Join our freelance facilitator pool
We’re inviting freelance facilitators to join our pool and help deliver sessions to girls aged 11-19. Current opportunities in Liverpool, Manchester, Leeds & Bradford.
We’re building a pool of freelance facilitators to help deliver our first larger-scale programme in schools.
These sessions are designed with and for girls who haven’t always felt Girlguiding is a place for them.
These projects are delivered directly in schools, co-creating workshops with students. They’re examples of how we’re working to expand the ways we deliver guiding and reach girls and volunteers in ways that suit their needs, lives and interests.
These are new Girlguiding experiences, bringing the benefits of our programme to girls outside of traditional guiding settings. They’re experimental, rooted in youth voice, and designed to reach girls who may not have previously seen themselves in Girlguiding.
Join our pool
You can sign up to our facilitator pool by completing our application form, linked on this webpage.
It should take no more than 10-15 minutes to complete, with questions designed to give us an insight into who you are, your experience as a facilitator, your availability and any access needs you’d like us to know about.
Before getting started on the form, we'd recommend that you take a moment to read the job description on this webpage.
About the role
We’re building a pool of freelance facilitators who can facilitate Girlguiding workshops in schools. These projects are ongoing and primarily take place within the school term, during school hours. They focus on reaching girls who haven’t always felt they’d be included or represented in traditional Girlguiding spaces.
If you join the facilitator pool, we’ll reach out to you directly when a project aligns with your experience, interests and availability.
What you’ll be doing
Each project will look slightly different, but in most cases:
- Delivering in-person workshops with girls aged 11–19 (average group size 16–20). Current opportunities are in Liverpool, Manchester, Leeds & Bradford.
- Delivering weekly 1-1.5hr workshops over a 10-12 week period, usually within school hours.
- Using session guides created with and for girls, with space to adapt based on the needs of each group.
- Holding space that’s trauma-informed, youth-led, and inclusive.
- Feeding back honestly on what worked, what didn’t, and what could develop next.
- You’ll be expected to reflect on your delivery and share feedback to help shape future sessions.
Who we’re looking for
We want facilitators who are values-led, youth-focused, and confident working with a wide range of girls, including those who are disengaged, marginalised, or navigating complex life contexts.
We’re looking for facilitators who:
- Are confident leading group sessions and adapting to different energy levels or needs.
- Are able to commit to full 10-12-week projects, to build consistent and trusting relationships with the girls in the group.
- Know how to create space where girls feel seen, respected and safe to share.
- Can work from a session guide while responding to the moment and adapting to the needs of girls.
- Are reliable with communication and reflective in their practice.
You’ll need to be able to:
- Facilitate with clarity, warmth and curiosity.
- Adapt workshop delivery in real time while still meeting core learning objectives.
- Create space for students to lead, co-create, speak, reflect, and shift direction.
- Communicate clearly with project teams and document post-session insights.
It’s desirable if you also have:
- Experience working with young people, particularly girls aged 11–19.
- A background in facilitation, youth work, education, or creative practice.
- Awareness of how schools work and what it means to deliver professionally in those settings.
We especially welcome applications from:
- People of colour and global majority facilitators.
- Those from low socio-economic backgrounds, working class communities or low income households.
- Those with experience navigating and addressing power, identity, and belonging.
- Facilitators who have worked with young people facing exclusion, who are disengaged from education and who are facing marginalisation.
Due to the nature of the role, it’s important that you’re comfortable holding space in school environments designed for and with girls. This role is open to women only, in line with our equality and diversity policy.
Pay and practicalities
What we offer:
- Paid training before you start.
- Opportunities to shadow one-off sessions with our existing facilitators.
- Pay of £200 per half day. This includes delivering a 1-1.5hr session within a school, preparation, reflection and travel. Based on a 10-week project within 1 school this would be £2000, for a full project cycle.
- An opportunity to shape the next exciting chapter of delivery for the UK’s largest girl-only youth organisation.
We believe in fair pay for skilled facilitation.
Note: joining the facilitator pool does not guarantee immediate work, but it means you’ll be considered first for relevant projects. We will try and give at least 2 weeks’ notice of delivery opportunities.
Before starting any work with us, you’ll need:
- A valid enhanced DBS or willingness to apply (we can support this if you don’t have one).
- Completion of our facilitator training (you'll be paid for your time attending this).
- Familiarity with safeguarding practices (training will be provided).
What you’ll be a part of
This is more than a delivery role. We’re building a network of facilitators who can shape what Girlguiding looks like for the next generation. You’ll have opportunities to:
- Shape pilots from delivery to feedback.
- Take ownership of end-to-end projects.
- Join a growing pool of practitioners committed to equity, diversity, inclusion and youth voice.
You’ll be trusted to lead, invited to reflect, and supported throughout.
Next steps
If this sounds like the kind of work you thrive in, we’d love to hear from you. Please fill in this form.
