Highly Qualified Team

Our facilitation team are challenged to be the very best they can be and we give them 10 goals to aspire to. They have strong Team Leaders who ‘walk the walk’ by demonstrating high-level communication and interpersonal skills.

We are creating a world-class team at a company created for young people, run by young people. 13 out of our current 20-strong team are young people who have come through our programmes whilst they were at school, so the spine of our company is made up of past students, facing the same challenges that your students face today.

Steve

World Class Facilitator

Steve

World Class Facilitator

I’m Steve & joined HU ten years ago now after a totally different career change. I met Gray & Carlo and worked with them in a school in Bristol , I was hooked instantly. One by the amazing programme and two by the courage and strength of the young people during that day. Since that day I still stand back in amazement after ten years of being inspired by young people.

My Skills

Communication

I have always loved people, all my jobs so far have been people based as I like to communicate as much as I can on a daily basis and learn from others. As a facilitator and a team leader , communication is a must , but my career path with HU has been the thing that’s helped me the most.

Organisation

I try to be organised to the best of my ability, as I think it’s key in all walks of life, Im a real list and notepad person !!!! It helps me also relax, when standing for five hours and talking to large audiences organisation is a essential part of the job.

Happy / Energetic

Meeting so many young people on a day to basis who maybe haven’t had the best starts in life the very least I can be is a smiley person.

Our audiences give me energy every day with there courage and compassion for others. I truly believe if you give positive energy out it will come back to you , this is definitely the case with our audiences at HU.

Lauren

World Class Facilitator

Lauren

World Class Facilitator

I met HU when I was 15 in year 10 and had a Who am I day that helped me a lot. From this day I joined the heroes journey where I developed a love for mentoring and teaching. I came on work experience with HU in 6th form and I started my job when I was 19 as a facilitator. This is now my 10th year at Hu and I'm still proud of what we try to achieve and my love for education grows year on year.

My skills

Resilience

In my time at HU, both my professional and personal lives have been tested and then flourished in ways I couldn’t have imagined. At various moments I have learned so much about my ability to be strong and keep going despite difficulty.

Leadership

Starting as the only female facilitator at HU felt like a challenge to find how to do it my way. Since then we have seen so many amazing females and males of course, come through and really become fantastic facilitators and now team leaders.

Empathy

Over the years I have met many people all with their own stories and reasons for being the person they are. I have tried hard to develop a sense of empathy that allows me to see beyond peoples behaviour’s and allows me to see the good in people no matter what.

Georgie

World Class Facilitator

Georgie

World Class Facilitator

I first met HU when I was 19 years old, through my younger sister, who met the team in her school when she was in year 9. I was so inspired by the work that HU did, I asked for work experience, and subsequently got an interview to become part of the team in January 2018.

I am grateful that each day I get up to deliver the programme that inspired my sister, and consequently myself, to hundreds of young people all over the country.

My Skills

Learning

In my job, I learn something new every day and I believe that’s what makes it so special. I am constantly learning something new from my colleagues, in terms of facilitation, but even more so about myself and the person that I have become today. Albeit, our roles as facilitators are to teach and inspire, I am taught and inspired by a young person every day of my life, and I believe this helps me to consistently develop as a person and as a facilitator day by day.

Listening

Being part of the HU team is wonderful because everybody listens to and learns from each other. Listening to the supportive people I have around me has helped me progress massively and listening to different students and teachers every week has really opened my eyes to the amazing diversity we have in this country.

Supporting

I wanted to be a part of this incredible company to help support others, and through the help of the HU, I feel that I do this every single day. Whether it be in a school working with a group of year 7s, or back at home with my family and friends- this company has allowed me to make a difference.

Tamara

World Class Facilitator

Tamara

World Class Facilitator

I met HU when I was 15, in Year 10 and connected with the experience much more than I could have imagined. I joined the heroes journey and later went on to be an Ambassador at HARmony camp. I had such a wonderful experience that I realised working alongside this company was something I wanted full time and became a facilitator in September 2015

My Skills

Learning

During the time I’ve been with HU I’ve had the privilege of meeting many young people that have taught be a lot about life and the barriers many young people face. I’ve been able to learn and grow as person though my experiences with the company and hope to never stop learning.

Communication

As someone that’s struggled to do this in the past the company has helped me communicate with people on a lot of different levels confidently and with conviction

Understanding

I joined HU to try and make a difference to as many lives as possible and part of that requires learning to understand, appreciate and embrace people’s differences and take the time to listen and empathise with peoples lives and situations.

Robina

World Class Facilitator

Robina

World Class Facilitator

I met HU 10 years ago, decided to give up my time to be part of a volunteer program called the heroes journey. Over the years I became a mentor for younger students, just being someone they could rely on and speak to when things weren’t going so great in their life. When I was in 6th form I applied for the facilitator job role and three years in here I am. Helping young people of all ages across the country.

My Skills

Hard working

Setting myself a goal, and making sure I achieve that goal no matter how difficult or out of reach it may seem for me.

Communication

The way I am able to communicate not just with friends and family but with people of age ranges is a skill that I am very confident in. I’m able to maintain a conversation using this skill.

Team work

Working in a team is another key skill, as we all have something different to bring to the table and being able to adapt and compromise within a team is something I have always been good at, but by being part of the HU team has only expanded it even more.

Stevie

World Class Facilitator

Stevie

World Class Facilitator

I met HU in 2011 when I was 15 and in Year 10, which was when I joined the heroes journey, went on work experience with HU, had the role as camp ambassador summer 2015, with my apprentice facilitator employment starting June 2016.

My Skills

Learning

As an apprentice, I’m here to learn. I love to watch and absorb what the more experienced Heroes are doing and try to understanding how developing my own skills over time will, in turn, help the students we work with.

Listening

Listening to the amazing people around me enables me to grow, both as an employee and as a Hero. Be it experienced members of staff or an individual year 7 student, everyone can inspire and teach us things.

Supporting

I joined HU to make a difference and support young people, but it is supporting all those around me both in and out of work, that has enabled me to become an asset for help.

Sacha

World Class Facilitator

Sacha

World Class Facilitator

I first met HU in 2012 while i was in year 10. For the next 3 years i volunteered to be a Hero in my school by running Harmony Camps for the new year 7's attending my school. Ever since 2015 I've been a full-time member giving young people the sam experience i did.

My Skills

Motivated

I have a drive to keep improving on my own personal and professional development so i can deliver the best possible programmes for the students we work with.

Positivity

Keeping a happy and positive mindset when possible is something i feel is very important to have, not just for my own wellbeing but so i can spread that positivity to the people around me as well.

Teamwork

We all have different strengths and weaknesses so i feel its very important to be able to work well in a team so we can all bring out the best in one another so we all succeed!