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Become a Mentor

Want to make a difference in a young person’s life? All while kicking a ball around, cracking jokes, and providing Pillars Ka Pou Whakahou young people with quality time, experiences, and opportunities outside of their horizons.

Join our team of mentors across Tāmaki Makaurau (Auckland) and Ōtautahi (Christchurch)

Without intervention, children of people in prison are 9.5 times more likely to end up in prison themselves. Our mentoring programme is committed to lowering this statistic. Our mentors not only change children’s lives, but they also change their own. They act as an aunty, uncle, big brother or big sister figure who are the joke tellers, adventurers, trusted, askable adults these children often don’t have.

How do I become a Mentor?

Our mentors see our mentees once a fortnight for a minimum of a year. Pillars Ka Pou Whakahou also puts on multiple mentoring events throughout the year, where you can meet other mentors and the children meet other young people just like them. You will also attend monthly supervisions with other mentors, receiving support, education and advice throughout your mentoring journey.

  1. ​Attend one of our information evenings – you will hear more about how our mentoring programme works. These occur once a month. Register Here

  2. Fill out an application - our Mentoring Coordinators will give you an application once you have attended our information session.

  3. Complete a home interview - our team will contact you to arrange an interview at your home to get to know you better. 

  4. Check your references - we will korero with your references and complete a police check.

  5. Mentor Orientation Day - you will then attend an induction training.

  6. Match Meeting - we will go with you to meet your mentee and their whānau.

Discover our kōrero

Book Your Mentor Info Session

Ready to take the next step?

Book your Mentor Information Session to learn more about Pillars Ka Pou Whakahou, hear inspiring stories from current mentors and meet the dedicated Mentor Coordinators who will support you every step of the way.

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Mentor Information Sessions are held every first or second Thursday of the month in the evenings at each location (click your location to see upcoming dates). 

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