Business Adviser - Young Enterprise

We are looking for Business Volunteers to support secondary school students, usually yr 12, to run their own company in school in our Company or Team programme. Commitment is usually 1-1.5 hours a week, normally afternoons carried out by visiting the students in school and may be some virtual meetings. You'll help students to develop employability skills and knowledge of work roles through how they develop and sell a product or service.

About the Organisation

Young Enterprise

What you will be doing

We are looking for Business Volunteers, ideally with business experience and skills, to be mentors/advisers to secondary school students (usually year 12) running their own company in school in our Company or Team programme. Commitment is 1 - 1.5 hours a week, usually during an afternoon or after-school activity, to meet with the students in school or sometimes as virtual meetings. Through supporting the students to make decisions about how they run their company, you'll help them to develop employability skills and knowledge of work roles.

We also run some day programmes where we have a team of volunteers working alongside our delivery facilitators to lead a group of students through an interactive day of activities and discussion about things like employability skills, looking at career options, what employers want etc. We are looking for volunteers to be part of such one-day teams.
Gain satisfaction by investing your time, skills and knowledge for the benefit of a new generation.

Apply to become a Young Enterprise Volunteer and make it your business to put enterprise into education and empower young people to develop their skills and confidence.
We mainly require volunteers to support student teams in schools in Sutton and maybe Merton.

What's in it for you?

Make a difference to young people by empowering them to develop the necessary skills to succeed in life beyond school through helping them to become more organised, better communicators, effective team workers and have far greater confidence about taking their next steps after school. See them stay motivated as you support them overcome obstacles as they form their student company and develop their product.

What skills will you need?

Activities
Advice, Information & Support,Befriending, Buddying & Mentoring,Business, Management & Research,Youth Work
 
Skills & Attributes
Evaluating & Reviewing, Managing People, Organising & Planning, Leadership Skills
 
Skills Description
No previous experience or expert knowledge required other than your own experience of work and business, and your enthusiasm. Should be interested in working with young people.

What's the time commitment and where? 

1-1.5 hours a week if advising a student team on Company or Team Programme. May choose to, if convenient, accompany the student company team to sales events and competitions. We also recruit volunteers to be part of a team for one-off day programmes, between 2 and 5 times a year, usually in school from 8.30 -1.30 or 3pm.

Location: Secondary school in Sutton or Merton. Will work with student team in one school. This will be face to face or a mix of online virtual methods and in-person. (Young Enterprise HQ is at The Coram Campus, 41 Brunswick Square, London, WC1N 1AZ)

Volunteering takes place at local schools signed up to the programme - therefore location will vary. The volunteer Business Adviser and school may opt for mixture of online support method as well as in-person.

How can I apply?

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