Participation and Youth Voice Officer

Our client, the national charity for children in care and young care leavers, want to grow and develop their participation network of young people to make change and they are looking for someone who is ambitious and passionate about working with children and young people.

Participation and Youth Voice Officer
Salary: £31,785 per annum (pro-rata for part time roles)
Hours: 35 hours p/w (part time and flexible working arrangements considered) 
Pension: 5% employer contribution 
Leave: 28 days per annum - pro-rata (pro-rata for part time roles), plus bank holidays 
Location: They are currently hybrid working. Their team is largely home-based with some in-person attendance and meetings expected (mainly at their central hot-desking location in Old Street, London) in addition, for non-London based staff, they will consider hot-desking options near you, if required. They are open to conversations about flexible working arrangements.

Thank you for considering a career with the national charity for children in care and young care leavers.   If you are passionate about empowering children and young people to speak out and love collaborating with others to create positive change, then this might just be your dream job!

They want to grow and develop their participation network of young people to make change and they are looking for someone who is ambitious and passionate about working with children and young people to plan, deliver and support their participation and youth voice work. This role sits in their Policy, Campaigns & Communications Team, putting young people’s voices at the centre.

‘They really make young people the centre of everything they do. We had Voice Day recently and it was so nice to see all the staff in person, talking in depth about all the opportunities they give young people. It’s easy to say you involve young people, but they really make them the core.’ – A young person

They offer a wide range of employment benefits to all Team Members including generous annual leave, flexible working from the start, life insurance, and a rewards package which includes a Health Cash Plan.  They’re proud that they support their staff and want to see everyone who works there thrive in their personal and professional life.

They’re proud to be a Living Wage Employer. They are committed to #ShowingTheSalary. Their roles are #OpenToAll 

Deadline for applications is midnight on Sunday 11 August.
Interviews will take place: Young person session w/c 2 Sep and staff panel 4 Sept 2024.

Interested?

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Please note: Before continuing with your application, you must have a Right to Work in the UK. Although the role is hybrid, they do not offer work visas or sponsorship for any candidates based outside of the UK.

As an organisation serving children in care and care leavers, they are keen to receive applications from people with experience of care. They actively seek to bring diversity of perspectives and experience, and especially welcome applications from those from racially marginalised communities and people with disabilities. They also ask all applicants to fill in an Equality and Diversity Monitoring Form as part of their application so they can better understand the diversity of applicants. This is anonymous and will not be connected to your application.  

No agencies please.