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Zero Gravity Mentoring
Organisation Details
Zero Gravity
Activity type: Children, Community Work, Mentoring, Befriending and Buddying, Teaching, Training and Coaching, Youth Work and Young People
Stellify Award: This opportunity is part of 'Make a Difference'
Organisation Description: A social enterprise that digitally mentors state school students into top UK universities
Description of role: Zero Gravity is a social impact organisation with a funded 1:2:1 mentoring platform that has supported 3,000+ students from areas of low opportunity to get a place at a top university since 2020, including 400+ Oxbridge offers. Our UCAS evaluation showed that Zero Gravity students are 40% more likely to get a place at a top uni, and now, we've created a careers platform to bring this sort of success to our students. To support our mentor community, we partner with leading employers, such as HSBC and KPMG, and have matched 200+ undergraduates with a graduate mentor to propel them into top careers.
The Zero Gravity journey:
- Sign up and check your eligibility in under 5 minutes.
- Get matched with a student that is looking to study your subject at university.
- Set your availability so that you can mentor around your schedule. All you need is a device and a connection.
- Support their UCAS application for less than 1hr per week, boost your CV, and watch your mentee defy expectations.
- Become part of a 5000+ member community of talented students.
- Unlock careers, with community, content and 121 mentoring from world-class employers.
How to apply.
1. You must first register your interest via the Volunteer Hub account all you need to do is press apply now in the advert and then submit your email address.
2. Complete Zero Gravity online application via https://app.zerogravity.co.uk/
The Zero Gravity journey:
- Sign up and check your eligibility in under 5 minutes.
- Get matched with a student that is looking to study your subject at university.
- Set your availability so that you can mentor around your schedule. All you need is a device and a connection.
- Support their UCAS application for less than 1hr per week, boost your CV, and watch your mentee defy expectations.
- Become part of a 5000+ member community of talented students.
- Unlock careers, with community, content and 121 mentoring from world-class employers.
How to apply.
1. You must first register your interest via the Volunteer Hub account all you need to do is press apply now in the advert and then submit your email address.
2. Complete Zero Gravity online application via https://app.zerogravity.co.uk/
Skills / qualities associated with the role: Leadership, Oral Communication Skills, Practical Skills, Public Speaking
Are volunteer expenses available?: No
Duration of role: Ongoing / Long term
Opportunity times: Monday AM, Monday PM, Monday Evening, Tuesday AM, Tuesday PM, Tuesday Evening, Wednesday AM, Wednesday PM, Wednesday Evening, Thursday AM, Thursday PM, Thursday Evening, Friday AM, Friday PM, Friday Evening, Saturday AM, Saturday PM, Saturday Evening, Sunday AM, Sunday PM, Sunday Evening
DBS required: Off
Can reasonable adjustments be made regarding additional needs?: Yes
Is this organisation part of the Sports Volunteering Scheme (SVS)?: No
Minimum hours commitment: 45 mins
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