About Young Climate Warriors

Young Climate Warriors is a nationwide charity which aims to engage and empower children, inspiring a climate-aware generation to harness the power of collective action. Through providing age-appropriate, positive, and thought-provoking resources, while additionally working with Community Hubs across the country, Young Climate Warriors supports teachers and families in enabling children to understand the reality of climate change; presenting a stubbornly optimistic outlook and encouraging carbon-cutting and sustainability activities, the charity aims to combat eco-anxiety and stimulate motivation, showing children the real value of their own individual actions.

The Young Climate Warriors Ambassador Programme

Taking climate change discussions directly into primary schools across the UK, the Young Climate Warriors Ambassador Programme works to effectively initiate action-stimulating conversation and encourage critical thinking within an educational environment. Using our extensive network of primary schools across the UK, our Ambassadors deliver interactive, animated, in-person assemblies to allow pupils to engage with climate change in a positive, age-appropriate, and honest manner. Ambassadors for Young Climate Warriors also have the opportunity to develop further projects within their partner schools and build relationships with our Community Hubs, continuing to support climate education and conversation through the implementation of eco-clubs, publication and distribution of newsletters, and employment of our social media comms systems.

Young Climate Warriors provides all Ambassadors with training to prepare them for the assemblies, and we continue to offer support and guidance throughout the position, as well as providing travel expenses and remuneration for each assembly delivered.

Our Ambassadors are from across the UK and:

- Are enthusiastic about starting conversations about climate change

- Are stubbornly optimistic about a positive future

- Are eager to engage primary school-aged children (previous experience a plus, but not necessary)

- Have strong communication skills, with an ability to use initiative

- Act professionally in all interactions with school staff and pupils

Find out what our ambassadors have to say about the role here: https://youtu.be/sHonSj4aAK8

Why Become An Ambassador?

A role as a Young Climate Warrior Ambassador is hugely rewarding and a great opportunity to develop personal and professional skills experience, while simultaneously building valuable experience within climate activism and making a difference for our future. You will receive training to strengthen your presentation and engagement skills, and the continued support that we provide will allow you to continue to enhance and develop these skills throughout your position. Becoming a part of a wider network of climate activism organizations (Young Climate Warriors works together with The Climate Coalition, Our Shared World, Let’s Go Zero, and Transform Our World, amongst others), you will be able to make a substantial contribution to a large community dedicated to combatting climate change, and brought into connection with others who are committed to progressing towards a better future.

How To Become An Ambassador

You can apply to become a Young Climate Warriors Ambassador directly through following this link: https://www.youngclimatewarriors.org/ambassadors-students. After submitting an application, you will be invited to attend an online training session where we will fully prepare you for your position, providing resources and guidance for your assemblies. Once you have completed the training session, we will connect you with your local schools, and you can begin to arrange your first climate assembly as soon as you would like! (All Young Climate Warriors Ambassadors must submit a valid DBS check in order to complete the application and training procedure.)

It only takes a minute to register your interest and reserve a space in a training session - so don’t miss out on this incredible opportunity!

Spread The News

As well as becoming an Ambassador yourself, you can also really help Young Climate Warriors have the most effective impact possible by sharing the Ambassador Programme throughout your network! We can provide promotional material for physical posters and social media distributions, and we would be incredibly grateful if you could distribute it amongst your network along with this position brief - just send us a message at benji@youngclimatewarriors.org!

Questions?

If you have any questions about this opportunity or Young Climate Warriors, please do not hesitate to send us a message - you can reach us at hello@youngclimatewarriors.org or benji@youngclimatewarriors.org.