Business Volunteer

Why we want you

Our amazing Business Volunteers inspire and support young people to set up and run a real business as part of our Company, Team and Startup programmes. This hands-on and highly impactful role involves mentoring and encouraging students to face the challenges of running a business, and the inevitable setbacks this entails, in a safe space to apply their learning to the real world.

What you will be doing

• Coaching, mentoring, and positively challenging a group of young people running their own business
• Being a supportive and encouraging role model 
• Attending regular company meetings within the school environment
• Keeping a group of students on track and supporting them with more complicated tasks ie. Opening a business bank account.

The skills you need

• Patient, encouraging and open-minded
• Comfortable in the presence of young people (but no specific experience is necessary)
• Able to commit to attending regular face to face student company meetings within a school
• Able to communicate appropriately with young people
• Open to learning new things, to challenge and in turn be challenged
• Comfortable in the use of basic IT as the role involves using our online platform for Company Programme
• (Volunteers do not necessarily need experience of running a business in order to enjoy and make a big impact in this role.)

What's in it for you

• Satisfaction of supporting young people to grow in confidence, learn new skills and achieve their potential
• Develop your professional skills in mentoring, facilitation and communication
• Volunteering alongside a group of young people will challenge you to think differently and approach problems from a new perspective