YOUNG GREEN BRITON CHALLENGE MENTOR
INSPIRE, SUPPORT AND GUIDE GROUPS OF YOUNG PEOPLE TO DEVELOP THEIR OWN ECO-INITIATIVES
The Young Green Briton Challenge is an exciting new initiative from the Green Britain Foundation to nurture, support and celebrate youth-led, school-based climate action. The Challenge supports students aged 11-14 to learn and apply design, innovation, business and other transferable skills, empowering young people to explore local climate and sustainability issues and design entrepreneurial solutions or campaigns to address the problems they identify.
PURPOSE OF VOLUNTEER ROLE
We are seeking volunteers who are great at getting new things off the ground. We are looking for people with a background in campaigning, design, innovation or experience of setting up their own enterprise to support teams of young people. Over a four-month period, in a school setting (virtually or in-person) mentors will help students to develop their ideas from concept through to prototype to implementation.
ROLE OBJECTIVES:
- To provide dedicated mentoring support to teams of students to help take their ideas into implementation
- To encourage students to think creatively about how best to implement their solutions, increasing their confidence, critical thinking and planning skills
- To encourage and facilitate collaboration amongst team members, and promote an inclusive working environment To regularly monitor and record students’ progress To work in partnership with the teachers to ensure that the students behave respectfully to one another
- To support with preparing to pitch at the national event To attend the prestigious national event. Please note all mentoring activity will be supervised by teaching staff.
HOW TO APPLY:
Complete this short application form here: https://forms.gle/a3BqQ6gjE6AjFu6s9
Any questions please contact laura@volunteersforfuture.org
BENEFITS OF TAKING PART:
- To be part of a daring new education initiative empowering young people to directly address climate and sustainability issues.
- To have a direct impact in your local community.
- To develop experience in working with young people in an education setting.
- To develop your skills, confidence and experience in mentoring and facilitation.
- To develop your leadership and management skills To be part of high energy, fun and dynamic team.
PERSON SPEC:
- Experience of delivering impactful projects, products or system changes related to climate change.
- Passion for sustainability and entrepreneurship.
- Experience of project and/or small business management.
- Able to offer insights and practical tools for implementing.
- collaborative programmes.
- A responsible, resilient, thoughtful and empathetic nature.
- Ability to build meaningful and trusting relationships.
- Excellent communication skills with a wide range of people.
- An ability to be a positive role model for others.
- Experience of working with young people is not essential - full training will be provided.
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If you are studying or researching a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Maths (STEM) related subject and want to volunteer and share your knowledge and experience with young people, you could become a STEM Ambassador.
