Code Club Volunteer - Bourton Library

As a Code Club Volunteer, you’ll guide young learners (typically 7 - 11) through fun, beginner friendly coding projects in a relaxed and supportive environment.

You won’t be giving lectures or running formal lessons – instead you’ll act as a mentor, encouraging and enabling creative curiosity.

What we aim to do

• Help young people (age 7 – 11) to explore coding through games, animations, websites and storytelling
• Support them to learn coding languages like Scratch, Python of HTML
• Encourage problem-solving, teamwork, and creative thinking
• Bring positivity to make tech feel fun, and not intimidating

What will you need to do?

• Lead or support sessions exploring coding
• Act as a mentor to help children explore their digital creativity
• Support promotion locally, engaging parents and carers

What skills are needed?

• A love for tech and a desire to share it with young minds
• Patience, encouragement and a sense of humour
• Basic knowledge of coding (don’t worry, we can provide resources)
• Willingness to learn alongside young people –it’s okay not to have all the
• answers!
• A friendly and approachable manner, with an ability to encourage and motivate
• Confidence working with children

What will you gain?

• Experience in mentoring, facilitation and community engagement
• Communication & leadership skills through working with young learners
• Insight into digital literacy and educational approaches in a real-world setting
• Opportunities to collaborate with like-minded volunteers and expand your network
• A rewarding sense of purpose from supporting digital skill development in the next generation.

We ask for:

1 hour per week (plus a little prep time).

We ask for you to commit for a minimum of 12 weeks