Youth Legacy Ambassadors

The Commonwealth Games are coming to Scotland and you don’t need to be a world class athlete to get involved!

By becoming a Commonwealth Games Youth Legacy Ambassador you can make a long-lasting, positive difference to your community.

This exciting opportunity will help Scotland take advantage of its role as the host nation by building a legacy for the future. The legacy is made up of 4 themes and we're looking for young people aged between 14 and 22 to promote these legacy themes to people throughout their local authority for two years.

What we'll do!

We'll provide you with:

• Full training
• Cover for any travel expenses that you have to pay as a result of your Youth Legacy Ambassador work
• Promote activities that you're involved in on our websites
• Create online discussion pages so you can communicate with all the Ambassadors across Scotland, share ideas and work together
• The support of our Outreach team who will bring their Infomobiles to events or activities that you organise in your communities.

What you'll do!

Youth Legacy Ambassadors will work in teams of four in each local authority area.

You will be responsible for developing your own role to promote the Legacy themes and you can be as creative and imaginative as you like.

You will also work towards a Youth Achievement Award so your time and commitment will be formally recognised.

More information and how to apply

For more information about the role and to find out what we're looking for and how to apply download the Information Sheet, Role Description and Application Form from the bottom of this page.

If you are under 16 at the time of application you will have to get consent from your parent/guardian when applying. You will also need consent from your school if you're still in full time education and legacy activities fall during school hours. It would also be a good idea to talk about the application with a teacher, parent, youth worker or friend to make sure you have their support in taking your application forward.

Recruitment will be closing shortly so make sure you don't miss out on this amazing opportunity and get your applications in as soon as possible!

If you have questions about the Youth Legacy Ambassador opportunity or require guidance for filling out the application form please contact us by phoning the Young Scot InfoLine on 0808 801 0338 or emailing Ben Peggie benp@youngscot.org  

Last modified: 30/04/2010 13:17:10