(Sport, Music & Creative Arts Specialisms)
Pay: £16–£25 per hour (depending on experience and specialism)
Hours: Flexible / Freelance basis. Evenings and Weekends
Location: Across various Dizzy Heights youth provisions and school-based projects
Are you passionate about using your skills to positively influence young people?
Can your talent be the bridge that builds trust, confidence, and resilience?
Dizzy Heights is looking for experienced Freelance Youth Mentors with strong specialisms in sport, music, creative arts, or other positive engagement pathways. This role goes beyond delivering an activity — it’s about building meaningful relationships and working in a trauma-informed, consistent, and emotionally intelligent way.
Sport-Based Mentors
(Such as football, boxing, gym/fitness, basketball, martial arts, athletics)
You will:
- Use sport as a structured outlet to teach discipline, teamwork, and emotional regulation
- Support young people with managing emotions, building confidence, and developing resilience through physical activity
- Create safe spaces where healthy competition and self-belief can grow
- Model positive leadership and strong character
Music-Based Mentors
(Such as music production, DJing, songwriting, rap, spoken word, drumming)
You will:
- Use music as a tool for self-expression and storytelling
- Help young people explore identity, emotions, and lived experiences creatively
- Support confidence-building through performance and skill development
- Provide a constructive outlet for processing difficult experiences
Creative Arts Mentors
(Such as art, photography, videography, graphic design, fashion, dance, drama)
You will:
- Encourage creativity as an empowering and therapeutic process
- Support young people to express thoughts and emotions in safe, structured ways
- Build patience, focus, and self-esteem through creative achievement
- Help young people recognise their talents as strengths and possible future pathways
Core Role Expectations (All Specialisms)
- Deliver consistent 1:1 and small group mentoring sessions
- Build trusted, professional relationships with clear boundaries
- Work in a trauma-informed, person-centred way, recognising behaviour as communication
- Support young people to identify goals, strengths, and positive coping strategies
- Provide feedback and brief progress updates where required
- Act as a reliable, positive role model within the community
What We’re Looking For:
We are seeking practitioners who are:
- Experienced – Proven experience working directly with young people in schools, youth settings, or community environments
- Trauma-Informed in Practice – An understanding of how adverse experiences can impact behaviour, emotional regulation, and engagement, and the ability to respond with consistency, empathy, and clear boundaries
- Relationship-Focused – Someone who prioritises trust-building and recognises that connection comes before correction
- Skilled in Your Specialism – Confident in delivering structured, purposeful sessions using your chosen discipline as a vehicle for engagement and growth
- Creative and Adaptable – Able to adjust sessions to meet individual needs and engage young people who may initially be reluctant or disengaged
- Emotionally Intelligent and Professional – Maintains appropriate boundaries and represents Dizzy Heights positively at all times
- Reliable and Self-Motivated – Organised, punctual, and able to work independently in a freelance capacity
- Mobile Across the City – Must hold a full UK driving licence and be willing to travel to different delivery locations
- Safe to Work with Young People – Must be willing to undergo and pass an Enhanced DBS check
Interested?
Send your CV and a short outline of your specialism and experience to [email protected]
If you have the skill, the passion, and the commitment to positively influence young people in our community, we would like to hear from you.
Let’s help young people reach Dizzy Heights together.
Pay: £16.00-£25.00 per hour
Work Location: In person
