mentors

Each young person is provided with a workplace mentor at their corporate partner company. Some cadets have more than one.

Mentoring aims to provide a structured and trusting relationship that brings young people together with caring individuals who offer guidance, support and encouragement aimed at developing the competence and character of the mentee. Mentors support, guide, and shape younger or less experienced individuals as they weather difficult periods, enter new arenas, or undertake challenging tasks.

Mentors can experience enormous feelings of satisfaction from making a difference. Being involved in mentoring builds new skills and experiences including:

• Practical leadership skill development through the mentoring of a young person;
• Strengthened interpersonal and problem solving skills;
• Insight in to the day to day lives of young people;
• Increased opportunities to build networks with other mentors, Doxa Youth Foundation staff and other participants;
• The opportunity to participate in a disadvantaged young person’s development.

“I have been involved in the Doxa program now for over 8 years, with the last 6 years being in the role as Mentor. During this time I have met some wonderful cadets, people that I still stay in touch with now, years after they have graduated and moved on. To be able to witness a young person come into your work environment and see them grow and develop to their full potential over the course of their cadetship is an amazing experience. It can also be very humbling. For these young people to tell you how much your support and advice has meant to them and how it helped them to reach their goals is one of the most rewarding experiences you could hope for.

The Doxa Cadetship is a wonderful program to be involved in. For our Firm to sponsor these cadets and for me to have the opportunity to be involved as their mentor is something that I will always treasure.”

Naish Peterson, Mentor at Arnold Bloch Leibler

"The Doxa Cadetship is a wonderful program to be involved in. For our Firm to sponsor these cadets and for me to have the opportunity to be involved as their mentor is something that I will always treasure.”

Naish Peterson, Mentor at Arnold Bloch Leibler