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Youth Voice & Influence Officer

Employer
The Participation People Ltd
Location
Home and South West London based
Salary
£24,700 – £30,700 (inclusive of London weighting)
Closing date
27 Nov 2021

Job Details

Youth Voice & Influence Officer

Full time • £24,700 – £30,700 (inclusive of London weighting) • Home and South West London based

Are you kind, curious and courageous with a passion for improving services WITH young people?

Do you have experience of working with diverse groups of young people?

Are you renowned for being playful in practice and serious about solutions?

If yes – we would LOVE to hear from you!

We are looking for a new Youth Voice and Influence Officer to help us deliver our mission of making services better with young people in Wandsworth and Hounslow.

This role offers a unique and exciting opportunity to coordinate, develop and build on our well-established youth voice programmes across Wandsworth and Hounslow – see page 3 of the job description document for more details.

Please note, this role will require regular evening and occasional weekend working.

The success of this role relies on building excellent working partnerships, clear communication and bringing a LOT of fun to it!

In return, you’ll be offered the autonomy and creative freedom to make youth voice in Wandsworth and Hounslow a real success!

Applicants with strong, demonstrable experience of working with young people, a commitment to Participation People’s mission, values and approach, and a solid foundation in the basics of project and budget management will thrive in this role.

In return for your hard work, we offer a generous holiday entitlement, a competitive salary, volunteering days, a highly flexible working arrangement and the opportunity to work with a team of like-minded people.

The 'small print'

Start date: Ideally, we’d like the successful applicant in post no later than January 2022.

Term: This post is fixed-term, for 1 year – with possibility of extension, subject to funding.

Office base: Home and Wandsworth Town, London.

To Apply

Please download the application for at the bottom of this advert.

Before you submit your application, please ensure you have completed the application form fully, as accurately as you can.

Once you’re happy, please email your application to pickme@participationpeople.com before the deadline; midnight 8 December 2021

Please note - this post involves working with vulnerable children and young people on a regular basis and so is subject to an Enhanced DBS Check. We do not accept CVs.

Questions?

Feel free to get in touch with us - call 07841 015813, to speak to Ed Cooney, Lead Youth Voice and Influence Officer, for a conversation.

Company

Services work better with young people

Participation People deliver award-winning projects and programmes that help decision-makers deliver better services.

A youth participation specialist company, we are playful in practice, serious about solutions.

Our vision is of a world where every child and young person has the knowledge, skills and belief to have a positive impact in their community.

Our values are at the heart of what we do:

  • ENGAGE communities – young people and adults
  • INFORM decision-making
  • CHALLENGE inequality and promote inclusion
  • CELEBRATE diversity, difference and achievement
  • Have FUN!

 

Working for Participation People

We care about our staff, and we want our staff to care about their work. We aim to recruit the BEST staff, who share our vision, values, passion and commitment.

What we know about working for us:

  • 100% of our staff told us they “feel happy at work
  • 100% of our staff told us that “there is good, clear & constructive communication between all staff, including managers.
  • 100% of our staff told us they “find the work expected of [them] is stimulating and challenging.
  • 100% of our staff told us that they felt “managers promote a positive atmosphere of respect and teamwork.
Company info
Website
Telephone
07921907210
Location
Windmill House
King's Road
Market Lavington
Wiltshire
SN10 4QB
GB

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