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Date(s)

weekly on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, starting from Tuesday, March 4, 2025 - 6:15pm, forever
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Availability Details

One evening per week

Venue Address

XL Team Education centre
A1 Euro House, Earlsway
Team Valley
Gateshead
Ne110rq
United Kingdom

Areas covered
Policies in place

DBS check required

Yes
Support and Training

Expenses Reimbursed

Yes
Other information

Age restrictions apply

Yes

Our Youth Development Scheme is for individuals aged 16 21 interested in pursuing careers in the medical and health fields.

The program will offer a transformative experience by focusing on skill-building, employability, social action, and community integration. By empowering young people, the scheme will create future leaders who are well-prepared for careers in healthcare while fostering stronger, more connected communities.

Program Objectives

1.Develop Life Skills:Equip participants with essential life skills such as communication, teamwork, and decision-making to enhance confidence and leadership capabilities.

2.Enhance Employability:Offer targeted activities to develop employability skills, including CV writing, interview techniques, and workplace readiness tailored to the medical and health sectors.

3.Engage in Social Action:Provide volunteering opportunities in healthcare settings and community projects to foster a sense of responsibility and civic engagement.

4.Promote Diversity and Inclusion:Encourage young people from diverse backgrounds to collaborate, learn from each other, and serve their communities.

5.Strengthen Communities:Create meaningful connections between participants and local communities to build trust, integration, and resilience.

6.Empower Positive Change:Inspire participants to make tangible differences in their communities through healthcare-focused projects and initiatives.


Main duties of the job

As a Unit Youth Leader you will be responsible for coordinating and supporting the adult volunteers within your youth unit to ensure the delivery and provision of a quality, fun and engaging youth programme in a safe and inclusive environment.

You will also be expected to assist in the delivery of the programme.
 

Skills needed

Experience Essential

A willingness to engage and support young people to learn life skills, including First Aid in a fun, interactive manner.
A commitment to the health and safety, wellbeing, safeguarding and inclusion of all young people
A commitment to supporting our young people to become future leaders.
Able to work effectively as part of a team and to communicate well with otheradults and young people.
Able to lead others and to delegate and coordinate tasks fairly within a team.
Has some experience working with young people or in a youth organisation.
Willing to supervise young people on events / undertake required training to do so.

Benefits for the Volunteer

Access to exclusive discount sites, including a Blue Light card

A welcome programme introducing you to the project and Safeguarding and youth-specific training to help you support the young people you'll be working
First Aid training
DBS costs covered
Out-of-pocket expenses covered
The chance to make a positive impact – you'll contribute to the development of young people in your community by teaching them vital life skills, including first aid
The opportunity to mentor and support young people as they learn and grow
Develop skills, like leadership, communication, and organisational skills

Register your interest
Your details will be passed onto the organisation offering this volunteer opportunity so that they can contact you directly with more information. Anonymised information will be kept for monitoring purposes.