Young Ambassador

Withyou; Rishton; On-site; GBP 1,102,000 - 1,750,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

28 days annual leave

Birthday leave

Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption

2 days paid volunteer leave

Pension (auto-enrolment)

Blue Light Card

Flexible working

Refer a Friend £500 bonus

Job summary

WithYou seeks a Young Ambassador in Preston, open to 16-25 year olds, to support recovery care for a diverse client group. You’ll join a compassionate, determined and professional team and contribute to outreach, mentoring and co-production activities.

This casual role offers progression in a supportive charity environment, with pay steps by age and a strong focus on learning and impact.

Qualifications

• Candidates aged 16-25 with compassionate values.
• Willingness to learn and develop safeguarding skills.
• Provide CV and a cover letter or personal statement.

Responsibilities

• Participate in local outreach events (colleges, Pride).
• Support service administration tasks.
• Provide 121 mentoring for 10-24 year olds.
• Involvement in co-production events at local and organisational levels.

Skills

Collaborative

Ethical

Inspiring

Resilient

Self challenging

Job description

Join our team as a Young Ambassador in Preston.

Our Preston service is looking for a Young Ambassador, aged 16-25, to join them in providing high quality recovery care to a diverse client group. If you are an enthusiastic and creative individual and are passionate about changing people’s lives for the better, we’d love to hear from you.

As a leading charity supporting people with drug, alcohol, and mental health challenges, we operate over 80 services across England and Scotland, providing free and confidential support to more than 100,000 people each year. Find out more about us on our website.

Closing date: 1st October 2026. Please note this role may close earlier than the stated deadline if we receive a high volume of applications, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible. All applicants must submit a CV along with a cover letter or personal statement explaining why they should be considered for this role.

We are looking for candidates whose values match ours: Compassionate, Determined and Professional.

You may feel that you lack the knowledge or experience to work for our organisation but we are keen to hear from 16-25 year olds who live by our guiding principles (we can teach you everything else!). Please get in touch if you are:

• Collaborative - we are outstanding team players
• Ethical - we are open, honest and transparent, we are powered by our integrity and principles
• Inspiring - we are exceptional communicators who empower our clients and each other to reach potential
• Resilient - we have a positive, solution focused “can do” approach
• Self challenging - we strive for personal excellence, outstanding service quality and continual service improvement

You will have the opportunity to get involved in lots of exciting events, initiatives and tasks, including:

• Local outreach events, such as stalls at colleges and Pride events
• Administration tasks to support the service
• 121 mentoring for 10-24 year olds
• Involvement in co-production events, such as forums and groups on a local and organisational level

This is a casual role and rates of pay are as follows:

• Under 18 years of age - £8.00 per hour
• Aged 18 to 20 - £10.85 an hour
• Aged 21 or over - £12.71 an hour

We’re looking for someone who can display our values whilst working with vulnerable children and young people. You should be enthusiastic and keen to learn about the work that WithYou does, as well as a real team player and someone who likes to communicate with a wide range of people.

About Company

WithYou provides free and confidential support, without judgment, to more than 100,000 people every year experiencing challenges with drugs, alcohol and mental health across England and Scotland.

Our name reflects who we are – a positive place where people can progress, connect with others and get friendly, expert help in a way that’s right for them.

Our staff team changes lives. If you’re passionate about helping people get the support they need for issues with drugs, alcohol and mental health, we’d love to hear from you.

DE&I

As an organisation, we continue to build an inclusive culture that encourages, supports and celebrates the diverse voices and experiences of our staff. We know that representing the communities we serve is key to us meeting our vision of a future where everyone lives a life free from the harm associated with drugs and alcohol. We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring and we encourage people from underrepresented communities and backgrounds to apply to join our team, including people with lived experience, people with disabilities, people from racialised communities, LGBTQ+ people, people of all ages and armed forces veterans.

As part of our commitment to the Armed Forces Covenant we provide a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates that are veterans and meet all the essential criteria for a role. With You is also a Disability Confident Employer and we offer a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates with a disability and meet all the essential criteria for a role.

If you have a disability, a learning difficulty such as dyslexia or a medical condition which you believe may affect your performance during any aspect of our selection process, we’ll be happy to make reasonable adjustments to enable you to perform at your best.

Please note that you will be required to provide 3 years worth of references and where applicable, undergo an enhanced DBS check, to be considered for a role at WithYou.

Please review our

• 28 days annual leave, plus bank holidays
• An extra day off for your birthday or a special occasion of your choice
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave
• 2 days paid volunteer leave per year
• Auto-enrollment into We Are With You’s pension scheme
• Access to a Blue Light Card - giving you great savings on big high-street and online brands
• Flexible working opportunities and access to a range of services and resources to support you with your wellbeing
• We have an excellent Refer a Friend scheme which offers you a £500 bonus for any recommendations, any role! Our scheme allows you to recommend your friends and family to work with us and earn a £500 bonus payment for every successful referral you make. Please note, the Refer a Friend scheme is only applicable once your recommended friend has been employed for 6 months