What you would be involved in:
• Leading, organising and supporting the preparation and delivery of the unit programme in a
fun and exciting way to ensure the engagement and satisfaction of attending young people.
• Collaborating with your unit youth team to create an inclusive, safe, and open environment in
which young people are empowered to develop and learn life skills, including First Aid.
• Coordinating with colleagues in your youth team to maintain supervision of young people and
ensure there are sufficient adult volunteers to meet supervision ratio requirements.
• Ensuring appropriate adjustments for inclusion and participation of all young people and
adults are made within your unit.
• Supporting the Unit Manager as required and sharing responsibility for the, safeguarding, duty
of care, health, and wellbeing of young people within your unit.
• Create a culture of respect and awareness of diversity to ensure all young people and adults
are treated equally and fairly as part of the unit.
Key information
- Start Date: 2nd September 2026
- End Date: 6th January 2027
- Volunteer: Weekly
- Availability: Monday AM, Monday PM, Monday Evening, Tuesday AM, Tuesday PM, Tuesday Evening, Wednesday AM, Wednesday PM, Wednesday Evening, Thursday AM, Thursday PM, Thursday Evening, Friday AM, Friday PM, Friday Evening, Saturday AM, Saturday PM, Saturday Evening, Sunday AM, Sunday PM, Sunday Evening
- Tasks: You will need to have the following:
• Experience of working with young people (aged 5 -18) or as part of a youth organisation.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and personal motivation to work as part of a team and an
infectious sense of enthusiasm and commitment.
• Passion for seeing young people succeed and a willingness to engage and support young
people to learn life skills within St John.
• Able to communicate effectively with young people.
• Willing to partake in the training so support the variety of activities involved in delivering a St
John youth programme. - Training: Mandatory training:
• Welcome programme introducing you to St John.
• Training in appropriate SJA policies and regulations.
• St John Safeguarding training relevant to your role.
• Dynamic risk assessments.
• Training on youth work, leadership and practical skills as required.
• Out of pocket expenses.
• First aid for Youth Leaders. - Requirements: Willing to travel by public transport or find own way to volunteering location
- Interests: Children, Community, Education, Emergency services, Families, Medicine, Young people
- Suitability: 18 and over
- Activities: Befriending, First Aid, Lending a helping hand, Mentoring, Providing advice, Teaching, Training, Youth work
- DBS Check: Yes
- Are Volunteer Expenses Reimbursed?: Yes
- Accessibility: Clearly marked accessible parking spaces, Step free access clearly signposted into the building, Lift to other floors / step free access throughout the building, Accessible toilets, Area for assistance dogs nearby
• Experience of working with young people (aged 5 -18) or as part of a youth organisation.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and personal motivation to work as part of a team and an
infectious sense of enthusiasm and commitment.
• Passion for seeing young people succeed and a willingness to engage and support young
people to learn life skills within St John.
• Able to communicate effectively with young people.
• Willing to partake in the training so support the variety of activities involved in delivering a St
John youth programme.
• Welcome programme introducing you to St John.
• Training in appropriate SJA policies and regulations.
• St John Safeguarding training relevant to your role.
• Dynamic risk assessments.
• Training on youth work, leadership and practical skills as required.
• Out of pocket expenses.
• First aid for Youth Leaders.