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Description

Project Active offers beginner friendly, inclusive activity to all UCL students, predominantly targeting women, students from black and minority ethnic backgrounds and our postgraduate students. The Project Active programme includes a range of low-cost weekly classes, social leagues, challenges, and taster sessions. Project Active offers six weekly classes ranging from Yoga to Dance Fit and engaged nearly 2000 students in the 2021/22 academic year.

Duties

Project Activators are students at University College London who are enthusiastic about developing and promoting Project Active to their peers and are interested in motivating inactive students. They will be the face of Project Active within the university and create a friendly and welcoming environment for all students. Project Activators do not need to be part of sports clubs, nor do they need to be qualified, they just need to be committed and interested in engaging fellow inactive students.

 

Duties and Responsibilities:

» Promote Project Active classes, events, and social leagues across the University

» Encourage inactive students to participate in Project Active

» Represent Team UCL in a positive manner

» Attend sessions and provide a fun, friendly & welcoming atmosphere

» Help the instructor / coach set up and take down any equipment needed on the day

» Maintain open lines of communication with Team UCL

» Take photo and video content at Project Active sessions and participate in monthly social media takeovers

» Get regular feedback from Project Active participants to help us improve our sessions

» Attend development meetings, training and CPD’s as appropriate.

» Help at events throughout the year including Welcome Week, This Girl Can Week and the Get Active Fair.

Training
We want you to have the very best volunteering experience with us; therefore, we take care to
ensure you get the training and support you need to carry out your role including:
» An initial induction to Project Active and the role.
» Ongoing mentoring and support from Team UCL.
» A disability and etiquette training session.
» Student Minds Look After Your Mate training session.
Any further training and support needs will be discussed with the Project Active Coordinator, Lilley
Kennedy who will be your main point of contact.

Time commitment

The Project Activator will commit to taking the below approach towards their role:
» Fully open and inclusive
» Encouraging and professional
» Friendly and welcoming
» Respecting the Project Active brand

Categories

This organisation is one of our community partner organisations.

Like all volunteer recruiters we work with, they have signed up to our service standards, agreeing to abide by our policy on partnership working to keep you safe and supported whilst you volunteer.

You’ll never be out of pocket for volunteering through us – with in-London travel expenses to and from your volunteering guaranteed.

In addition, the team here at Students’ Union UCL Volunteering Service is here to support you throughout your volunteering journey – you can get in touch with us at any time.