As an NCS staff member, you’ll work with 16 to 17 years old through a three week residential programme. The NCS programme is a national government funded programme and Activate run the programme for Bedfordshire, Leicestershire and Somerset schools.

NCS is broken up into four phases:

• Phase 1 – A 5 day residential leading young people through activities such as kayaking, colour run,
• team building and navigation challenges.
• Phase 2- A 5 day residential leading young people through activities such as how to present yourself
• to an employer, understanding how industries such as music, sport, media work and taking our
• unique awards.
• Phase 3 – A 5 day social action project aimed at having an impact in the local community.
• Phase 4 – Graduation for the young people to receive their awards (September).

Before starting you’ll be required to complete a thorough online training platform to make sure all NCS staff are at the same level when first starting. You’ll be given a timetable of the first two phases of the programmes as well as a detailed curriculum prior to the programme, so you’re fully prepared on what activities to lead and when they’ll be happening. Phase 3 is where you’ll provide guidance and support to make sure the young people create a safe and practical social action project, that’ll help impact the local community.

We employ the following roles on our NCS programme –

• Venue Manager
• Programme Manager
• Welfare Officer
• Supervisor
• Team Leader

To ask more questions, please email jobs@we-activate.co.uk