Young Volunteers Lead

  • Community Action Network
  • Oct 14, 2025
Full time

Job Description

Are you passionate about empowering young people to make a difference in their communities?

Do you believe in the power of volunteering to build confidence, skills, and stronger local networks?

Can you create exciting and meaningful volunteering opportunities that inspire -year-olds across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole?

We re looking for a warm, enthusiastic and organised individual to lead our Young Volunteers programme. You ll be the driving force behind engaging young people, working closely with schools, youth groups, and voluntary organisations to connect them with impactful volunteer roles.

In this varied and rewarding role, you ll build partnerships, deliver outreach events, and help shape a more inclusive volunteering landscape. You ll be part of a supportive, ambitious charity committed to empowering the voluntary sector and involving communities in positive change.

About you
You ll really understand the value of volunteering and have experience promoting, recruiting, and supporting volunteers. As a people person with excellent interpersonal skills, you ll be confident building strong, professional relationships with a wide range of partners especially young people and community organisations.

You ll be experienced in organising events and training workshops, enthusiastic about youth engagement, and able to work on your own initiative as well as part of a team.

What we can offer in return

In return we offer a competitive salary and great benefits, including contributory pension scheme, 25 days holiday (pro-rata) plus all bank holidays, season train ticket loan, flexible working and much more.