If you are looking for volunteers from businesses to deliver employer encounters or host experiences of the workplace, you can make a request using our simple request form.
Request volunteers
Our brokering service can help your students access meaningful encounters with employers and experiences of the workplace, and support your setting in meeting the Gatsby Benchmarks.
We work with employers of all sizes and across all sectors - from large global corporations and public sector organisations, to small businesses, charities and sole traders!
Activities can include Mock Interviews, Skills Workshops, Workplace Visits, Careers Talks, Mentoring, Enterprise Skills and Virtual Work Experience and more!
In our ambition to encourage education settings to build their own sustainable network of employers, we ask that that you also access your own business networks. Here’s a handy guide to support you in doing this [** coming soon **]
Terms of service
- We will do our best to find you volunteers through our networks, but this may always not be possible
- The more information you provide and the longer notice we have, the more chance we have of fulfilling your request. Whilst not always possible, a minimum of 6 weeks’ notice is preferred
- We may need to contact you for more details if the information you provide doesn’t give us enough details to add your system to the live portal
- Once accepted, your activity will be added to the Live Opportunities portal and will be promoted across our employer networks through newsletters, social media and in some cases, personal invitation
- We would also appreciate if you could let us know if the opportunity becomes full and you no longer need volunteers so that we can remove it from our portal
If you have any questions or want to discuss the opportunity, please contact us on seeitbeit@sheffield.gov.uk.