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Volunteer with us and empower the next generation of STEAM innovators!
Since 2013, Stemettes has been striving to establish a more inclusive and equitable community. By volunteering with us, you can play a key role in shaping the future of diversity in STEAM– one young person at a time.
If you have any questions, we’re here to help. Email our volunteer coordinator, Sidra.
Step into a world of impact and opportunity. By signing up to our Volunteer Hub, you'll unlock a space where you can make a real difference. Explore meaningful roles and exciting new opportunities that empower others - and yourself - along the way. The link below is your first step. Sign up now and discover how you can shape the future, one opportunity at a time.
Mentors provide 1:1 mentoring for career guidance and development. Across the 4 month programme, mentors will spend 8 total hours providing advice, and insights, and leveraging their professional networks to inspire their mentees. In 2024, mentors provided 2600 hours of mentoring!
Panellists share their professional and personal journeys as women or non-binary individuals in STEAM, offering insights into their careers, challenges, and successes. You, along with other panellists, will be answering questions curated around the event theme. This is a chance to inspire others and connect with a diverse audience. This role is available for Panel and STEAM Goals events.
Session leads conduct dynamic independent workshops, combining interactive talks with hands-on activities, centred around a topic from their field. Session leads play a crucial role in inspiring curiosity and fostering various skills in young people. This role is available for Explore, Stemettes Certification Academy and Stemettes Leadership Academy events.
Keynote Speakers deliver the opening speech, aligned with the event’s theme and their expertise. As a keynote speaker, you set the tone for the event and engage participants by sharing your story, highlighting industry trends, and encouraging exploration of STEAM careers. This role is available for panels, Hackathons, Stemettes Certification Academy and Stemettes Leadership Academy events.
A Speed Networker offers focused career advice to event participants in a fast-paced networking session. Volunteers will rotate between groups of participants, answering specific questions about their industry, organisation, and personal career journey. This role is available for Explore, Panel and STEAM Goals events.
Judges assess and decide the winning projects presented at event showcases, based on predetermined criteria. This involves reviewing participant submissions in response to an initial problem/challenge set according to the event theme. This role is available for Hackathon events.
Group Work volunteers support participants by helping ideate, plan, and execute their project solutions. Specific technical knowledge of tools is not mandatory; volunteers can provide guidance, encouragement, and problem-solving. This role is available for Hackathon and Stemettes Certification Academy events. 263 volunteers got involved in our STEAM Season events in 2024!
Packing support volunteers help with essential behind-the-scenes tasks that keep our events and programs running smoothly. This includes preparing materials, organising equipment, and helping us pack goody bags/ teaching resources and boxes for our Stemillions clubs and after-school programmes.
Let us know what volunteering opportunities you would like to see to improve what we do! Whether it's a specific STEAM field or theme you'd like to see at our events, or a volunteer opportunity you think is missing, we'd love to hear from you using the form below.
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"I would encourage everyone to be a mentor, I think a lot of people have a misconception that you can only be a mentor when you're senior in your career but that's not true".
"Anyone considering volunteering should go for it! It’s a rewarding experience and there are lots of different types of events for you to get involved in."
"You can’t be what you can’t see! I didn’t have STEM role models who looked like me as a kid so I want to be able to give that to other kids now I am able."
