Role Description
Stand Out Young Champions are a group of young people who are passionate about getting young people’s voices heard. They are aged 18-29 and live or work or study in the West Midlands, England. Stand Out Young Champions will have an impact on the Stand Out lottery funded programme which seeks to help young people access Birmingham Commonwealth Games time work and volunteering opportunities. Their role lasts for 16 months. They are trained and supported to manage a steering group of adults and young people alike.
The Young Champions can:
- Challenge the effectiveness of the Stand Out programme in the lead up to, during and after Birmingham Commonwealth Games 2022
- Evaluate whether West Midlands Combined Authority has made the right decisions on the programme
- Consider and comment on how well the programme is achieving results to reach and help those less advantaged young people.
As a team, they will work together to ask the tough questions, problem solve and champion brilliant work and volunteering opportunities for everyone!
Whats in it for you?
- Make new friends!
- AQA accreditation!
- Loads of fun!
- CV and interview support from BIG BOSSES from across the West
Midlands. - Opportunity to young people gain work and volunteering
opportunities during and after the Commonwealth Games.
What help will I get?
- Accredited training and lots of kudos!
- Support to develop your confidence, communication, leadership,
and influencing skills! - Support to attend and lead workshops!
- Support to manage difficult situations and work with senior
leaders.
You will have a bunch of fun, make new friends and get an AQA accreditation.
You will build your teamwork, leadership, communication, confidence and influencing skills!
Meet and influence the BIG BOSSES including CEO’s and influencers.
The Aim – to identify work and volunteering opportunities for young people during and after the Birmingham Commonwealth Games 2022, so they can learn new work-related skills, and potentially, get jobs.
You must be:
- Be aged 18-29
- Live, work or study in West Midlands
- Want to develop new skills
- Have a sense of humour
- Want to have fun and make new friends!
Email: collette@participationpeople.com OR text “I’m a Stand Out Young Champion + name + age + postcode” to 07921 907210 by 5pm, Sunday 19 September 2021.
