When you volunteer at a Youth Zone, there are so many things you can get involved in; frontline fundraising, cooking up a storm in our cooking classes, sitting on the board of trustees, standing in as goalkeeper on the football pitch, training in the boxing ring or simply being a listening ear and having meaningful conversations with members. Whatever the activity, everyone has their own journey and reasons why they volunteer, but here are just a few of the benefits of getting involved.
• To use and develop your skills – you can find opportunities that match your skills and experiences, you can also try something new.
• To a enhance your CV.
• To give back – Volunteers change young people’s lives for the better.
• To meet new people – you can make friends and connect with others who share your values interests.
BOOST YOUR CV
GAIN WORK EXPERIENCE
GAIN NEW SKILLS
MEET NEW PEOPLE
Volunteer Arts & Crafts Youth Worker
Hours – 4 per week (there is flexibility in this)
Location – Manchester Youth Zone
Our Volunteer Arts and Crafts Youth Workers help us to deliver arts and crafts sessions
that bring young people together to celebrate creativity. They support young people’s
creative skills and encourage them to explore new ideas through art to build their
confidence, social skills and overall wellbeing.
To download the full role description, please click here
Volunteer Performing Arts Youth Worker
Hours – 4 per week (there is flexibility in this)
Location – Manchester Youth Zone
Our Volunteer Performing Arts Youth Workers help us to deliver sessions that bring
young people together to celebrate creativity and performance. They support young
people’s creative skills and encourage them to explore new ideas through performance
to build their confidence, social skills and overall wellbeing.
To download the full role description, please click here
Volunteer Music & Media Youth Worker
Hours – 4 per week (there is flexibility in this)
Location – Manchester Youth Zone
Our Media and Music Youth Workers help us to deliver sessions that bring young people
together to celebrate creativity through music and media. They support young
people’s creative skills and encourage them to explore new ideas to build their
confidence, social skills and overall wellbeing.
To download the full role description, please click here
Volunteer Life Skills Youth Worker
Hours – 4 per week (there is flexibility in this)
Location – Manchester Youth Zone
Our Volunteer Life Skills Youth Workers help us to deliver sessions that bring young people
together to learn independent living skills, primarily in the kitchen, but with a wider focus
on general wellbeing. They support young people’s creativity and encourage them to
explore new ideas so that they build their confidence, social skills and overall wellbeing.
To download the full role description, please click here
Volunteer Sports Youth Worker
Hours – 4 per week (there is flexibility in this)
Location – Manchester Youth Zone
Our Volunteer Sports Youth Workers help us to deliver sports sessions that bring
young people together. These sessions enable young people to build their
confidence, social skills and overall well-being through physical activity.
We have volunteer roles available for both in the centre, and to support our outdoor adventure sessions.
Please click the below to download the full role descriptions
Volunteer Employability Youth Worker
Hours – 4 per week (there is flexibility in this)
Location – Manchester Youth Zone
Our Volunteer Employability Youth Workers help us deliver employability support through
our careers and enterprise provision. They support young people’s career aspirations,
celebrate their skills, experience, and qualities. They help us to encourage them to take
opportunities both in and out of the centre, that develop their skills and characters.
To download the full role description, please click here
Volunteer STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, mathematics) Worker
Hours – 4 per week (there is flexibility in this)
Location – Manchester Youth Zone
Our Volunteer STEAM Youth Workers help us to deliver our ‘makers space’ sessions that
bring young people together to celebrate STEAM. They support young people’s creative
skills and encourage them to explore new ideas through the use of different materials and
equipment to build their confidence, social skills and overall wellbeing.
To download a full role description, please click here
Volunteer Driver
Hours – Ad Hoc
Location – Based from Manchester Youth Zone
Our Volunteer Drivers make it possible for us to offer exciting trips for the young
people who come to our Youth Zone. In addition to this, they provide us with vital
logistical support (by picking up donations from partners in the community) that allows
us to run sessions for young people that build their confidence, social skills and overall
wellbeing.
To download the full role description, please click here
Volunteer Engagement & Activities Youth Worker
Hours – 4 per week (there is flexibility in this)
Location – Manchester Youth Zone
Our Volunteer Engagement and Activities Youth Workers are at the forefront of our sessions. Positioned within the recreation area, they help to create a fun, safe, supportive environment where they engage with young people in a variety of different ways; think playing pool, hosting FIFA tournaments or just having a chat with a young person. In doing so, you will help to build their confidence, social skills and overall wellbeing.
To download the full role description, please click here
Specialist Skill Volunteer
Hours – variable (flexible to volunteer)
Location – Manchester Youth Zone
Do you have a special skill that you think our young people would be interested in? If
so, you can really make this role your own! We’re looking for volunteers who can inspire our young people to think creatively, dream big and look at the world a little differently. If this sounds like something you could do, then we want to hear from you!
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