can I talk to for more information?
We would love to hear from you! Please feel encouraged to
contact:
Rochelle Romero
KTS Regional Project Manager Central Coast
4321 7537
[email protected]
mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]
