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Design Facilitator
YGBC Design Facilitators support our team running one-day Design Sprint Workshops, working with students to use their creativity and teamwork skills to design new climate solutions.
Is this the right role for you?
Our Design Facilitators.....
Enjoy thinking outside the box and being creative
Bring a positive, enthusiastic attitude and are excited to work with young people
Have excellent teamwork and communication skills
Are passionate about environmental causes and climate change solutions
Time Commitment
Duration: 1 day during school hours
​Dates: Various dates from October 2024 - February 2025
Location: In-person at schools across London & South East, Yorkshire, North West and North East England.
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What's in it for you?
Make a difference to young people
Empower students aged 11-16 to tackle climate change, fostering their confidence, building skills, inspiring creativity supporting them to be a voice for climate in their community
Boost your development
Enhance your leadership, communication, and project management skills through hands-on experience in an educational setting.
Grow your professional network
YGBC is a vibrant community of skilled and passionate sustainability experts. Forge connections with like-minded individuals and unlock new opportunities for collaboration and growth.
Demonstrate social impact
A platform for your company to forge meaningful connections with local schools and communities - showcasing a commitment to environmental education and community engagement, ultimately driving meaningful social impact.
Everything you need to know...
What is a Design Sprint?
The YGBC Design Sprint is a ½ - 1 day workshop delivered to a whole year group of students and led by our experienced YGBC team. We take teams of students through a series of fun, fast-paced activities where they rapidly identify the climate problem they wish to address (e.g. food waste in the school canteen, fast fashion habits among teens) then design and pitch their solution!
What skills are we looking for?
This opportunity is ideal for someone who can help students work through the activities of the workshop through their positive energy, asking and answering questions and bringing their knowledge and expertise to support students in developing their ideas.
What you’ll be doing: ​
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Supporting our team to guide students through Design Sprint activities - offering feedback and encouragement to teams of students (whole year groups aged between 11-16)
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Challenge students to think creatively and practically about their solution’s purpose and features, and encourage them to work as a team
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Ask and answer questions from students to help teams maintain progress throughout the workshop, and to think critically about their idea
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Support teachers and our team to maintain a positive environment for everyone
Other information:
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The YGBC team will be in charge of running the workshop with your support to engage students around the room.
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All activities will be supervised by teaching staff
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Volunteers are not required to present or to speak in front of the whole year group (unless you want to!) except to briefly introduce yourself at the start of the workshop
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All volunteers need to undergo a DBS Check - our team will support with this process
Time Commitment:
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1 day during school hours (8:30am - 3:30pm)
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Various dates from October 2024 - February 2025
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In-person only at schools across London & South East, Yorkshire, North West and North West England
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