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With your help we can do so much more!
Funding cuts have had a profound effect on the ability of charities to deliver services. The community of Britwell and surrounding areas rely heavily on our organisation as we are the only youth provisioning on the Britwell Estate.
Our goal is to create a diversified partnership funding model to achieve our aims; working across the public, private and voluntary sectors for the benefit of young people. You can be part of this long-term plan to invest in the future of BYCP in many ways including:
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contributing funding either to a specific activity or to the core costs of running BYCP
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volunteering to support BYCP either in the Youth Club or help with the core task of running the organisation (e.g. administration or organising skills)
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new Trustees to serve on our Board, including Trustees with skills in fundraising and writing funding applications, promotion and PR, legal knowledge, or Health & Safety
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getting involved in fundraising events and challenges
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providing in-kind support, for example if your business supplies equipment or material we can use in activities for young people or in running BYCP.
Current opportunities
Job vacancies
Exciting opportunities have arisen within the Britwell Project in Slough and we are now looking for enthusiastic, innovative, dynamic, inspired individuals for the roles of:
Youth Worker (Berkshire Youth)
Working closely with the Director of Youth Work, Youth & Community Manager and the wider Berkshire Youth Team, you will support the development and delivery of Berkshire Youth's schools, youth centre and detached programmes. This will consist of one to ones and group work with young people within schools, detached work in designated areas as well as centre-based provision. You will be responsible for building strong, professional relationships with young people and adapting and coordinating a service around their needs.
Download the Job Description | Application Form
Caretaker (6 hours per week hours to be arranged)
To keep the grounds and outside areas clean & tidy, minor repairs, painting etc.
*Competitive Salaries*
For an informal discussion regarding the positions or for an Application Pack please call Paula Murphy on:
01753 526802 / 07771 130211 or e-mail: paula.murphy@britwellyouthproject.org.uk
The Britwell Project is committed to the protection and safeguarding of children, young people and vulnerable adults
Successful candidates will undertake an enhanced DBS check and two references
Become a Trustee
Trustees come from all walks of life, ages and backgrounds: professionals, parents, retirees, students etc. A trustee of BYCP can be anyone who is enthusiastic about our work for young people and committed to making a difference to them. BYCP Trustees are responsible for making sure the charity is well-managed and delivers what it was set up to do.
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It’s a voluntary role – you won’t get paid but expenses are available.
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It can be challenging – you’ll need to commit time and effort, including attending meetings, taking an interest, actively supporting BYCP and acting as an ambassador for us within your own networks.
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You're guaranteed to find it hugely rewarding and worthwhile!
To find out more, get in touch with us at paula.murphy@britwellyouthproject.org.uk
Volunteering
Volunteers are the backbone of our communities, especially when it comes to providing youth provisioning. Volunteers enable activities to take place which would otherwise not happen because of lack of funding. Volunteering also offers great opportunities for people to gain new skills and experience and build personal confidence.
BYCP works to ensure that our volunteers are high quality and committed individuals who can provide young people across the county with; ‘somewhere to go’, ‘something to do’ and ‘someone to talk to’. In this way, we offer routes into volunteering for young people as well.
Our volunteers come to us from all walks of life, from those who have been involved with us for decades through their connections with BYCP, to young people who are looking to enhance their skills. Some volunteers respond to our campaigns and others just feel passionately about supporting children and young people. Others just want to meet new people or just want to have fun!
We understand that each one of you chooses to give us your time for different reasons and we will work hard to ensure those motivations continue to be met. We want every one of you to get the maximum benefit out of your time with us because we never forget that every one of you is absolutely vital to our work.
Corporate
Helping young people lead a better life
A full program of evening and holiday activities is running with 6962 young people attending evening activities and 1121 young people attending during the school holiday sessions throughout the year. This helps build confidence and lead more active and healthy lifestyles and learn new skills.
We also offer courses for the young people. In February 2017 and November 2017, we offered Introduction to Leadership Skills, with a total of 37 young people attending their qualification. In May 2018, we offered a Level One Open College Network Leadership Qualification, with 13 young people achieving a qualification.
“I really enjoyed the teamwork and challenges and have now overcome my fears.”
Support, Empower & Inspire Young People - Become a BYCP Corporate Partner
Working in partnership with your business, you can help us change the lives of more local young people. We can work together in many ways with real benefits for your business including inspiring and motivating your staff, promoting your brand and developing high-performing teams.