Organisational and Staff Development Services

The University would like to extend an open invitation to staff interested in becoming mentors for other UWA staff members. Mentoring is an important and increasingly recognised staff development tool. There are a range of benefits for the mentor, the mentee and the University that result from mentoring partnerships and these are well documented.

In addition to a growing number of informal mentoring arrangements, the University currently offers opportunities for mentoring through a number of staff development programmes. The most extensive of these is the Leadership Development for Women (LDW) programme, which has been in place since 1994.

You may have a wide variety of skills, attitudes and experiences that would be of interest to a potential mentee in one or more of these programmes. Willingness to participate in a brief training session is also important. Benefits of being a mentor may include:

chance to review your own career goals and progress
increased self-confidence
new enthusiasm and perspective
increased understanding of other staff, and better networks
opportunity to share knowledge and make a positive contribution
satisfaction of seeing someone develop.

Once you have volunteered as a mentor, being selected and matched with a mentee depends to a large extent on when mentors are required for a particular programme, and on the skills and experience being sought by mentees.

Please consider the contribution you could make through mentoring. If you are interested in becoming a mentor, please complete and submit the on-line form below. For additional information, please email Claire Webb.

Expression of Interest in being a UWA Mentor

Which mentoring programme(s) would you like to be involved in as a mentor? (please tick one or more boxes below)

	Leadership Development for Women Programme
	General mentoring

Personal Details

Title (Dr, Ms, etc)

Family Name

Preferred Given Name

School/Section

Position Title

Type of Appointment (eg Academic, General, Research)

Salary Level (eg A, HEE Level 5)

Telephone

Why are you interested in becoming a mentor?

What particular knowledge/skills/experience do you have? Please think about your particular strengths and what you have to offer.

(e.g. knowledge about specific parts of the University, IT expertise, Peoplesoft expertise, key committee memberships, managing research groups, promotion applications, career development, student services, marketing, budgeting, flexible learning, time management, stress management, research grant writing etc.)

What interests do you currently have?

(eg student learning, research or discipline interests - particularly if cross-disciplinary. This may include particular working parties or projects that you are currently involved in.)

What other personal characteristics do you have that may be helpful?

(Mentees often ask for characteristics such as someone who has worked/works part-time, has young children, is good at work/family balance, developed a career later in life, has a particular cultural or racial background etc. These factors often help in terms of establishing rapport.)

Mentoring at UWA

Expression of Interest in being a UWA Mentor

Personal Details