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 our more at our upcoming information sessions
Are you interested in hosting a placement with YES? Join one of our upcoming information sessions 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
Our first session will be held online on Thursday 28th November, from 2-3pm, with another session planned for January (date TBC).
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
Submit an expression
of interest
We are now accepting Expressions of Interest from eligible environmental organisations to host placements for our 2025 intake.
If your organisation is interested in hosting one or more trainee placements, please complete a short form by 31st January 2025 to indicate your interest.
We will be reviewing applications on a rolling basis, assessing against our eligibility criteria. We intend to invite selected organisations to a second stage by the end of February.
