Youth Engagement Volunteer

At Teens Unite, we come to work to make meaningful change to the lives of young people fighting cancer and its long-term, life-changing impacts.

We are excited to offer a brand new volunteer opportunity. This volunteer role sits within our Beneficiary team who organise and run our events and liaise directly with the young people that we support.

**Who we are** - a young, energetic, Charity team, positively motivating and supporting young people aged 13-24 who are fighting cancer, to live their best life.

This is an ongoing volunteering position which will see you support at least 4 beneficiary events per calendar year. The volunteering will take place in a variety of venues around Hertfordshire and London.

This opportunity will provide the individual with an opportunity to develop transferable skills such as communication, time management and teamwork, and will offer the chance to observe the Teens Unite’s Teams interactions with the young people that we support.

At Teens Unite we recognise volunteers as a core part of our team, with a distinctive, but complementary role alongside paid staff. We believe that as an organisation we benefit from the skills, experience and enthusiasm of volunteers and feel that you should be able to gain personal benefits from the experience too. We are committed to managing volunteers in a way that ensures the needs of both parties are met.

As our **Beneficiary engagement volunteer**, **You will**
- Support our Beneficiary engagement executives at events
- Set up activities and equipment
- Clean away and pack down activities and equipment
- Support the beneficiary engagement executives with making young people fighting cancer feel a part of a very special community
- Comply with safeguarding legislation, policies and procedures (training will be provided)
- Be a friendly and welcoming face for the young people that we support

**Our expectations**:

- You’re a student or retired student, passionate about supporting young people, and are looking to pursue a career in this field.
- You’re a great communicator with the ability to create a comfortable and friendly environment
- You have a passion for people and are enthusiastic, compassionate and reliable.
- You can commit to a minimum of 4 beneficiary events a year. These will be pre-agreed with our beneficiary team in advance.
- You are willing and able to travel to locations round London and Hertfordshire. Teens Unite will cover travel expenses.
- You would consider supporting our national meet ups, however this is not necessary to the role.

**As a volunteer at Teens Unite, you can expect**:

- To be involved with an organisation that supports young people fighting cancer aged 13-25
- The opportunity to make a positive difference to the lives of these teenagers and young adults
- A supportive and positive team that ensures you enjoy volunteering with Teens Unite
- To be treated with respect and courtesy
- To be treated fairly regardless of gender, sexual orientation, age, parental or marital status, disability, religion, race, ethnic or national origins or socio/economic background
- An assigned contact for support and guidance
- Relevant and up to date information and advice
- Recognition, thanks and appreciation
- Training where appropriate
- Adequate public liability insurance cover
- Respect to your right to privacy and that of your contacts
- All of the equipment you require to perform your volunteering role to the best of your ability

In short, we need you to be a great communicator, reliable, trustworthy, compassionate, creative, patient, and organised.

**We are looking for this role to commence from 1st April 2024 (flexible).**

**Job Type**: Volunteer

**Benefits**:

- Free or subsidised travel

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday
- Weekend availability

Application question(s):

- What interested you in this role?
- What skills and/or experience can you offer?

Work Location: On the road

Application deadline: 10/03/2024
Reference ID: Youth Engagement Volunteer