Who we are   

Spark! aims to enhance employability skill for young people so they are better prepared for the transition into the workplace.  

Volunteering with us  

Spark! are currently looking for female volunteer mentors to deliver one-to-one mentoring sessions to young people aged 16-18. 

The weekly mentoring sessions will focus on employability skills and offer career insight. Most of the hour-long sessions will take place virtually with at least one in-person meeting at the mentor’s workplace.   

Full training, resources and support will be provided by the Spark! team, including online training sessions.  

Location specifics  

Volunteers will need to reside in or be prepared to travel to one of the following boroughs:  

• Barnet 

• Brent 

• Ealing 

• Hounslow 

• Hillingdon 

• Harrow 

• Hammersmith and Fulham 

Volunteer mentor timeline  

1. Submit your expression of interest  
2. Hear back from Spark! within two weeks  
3. Online training sessions (4 weeks) 
4. DBS check (4-6 weeks) 
5. Mentor matching within eight weeks of EOI submission 
6. Six virtual one-to-one mentoring sessions to take place over six weeks