Volunteer Youth Coaches

Yes Futures is a multi-award winning charity that exists to empower 9-19 year olds to develop essential skills, and feel prepared for the future.

We are looking for enthusiastic and committed individuals to train as Coaches for our March 2026 programme.

The role of every Yes Futures Coach is to empower young people to believe in themselves. Coaches support students either individually or in small groups to develop their Confidence, Resilience, Communication and Selfawareness. We have both remote and in-person opportunities for you to grow your coaching practice, so whether you are new to Yes Futures or have worked with us before, we would love to hear from you!

Volunteer Coaching – March 2026 programmes

Applications are now open for our next round of volunteer coaches, supporting young people across our partner schools to build confidence, resilience and self-belief. This is a fantastic opportunity for coaches looking to make a real difference while gaining experience in youth coaching.

The closing date is Wednesday 8 January 2025 and coaches can find more information and apply here: https://www.yesfutures.org/become-a-coach

What skills do I need?

You do not need to have prior experience working with young people or prior Coaching experience to join our Coaching programme. Equally, we are keen to accept individuals who are already experienced Coaches, who can add their experience to support both our young people and newer Coaches. Regardless of your existing skills and motivations for applying, you will need to have a strong passion for the Yes Futures vision and a commitment to enabling young people to fulfil their potential.

Please note in accordance with the Asylum and Immigration Act 1996 to apply for a volunteer position with Yes Futures, you must eligible to live and work in the UK.

Applicants should be able to demonstrate the following qualities:

• Strong personal presentation skills and proven ability to communicate confidently, enthusiastically and effectively

• An ability to quickly establish effective relationships based on trust and respect with both children and adults, both within a group setting and one-to-one

• An understanding of how to communicate effectively with schools, teaching staff and students’ parents

• Ability to act as a role model and show the potential to lead an effective coaching conversation

• The ability to motivate self and others, and an understanding of the importance of self-reflection and continued personal development

• Empathy and integrity

• Able to write and speak fluently in English

• Passion for Yes Futures’ work and supporting young people to achieve their full potential

• Maintaining confidentiality when required

• Willingness to be (or currently) DBS checked. 

• Although the opportunity is online and remote, we also seek coaches with the ability and willingness to travel within the region of our placement schools, including one or two day trips. Please indicate in the application form to let us know if this is something you are able to do.

Location

This opportunity can be carried out whilst working from home.