I can honestly say being on the youth board has helped tremendously with my personal development. But more than that, it’s fun and meaningful”

This is how one of our Youth Board members at The Mighty Creatives described their experience. We’re now looking for new members aged 16-25 to join, so if you’re interested in a similar journey, passionate about having your voice heard, fighting for social justice and transforming the lives of children and young people through creativity and the arts across the East Midlands, we’d love to hear from you. Apply now!

What are the benefits of being part of our Youth Board?

• Develop your skills by gaining invaluable knowledge, skills and experiences to help you towards your next steps in your education, employment, and training.
• Access creative, cultural, and professional development opportunities
• Receive regular talks from professional experts across the region from a variety of disciplines to share skills, ask questions, network, and receive advice from the real experts.
• Make new friends and connect with like-minded children and young people across the region
• Gain vital application and interview skills by sitting on staff interview panels for new positions and grant applications.
• Not just that but also build networks within the arts, youth, and voluntary sectors
• And you also be able to have opportunities to represent TMC at events delivered across the region and much more.

You will be doing all of that while helping other young people like you and contributing to positive social change on issues you care about!

What do you do as a Youth Board member?

Actually, it is quite simple. This will not take much of your time; all you have to do is dedicate two hours each month to our regular meetings. These meetings will mostly be online and will allow you to meet the rest of the Youth Board members and The Mighty Creatives team, share your voice, discuss recent updates, plan activities and events, and much more.

If you are still hesitating, we think you need to listen more from our youth board members:

“If you’ve never been on a youth board, or if the idea of it feels intimidating, I get it. I was there too. But what I want you to know is this: it’s not as formal or as scary as it might seem. Being part of a youth board isn’t about titles or qualifications, it’s about having a voice. It’s about making sure that your perspective, and the perspective of others like you, is heard. It’s about amplifying the voices of young people, especially those who feel like they don’t have the opportunity to speak up.”

Do you still think you need more information? Perhaps about our Youth Board members, the kinds of activities we do, or how frequently you would be engaging in these activities? Please check our Youth Board Recruitment Pack attached below.

This sounds great! How do I get involved?

If this sounds like something you’d like to get involved in, please download the application form, answer the questions and make sure to save your answers with your name and the words ‘Youth Board’ in the filename and email the form back to us at recruitment@themightycreatives.com

We also have an option to complete the form online which can be found here

If filling out a form isn’t best for you, we are also accepting audio applications, to submit an audio application, please complete part one of the word document and then record your answers to the questions in part two and send both the word and audio files to us.

Feel free to get another person to help you with your application if you need it. The deadline for registering your interest is 09:00am on the 2^nd of March 2026. If you have any questions, just email us at: recruitment@themightycreatives.com