ELEVATE Youth Mentoring Programme
Youth Mentor - Volunteer
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Company Description
ELEVATE Youth Mentoring Programme is an award-winning initiative that empowers young people from disadvantaged and underrepresented backgrounds to develop the skills, confidence, and aspirations needed to succeed in education, employment, and life.
Having supported over 30,000 young people across the UK, alongside international projects, ELEVATE works in partnership with schools, colleges, community organisations and leading employers to deliver inspiring workshops, mentoring and career-focused opportunities. Our mission is to equip young people with the knowledge, confidence and connections to realise their potential while creating inclusive environments where every young person can thrive.
Role Description
As a Youth Mentor – Volunteer, your primary responsibility will be to plan and deliver engaging, interactive workshops that inspire and equip young people with the skills they need to succeed in education, employment and beyond.
Workshops focus on a range of career readiness and personal development topics, including confidence building, resilience, communication skills, interview preparation, CV writing, personal branding, networking, goal setting, wellbeing, employability and future career pathways.
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This is predominantly a remote volunteer role, with workshops delivered virtually to schools and youth organisations across the UK. Volunteers should therefore be confident working independently within a virtual environment, managing their own preparation and delivering engaging online sessions.
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There will also be opportunities to deliver face-to-face workshops, primarily across London, as well as represent ELEVATE at careers events, employer engagement activities and community initiatives.
Beyond workshop delivery, volunteers will contribute to the ongoing development of the programme by sharing ideas, supporting new initiatives and, where appropriate, taking ownership of projects or leading elements of programme delivery. This role is ideal for individuals who enjoy taking initiative, working autonomously and making a meaningful impact on young people's lives.
Qualifications
- Passion for inspiring and empowering young people from diverse and disadvantaged backgrounds.
- Excellent presentation, communication and facilitation skills, with confidence speaking to groups of young people.
- Ability to independently plan, prepare and deliver engaging workshops on career readiness and personal development topics.
- Comfortable working autonomously in a remote/virtual environment while managing responsibilities effectively.
- Strong leadership skills, with the confidence to take initiative, lead activities and contribute to the growth of the programme.
- Ability to build positive relationships with young people, educators, volunteers and partner organisations.
- Understanding of youth development, employability or education is desirable.
- Strong organisational and time-management skills with the ability to prepare sessions and meet agreed commitments.
- Confident using Microsoft Teams, Zoom or similar online platforms to facilitate virtual workshops.
- Commitment to safeguarding, professionalism and maintaining appropriate boundaries.
- Previous experience in workshop facilitation, mentoring, coaching, teaching, training, public speaking or youth work is advantageous but not essential.
- Ability to work inclusively with people from a wide range of cultural, educational and socio-economic backgrounds.
- Previous experience in coaching, mentoring, training, teaching, workshop facilitation or youth work is desirable but not essential.
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