Host a placement in Bristol and the West of England
What’s on this page:
We’re looking for environmental organisations who can help us create entry-level opportunities for young people to work in the environmental sector.
We aim to create at least 40 placements in 2025, all working on the front-line of efforts to protect our natural environment and mitigate human-led climate change.
These will all be based in Bristol and the West of England Combined Authority, including Bath, North East Somerset and South Gloucestershire.
We especially want to give marginalised young people the chance to kickstart their environmental careers, with additional support to ensure they are able to overcome structural barriers to a good green career.
Host organisations will benefit from a tailored package of support, including:
Helping you create accessible entry-level placements for young people, promoting them within our networks of diverse, passionate, and talented young people, and (where applicable) subsidising salary costs.
Making sure trainees can thrive in their role, with a bespoke learning and support programme, including a pre-employment induction, dedicated youth coaches, peer consulting, and ongoing soft skills development.
Capacity-building at your organisation, with expert-led sessions to help you create more inclusive, youth-focused environments that can nurture future environmental leaders.
Where applicable, access to wage subsidies to support up to 80% of salary costs for your trainee.
Find out more from
the YES team
Are you interested in hosting a placement with YES? Watch our information session recording to find out how you can get involved in creating opportunities for young people passionate about the environment.
You’ll hear directly from organisations who’ve hosted placements, as well as young people who’ve taken part in our programme, sharing their experiences and the impact it’s had.
We’ll walk you through how the programme will be structured, the application process, and you’ll also get the chance to meet the team behind it
Watch our information session recording to find out more about our Bristol programme and meet the YES team
Check whether you’re eligible
To apply, you’ll need to be…
A not-for-profit organisations - charities, community interest companies or public sector organisations
OR
A profit-making organisations with a robust environmental mission
Working within one of our seven key sectors
Operating within the West of England Combined Authority (Bristol, Bath and North East Somerset, or South Gloucestershire)
Able to offer full-time (35 hours/week), environmental work opportunities for 12-month roles, paid at the Real Living Wage
Able to create accessible, exciting, genuinely entry-level roles that showcase how rewarding a career in the environmental sector can be
Committed to attracting and welcoming diverse young talent into their teams, and open to their influencing wider change in their organisation and the sector
Willing to take part in a programme of development, learning, and evaluation to foster a more inclusive sector
For a full overview of the programme and eligibility criteria, including eligibility tiers for funding support
Get in touch
Our Expressions of Interest form is now closed
If you’re an eligible organisation and are still interested in hosting placements for our 2025 intake, please get in contact with Jess by email at jess@youthenvironmentalservice.co.uk .
