Youth Volunteer (Youth Fellowship - Brent - Ages 16-24)

Canal & River Trust; City Of London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A nonprofit organization in London is looking for Youth Volunteers to join its Fellowship program for six months. Participants will engage in community activities, develop leadership skills, and improve their health and wellbeing. No formal skills are required, making it a great opportunity for young individuals to give back and make a positive impact. Join us to learn new skills and meet new people in your community.

Benefits

Improvement to health and wellbeing

A chance to meet new people

Skills for future use

Qualifications

• No formal skills required.

Responsibilities

• Taking part in fun activities.
• Volunteering in the community.
• Learning new skills.

Job description

The Youth Fellowship is a 6- month volunteer opportunity for young people to develop and exercise their leadership and innovation skills, whilst supporting the Trust to solve challenges that exist in local communities across the canal network.

Whether it be through community cohesion events, sports activities, health and wellbeing events or effective campaigning, we are empowering young people lead change in their communities.

We also expect some of the Youth Fellows to go on to get involved in decision-making at the Trust, bringing fresh perspectives to help us shape the future direction of our work and use the programme to evolve how we work with young people across the organisation.

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Why we want you

Join us as one of our Youth Volunteers to participate in a host of national programmes from Duke of Edinburgh to our Youth Fellowship Programme. We have a range of activities on offer that all contribute to your personal development and wellbeing, will help you give back to your community and help to build skills you can take with you for life.

What you will be doing

• Taking part in fun activities
• Volunteering in the community
• Learning new skills

The skills you need

• No formal skills required

What\'s in it for you

• Improvement to health and wellbeing
• A chance to meet new people
• Skills for future use