Pyxis 1:1 Mentoring

What is Pyxis 1:1 Mentoring?

Pyxis provides personalised life and social skills packages, in which we aim to:

  • Support and encourage young people to develop their own abilities, strategies and confidences to participate successfully in social activities with their peers.

  • Provide mentoring, supporting young people to navigate and understand complex aspects of life, ultimately resulting in young people being in a position to make their own informed choices.

  • Support young people to become confident using independent life skills within the wider community.

What is involved?

Through the development of a strong, trusting, professional relationship, our Pyxis Mentors are able to develop a solid understanding of each individuals strengths and the barriers preventing them from reaching their goals. Each One to One programme is delivered by a single Pyxis Mentor (with the support of our wider team behind the scenes) providing consistency for the individual receiving support, whilst reaping the benefit of the wider teams expertise. Each programme is designed according to the needs of the situation and therefore we are flexible with the duration and times that we offer.

Types of Support

The skills lists here provide an idea of the kinds of areas that we are able to offer support with. This is not a complete list of everything we can do, so please talk to us if you cannot see something that you would like support with. We do think there is a big overlap between social skills, life skills and employability skills, but sometimes it can be helpful to make the distinction we have here.

Social Skills:

  • Socialising with peers

  • Communication skills

  • Emotional regulation

  • Dealing with change

  • Confidence

  • Assertiveness

  • Identifying personal strengths

  • Building resilience

Life Skills:

  • Money handling

  • Travel training

  • Shopping

  • Banking

  • Independent living

  • Computer skills

  • Making appointments

  • Emergency planning

Employability Skills:

  • CV support

  • Cover letters

  • Application forms

  • Job Searches

  • Interview technique

  • Interview practice

  • Types of employment

  • Advocacy

Price, Availability and How to Refer

Pyxis 1:1 Mentoring is currently £56 per hour. A more detailed guide to the support can be found in our 1:1 Mentoring Outline document.

Pyxis 1:1 Mentoring is available on Mondays.

You can refer to Pyxis 1:1 Mentoring by completing the “Expression of Interest” form found under the contact section of our website.