11.02.2022

New opportunities available now for young people

We’ve gathered together all the latest opportunities for young people out there to help you pick up a job, gain new skills and enhance your CV.

Hey everyone! It’s February and that means we have another young people’s opportunities board for you. This month, there are a lot of work and personal development opportunities for you to take advantage of.

Have a look through the opportunities below and see which ones interest you.

Enjoy!

Langdon Park – Art Technician (18+)

Do you have a genuine passion for being creative and working with young people? Langdon Park School are looking for an Art and Technology Technician to support the Faculty. They are looking for someone with experience and an interest in Art, Craft and Design who would enjoy working with our vibrant team and inspire our amazing students.

Click here to find out more.

Social Action For Health – Various Roles (16-24)

Social Action for Health, a community-based health charity supporting people in East London who are most affected by health inequalities.

SAFH have three vacancies available with the Kickstart scheme, for young people who want to make a real impact, develop their skills, and gain work experience in the community and health sectors.

They are hiring for the following three roles, and are looking for enthusiastic young people with a willingness to learn:

• Communications and Marketing Assitant
• Operations and Administrative Assistant
• Youth Outreach Assistant

Freelance Exchange (18+)

Freelance Exchange is a 6-week course equipping emerging sole traders with practical skills and tools, an industry mentor, and peer network, to help make your side hustle your main hustle.

Hosted at the Good Growth Hub every Tuesday from 6.00-8.15pm for 6 weeks, from 22 February to 29 March 2022, this free course allows you to refine your pitch to businesses, hone your finance skills, connect with employers and other young professional freelancers – and access contracts with local businesses.

What you will get:

• A bespoke London-based industry mentor (e.g., BBC, Sadler’s Wells, London College of Fashion)
• Access to freelance contracts and networks.
• Freelance Fridays – a free workspace at the Good Growth Hub, Hackney Wick.
• Advice about where to find work, and how to network, secure clients, manage your time, and get clued-up about money.

Please find details on how to apply here, application close on Monday 14th February.

NRP at the Olympic Park (Graduates)

Infrastructure design partners, NRP, working on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park are advertising the following graduate level opportunities and inviting interest from candidates meeting our four borough local design requirements.

The roles are:

• Traffic, transport and highway engineers with a background in civil engineering or similar
• Quantity surveyors in both highway/infrastructure and building works – background in civil/structural engineering, architecture, etc who are good with numbers
• Project Manager in both highway/infrastructure and building works – background in civil/structural engineering, architecture, etc who are interested in problem solving across a range of issues.
• Communications and engagement role – someone to support project managers with consultation works.
• Marketing/graphics design role – someone to assist with company marketing/promotion, graphics for presentations and the like.
• NRP are keen to see local candidates and will offer London Living Wage 6 week work placement in at least 2 of the above areas.

To apply, send your CV with a covering email to: creatingopportunities@queenelizabetholympicpark.co.uk before 8^th March 2022.

MOBO Help Musicians Fund (18+)

If you’re looking to take your career to the next level, the MOBO Help Musicians Fund can provide financial support to help you create music, develop your business skills and drive your career forward. The MOBO Help Musicians Fund exists to facilitate these opportunities for musicians making Hip Hop, Grime, R&B, Soul, music of African origin, Reggae, Jazz and Gospel.

Music creators can apply for financial support of up to £3,000 towards recording and releasing music; helping to build creative portfolios and get music out into the world. You could apply for financial support towards a new EP, a series of single releases, a marketing plan around new music or perhaps some content creation to accompany your release.

To help musicians build long-term, sustainable plans around their creativity, we also facilitate one-to-one advice sessions from professionals in the music industry on topics relevant to your career path.

When musicians are busy creating music, it can be challenging to listen to their bodies and notice when things aren’t quite right. As well as the above, supported artists will also receive a health consultation from a BAPAM specialist to talk through and address any issues.

Awardees receive:

• £3,000 in financial support towards your music
• One-to-one business advice sessions tailored to your individual needs and delivered via experienced music industry professionals, as coordinated by ThinkMusic
• one-to-one health consultation with British Association for Performing Arts Medicine (BAPAM) professionals, covering all aspects of a musician’s health, including physical and mental health needs and specialist referrals where required.

Applications are open to UK musicians aged 18+ working in music of black origin. The MOBO Help Musicians Fund has a focus on independent music creators who are controlling one or more aspects of their career (e.g. self-managing, self-releasing, self-producing). You can be a solo artist, composer, group member, songwriter, producer or a multidisciplinary artist.

Click here to apply.

Resurgo – (16-24)

Resurgo is a charity that helps young people get into work and education. Resurgo can help you build your confidence, motivation and the vital skills you need to succeed!

Click here to find out more.

Are you an organisation providing free opportunities for young people who want to appear on this list? Email us at hello@wearespotlight.com