Mentoring - Kind Fox

Mentoring

Mentoring at Kind Fox is flexible, practical, and centred around building confidence, independence, life skills, and meaningful participation in everyday life.

Our mentoring supports are shaped around individual strengths, interests, goals, and lived experiences. Supports may involve encouragement, skill-building, shared activities, problem-solving, creative interests, community participation, or support working toward personal goals at a comfortable pace.

We focus on supportive, strengths-based mentoring that feels practical, respectful, and participant-led.

Explore the flip cards below to learn more about the mentoring supports we offer.

What Mentoring is ✅

  • A capacity-building support under the NDIS
  • Goal-focused and participant-led
  • Strengths-based and practical
  • Delivered through real-world activities and shared experiences
  • Flexible in approach and level of participation

What Mentoring is not ❌

  • Clinical therapy or counselling
  • Formal education, tutoring, or accredited training
  • Medical, psychological, or crisis support
  • High-intensity or complex supports requiring multiple staff
  • A replacement for allied health services

Core Mentoring & Confidence

General Mentoring

Building confidence, independence and everyday life skills

General Mentoring

Flexible, strengths-based mentoring that supports confidence, independence, wellbeing, and everyday life skills.

Mentoring may include:

  • building confidence through encouragement and practical support
  • support with routines, organisation, and daily decision-making
  • social and community participation at your own pace
  • goal setting, motivation, and gentle accountability
  • developing everyday life skills through real-world experiences
  • general education and learning support where appropriate

Confidence Building

Strengthening self-belief and resilience through encouragement and practice

Confidence Building

Mentoring focused on building self-confidence, resilience, and trust in your own abilities.

Mentoring may include:

  • recognising strengths, progress, and personal achievements
  • building self-trust and confidence in decision-making
  • navigating nerves, overwhelm, or self-doubt with support and encouragement
  • exploring new situations and experiences at a comfortable pace
  • building confidence through everyday experiences and participation

Social & Community Participation

Supporting meaningful connection and participation

Social & Community Participation

Mentoring that supports confidence, connection, and comfort engaging socially and within the community.

Mentoring may include:

  • exploring social opportunities connected to your interests and goals
  • building communication and social confidence
  • support attending groups, activities, or community events
  • developing boundaries, self-advocacy, and choice-making skills
  • participating at a pace that feels safe, flexible, and manageable

Work, Study & Everyday Skills

Resume, Career & Job Seeking

Practical support towards study, work and future goals

Resume, Career & Job Seeking

Mentoring that supports confidence, career exploration, study goals, and preparing for future work opportunities.

Mentoring may include:

  • resume and cover letter support
  • exploring strengths, interests, and work preferences
  • job searching and application guidance
  • interview preparation and confidence building
  • understanding workplace expectations, routines, and communication
  • exploring study, volunteering, training, or future pathways

Everyday life and Study Skills

Building confidence with everyday household tasks

Everyday life and Study Skills

Mentoring to support independence, routines, organisation, study habits, and practical everyday life skills.

Mentoring may include:

  • building routines, structure, and time management skills
  • support with study habits, organisation, and task planning
  • learning household skills such as cleaning, laundry, cooking, and home organisation
  • developing confidence with sequencing, problem-solving, and daily responsibilities
  • flexible support that can be guided, shared, or hands-on depending on your comfort and goals

Creativity & Digital Arts Mentoring

VFX Pipeline Knowledge

Learning about the VFX Pipeline and how film is made.

VFX Pipeline Knowledge

Mentoring may include:

  • exploring how visual effects are created in film, animation, and digital media
  • learning about different areas of the VFX pipeline such as modelling, animation, compositing, and technical workflows
  • discovering which creative or technical areas of visual effects feel most interesting to you
  • building confidence exploring creative software, workflows, and digital projects at your own pace

Creative Digital Art & 3D Tools

Investigating the different software and tools used in professional VFX work

Creative Digital Art & 3D Tools

Mentoring may include:

  • exploring creative digital tools used for drawing, animation, design, and 3D art
  • building creative and technical skills through guided practice and experimentation
  • learning at your own pace in ways that feel supportive, flexible, and interest-led
  • developing confidence using creative software and digital workflows

Therapeutic Drawing

Exploring creative expression in a therapeutic way

Therapeutic Drawing

Mentoring may include:

  • using drawing as a calming, creative, or expressive activity
  • supporting emotional regulation and wellbeing through creativity
  • exploring art in a low-pressure and supportive environment
  • focusing on creativity, process, and self-expression rather than skill or performance

Technology & Software Mentoring

Exploring Software and Development

Exploring interests in application development and design.

Exploring Software and Development

Mentoring may include:

  • learning how websites, apps, and software systems are built
  • exploring front-end and back-end development concepts
  • understanding coding fundamentals and problem-solving approaches
  • introduction to tools used in software development such as Git, APIs, and databases
  • building confidence exploring technology and development at your own pacebuilding confidence exploring technology and development at your own pace

Exploring Technology & Software Systems

Understanding the core infrastructure behind modern software development.

Exploring Technology & Software Systems

Mentoring may include:

  • exploring how websites, apps, and online systems work together
  • understanding the basics of hosting, cloud platforms, and software systems
  • learning about different technologies used in modern software development
  • exploring tools and workflows used to build and manage digital projects
  • building confidence learning about technology in a supportive and interest-led way

Building a Portfolio & Small Projects

Supporting personal development through personal work and persistence.

Building a Portfolio & Small Projects

Mentoring may include:

  • creating small practical or creative projects
  • learning through hands-on exploration and experimentation
  • building confidence through completing personal projects and goals
  • guidance on showcasing skills, interests, and creative work
  • exploring AI-assisted creativity, coding, and digital tools
  • learning about emerging technologies and generative AI in accessible ways

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