Volunteer with Envision!

Want to do something more exciting and rewarding with your lunch hour? Envision is looking for dynamic volunteers to support and inspire 16-19 year olds in schools and colleges in Bristol. The Envision programme aims to challenge the perception that young people are apathetic and disengaged by supporting them to design and implement their own social and environmental projects on issues that are important to them - such as homelessness, climate change, crime, and healthy eating. We need enthusiastic volunteers who can really help these teenagers to make a positive difference to their community and themselves - by developing their skills, awareness, confidence and motivation. Envision provides all the training and support - all you have to do is give us a 2 hours a week between now and April , usually at lunch time. Sound interesting?

We are currently looking for Mentors to support our teams in Brislington Enterprise College, every Friday 1-3pm.

Essentials
- Must be free for two hours each week
- Must be committed to working between September and April
- Must be willing to travel up to 30 minutes to get to a school /college.
- Must be enthusiastic and willing to get stuck-in
- Must have an interest in young people

Desirables
Experience of working with 16-19 year olds
- An interest in social and/or environmental issues
- Links with organisations and charities around Bristol
- Facilitation skills
- Experience of project or event planning

What do we offer you?
- On-going support
- Access to training and resources for you and your team
- A host of new friends
- Invites to Envision’s events (always a LOT of fun!)
- Expenses

The Experience

"You may be mentoring a team on your own, or with another mentor but your Envision Coordinator (a member of Envision staff) will support you for the first few weeks to ensure you get settled, which is great. During sessions with students, you will be supporting them to develop a project on an issue they are passionate about. The sessions are varied; you may find yourself running an ice breaker or game, researching issues, helping students plan an event, or provoking discursive ideas. The variety is great, at all times the sessions are stimulating, entertaining and above all, rewarding." - Kate Weiler, Team Mentor 2009-2010

Please contact Rebecca Simms or call 0117 315 5113 to find out more!