Make a real difference to an important cause by managing our new volunteers strategy that will help further our mission in supporting young people.
BiG (Besty’s Inspirational Guidance) C.I.C. is a Community Interest Company that supports children and young people (CYP) including young parents up to 30, in underserved communities in Lambeth to achieve. Through activities, we help build confidence, resilience, and employability skills. Our aim is to guide young people from more anti-social identities to pro-social identities, where they feel able to have an impact on their communities.
Our mission is to build resilient confident young people who have self-actualisation using fun interactive development activities and programmes. Our programmes also tackle social issues and address racial inequity and are broken down into 3-pillars of work:
Our motivational educational programmes, delivered mainly in schools;
Our community recreational services that offer opportunities to enhance health and wellbeing for CYP out of school hours and;
Our employability programmes and work experience opportunities for teenagers in schools, school leavers and young adults that teach basic employability skills.
Our last pillar also includes other youth issues such as Youth Engagement Events, and is where our Dream BiG Young Parents Hub sits. The hub provides a safe place for young parents to concentrate on their own needs focusing on self-care and self-development activities.
Although BiG C.I.C. was incorporated in 2018, we only started business activities in November 2019. We are now looking to transform from a volunteer-run organisation to a successful non-for-profit organisation who serve the community with an ambition to grow the business.
We are seeking a committed volunteer who like us, are passionate about supporting young people achieve supporting the business to develop it’s volunteer strategy.
We are seeking candidates with the following competencies:
We would particularly welcome applications from candidates with:
We believe that every young person has the right to achieve and succeed and will eventually find their purpose in life. This volunteering opportunity offers you the chance to find yours and to make a real difference to an important cause. To be part of something bigger than yourselves and part of a legacy with a real sense of purpose.
Volunteers form the backbone of BiG CIC’s vision to create lasting social change and build inclusive communities and you will gain meaningful experiences, opportunities for personal growth, and a chance to contribute to impactful projects that support the development of young people to grow into leaders and become inspirational role models within their community.
You will also be part of an exciting diverse team with active Board of Directors who are all committed to leaving an important legacy for generations to come. In particular, you will contribute to the development of our new annual volunteer awards celebration process where we want to to acknowledge our volunteers
We would like to see character references to satisfy ourselves that the volunteers will be committed to what they are signing up for, as, as you appreciate, the on boarding process takes a lot of time and we are stretched as it is
