16-25 year olds
There are all sorts of opportunities for
16-25 year olds in St John Ambulance, with several different paths
too choose from.
Which of the 'all sorts' takes your fancy?
LINKS units
LINKS units are generally based at
universities, or institutes of higher
education. LINKS units are run by the members for the
members and take part in several of the 'all sorts' as detailed
below.
Youth leaders
Youth leaders either run, or assist to run a Cadet or a Badger
unit. Being a Youth leader looks great on any CV.
Find out how to get involved.
Amalfi challenge
Amalfi challange is a new award designed for
16-25 year olds to set themselves challanges to help them to
develop. The Amalfi challange award looks
good on a CV and is built around youth participation, where by the young person
sets their own targets and aims. Find out
more and see Amalfi Award case
studies
Duke of Edinburgh Award
The Duke of Edinburgh award is a nationaly recognised award, and
as St John Ambulance is a registered centre its easy to get
involved. Find out more or contact the County DofE
coordinator.
First Aiders
Cycle Responders / First Aiders
Ambulance Training
All of these opportunities are avaliable to all members of St
John Ambulance. These roles are interesting and
varied and once qualified you could be attending
as a first aider at events like moto
cross and Fairs, you may even be standing watching
your favourite sports team as an on duty
First Aider. Find out more
about this operational roles.