Head of volunteer fundraising volunteer roles

Peer Mentor (Young Person)

Remote

Unpaid role, expenses paid

Voluntary

Actively Interviewing

Job description

Here at Youth4Youth, we have grown a strong, tight-knit community of individuals who are passionate about making a difference and improving the lives of young people across the UK. Our growing team of volunteers all contribute, significantly, to the impact that we have as a charity on our direct beneficiaries, regardless of the department that they work in of the level of time that they are able to commit. Our services primarily offer a peer-support network to young people right across the UK, allowing them to access a peer mentor who is of a similar age to them and somebody that they feel more comfortable speaking with.

If successful, you will be joining a growing team of diverse, but likeminded individuals, collaborating to increase the reach of the Charity and improve support provisions available to young people. All of our volunteers and employees are remote workers, but that doesn't stop us keeping in touch and maintaining a strong positive culture amongst our whole team.

About the role

Our Peer Mentors are at the forefront of our Youth Services delivery, tackling head on the issues that young people are facing everyday. As a Peer Mentor, you will engage with young people who reach out to Youth4Youth for support, taking time to coach and guide them through the difficulties that they are facing. This exciting opportunity, targeted at individuals who are between the ages of 16 and 25, provides young people with the space to directly impact and transform the lives of young people, significantly improving their overall wellbeing.

Ideal candidates are those who are able to commit to regular volunteering activity of at least 2 hours per week (on average) and who are able to comfortably communicate via written e-mail and other remote chat functionalities.

Responsibilities:

Your core responsibilities as a Peer Mentor at Youth4Youth include:

Building strong, professional relationships with young people seeking mentoring support.
Demonstrating commitment to the charity by regular volunteer engagement to maintain ongoing communication with young people (which includes responding to young people within an agreed and reasonable time frame).
Providing light support, advice and guidance to young people in relation to the troubles that they are facing, in line with the resources provided to you by the charity.
Maintaining professional boundaries with young people and not seeking to offer support beyond your capability that may put a young person at risk.
Maintaining regular contact with your Youth4Youth supervisor, with the expectation that you will meet at least once per month for a supervision session that involves reflective practice and a focus on your development as a mentor.
Providing support as part of our Peer Mentor network to colleagues across the Charity who are also directly supporting young people.
Maintaining compliance with all policies. Most importantly this means maintaining the right level of confidentiality around your conversations with young people and recognising your safeguarding responsibilities in raising concerns as they arise to keep young people safe.

Peer Mentors are also actively encouraged to get involved in fundraising, outreach and social media activities where they feel comfortable and able to.

Skills

Strong written communication skills, such as being able to effectively compose a written e-mail in response to a young person.
Ability to build strong, professional relationships and maintain trust between yourself and a young person, such as through active listening and adapting to the individual needs of different young people.
Ability to demonstrate empathy to others.
Ability to work in a challenging environment and recognise when you may need support yourself.
Proficient in the use of IT tools, such as Microsoft Outlook.

Our mission is to continue to grow towards becoming one of the best charities in the UK. Our aim is to do this by building a diverse team, rich with different backgrounds and perspectives. Therefore, even if you feel you only are a 75% match, we would still love to hear from you. Skills can be learned, but diversity cannot.

Skills development for you:

As a Peer Mentor at Youth4Youth, you will be required to take part and graduate our Youth Services Academy. This program requires an upfront commitment of 10 - 13 hours of training prior to taking on the role of communicating with young people. This investment in you not only equips you with the understanding of what it takes to be a successful peer mentor, and the skills that you will need, but also is an investment in you. This training will provide you with core soft skills that are transferrable to many opportunities, whether that's in everyday life for you, your education setting or your place of work. All Mentors graduating from the Youth Services Academy will be provided with an electronic certificate to demonstrate your successful completion of the program, which can be shared with potential employers.

Benefits of volunteering with Youth4Youth

We recognise that you will be joining us and giving your time as an 'in-kind' donation, but there must be benefits for you too. When joining our team, you will be open to the following benefits:

Professional and personal development opportunities in a variety of skill areas through volunteering in real roles. This may be general development or tailored to your specific needs or ambitions
Becoming a member of a strong network of likeminded individuals, spread across the UK, who you can connect with and collaborate with both within and outside of the Charity
Access to bespoke discounts, specifically designed for non-profit workers and Youth4Youth volunteers
Opportunities to truly shape the future of the Charity, having a direct influence over the impact that Youth4Youth has on its direct beneficiaries

The hiring process:

Unlike other roles at Youth4Youth, the hiring process has been simplified for peer mentors, recognising the demographic of individuals that we are seeking to fill these positions. To put you at ease, the hiring process includes:

An initial application, stating your reasons for wishing to become a Peer Mentor
A remote interview conducted via Microsoft Teams

Successful candidates at this stage will be invited into the final stage of the recruitment process which includes:

Satisfactory references being received (these do not need to be employment references)
A satisfactory DBS check being received
Successful completion of the Youth Services Academy

Posted by

Youth4Youth Ltd View profile

Registered Charity

101 - 500

To ensure that all young people have a safe space to reach out for support, enabling them to realise their full potential, thrive in everyday life

View profile

Posted on: 10 May 2025

Closing date: 08 August 2025 at 15:42

Tags: Advice / Information, Advocacy, Bereavement Support, Child Protection, Domestic Violence / Abuse, Helpline, Mental Health, Mentoring / Coaching, Direct / Supporters

Save Saved

Does something look incorrect in this job listing?

Independent Member - People and Culture Committee

UK Scouts

London, Greater London (Hybrid)

Unpaid role, expenses paid

Voluntary

Save Saved

Job description

The People and Culture (P&C) Committee is responsible to the Board of Trustees for oversight of the People and Culture Strategy and its effective implementation, including the Equity, Diversity and Inclusion agenda. The scope of the P&C Committee includes HQ volunteers as well as the staff workforce. It sets and reviews the salary of executive management; oversees the annual cost of living review, is focused on developing the right working culture for the organisation and scrutinises and approves HR policies.

The role of an Independent Member is to provide the People and Culture Committee with advice, guidance and scrutiny to assist the Committee in making key decisions.

Main Responsibilities

Along with other members of the Committee:

Review the People & Culture Strategy which supports the organisational strategy and recommend it to the Board
Act as advisor to ensure Equity, Diversity and Inclusion considerations for staff and HQ volunteers underpin the objectives within the People & Culture strategy
Conduct high level monitoring and oversight of the achievement of objectives within the People & Culture strategy
Oversee the HR function to assure that we are legally compliant, effective and responsive to the needs of the organisation and its people
Ensure that the culture of the organisation is appropriate to achieve its objectives and support its values
Monitor HR key performance indicators to assure the Committee and the Board that the Scouts is a good employer
Ensure that robust and suitable HR policies and procedures are in place, that ensure fairness, equality and best practice in the management of staff, including an effective Reward Policy to underpin the successful recruitment and retention of staff
Recommend to the Board the annual staff pay award
Ensure the effective recruitment of ELT members via the Chair of the Committee
Approve remuneration for ELT (with the exception of the Chief Executive whose remuneration is determined by the Board)
Ensure an effective performance management policy and appraisal process is in place for ELT
Assure itself that staff/volunteer relationships are effective
Oversee the wellbeing of our people, working in collaboration with the HQ Health, Safety and Welfare Committee.

The person

A commitment to the vision and values of Scouting and the ability to challenge the Association’s policies and practices positively are essential.

Candidates should:

Have a strong track record of achievement, especially in the area of Reward and Recognition
Have experience of contributing to, supporting and or/leading HR policy formulation and culture setting across a large organisation or movement
Have experience of designing and managing pay, benefits and non-financial incentives to motivate people
Have a breadth of vision and a grasp of governance issues alongside an eye for detail
Have unquestioned integrity, effective communications skills and experience of high-level discussion
Have an understanding and commitment to The Scout Association’s evolving strategic plan and vision
Be able to digest and act upon large amounts of written material, and have the ability to consider and constructively challenge the performance, strategy and objectives of The Scout Association
Have experience of the Scout Movement and, ideally, the role of HQ volunteers
Have experience of working at, or volunteering with, a charitable organisation

Time Commitment

For this role, the appointed candidate should expect to spend the equivalent of a day per quarter on The Scout Association’s work after the induction phase. This is based on preparation for and attendance at the scheduled People and Culture Committee meetings (three in each year, generally two meetings online and one face to face in London)

Appointment term

Appointments are typically for an initial three-year term, with the possibility of a further term of three years subject to a satisfactory appraisal.

Remuneration and expenses

In common with other registered charities, there is no remuneration directly associated with the role, although the Association will reimburse fully for all reasonable and properly documented expenses incurred in performing duties in accordance with the Association’s Expenses Policy.

Posted by