Engagement and Participation Worker

NHS; Remote; GBP 23,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

A community service provider in Warwickshire seeks an Engagement and Participation Worker to empower children and young people in health promotion. This role involves collaborating with schools and communities to develop initiatives that ensure all voices are heard. Candidates should have experience engaging vulnerable groups and a strong ability to foster trust in inclusive ways. This position offers significant benefits including competitive leave, life assurance, and development opportunities.

Benefits

27 days holiday plus bank holidays

Life assurance at 2 x basic salary

Competitive contributory pension scheme

24/7 Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• At least one year of experience working with children, young people, and families.
• Experience delivering engagement or participation activities.
• Experience engaging with community-based or vulnerable groups.

Responsibilities

• Support pupils to design and lead campaigns promoting positive health messages.
• Engage with vulnerable and underrepresented groups to ensure inclusive participation.
• Gather feedback and evidence to shape future developments in the service.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Building trust and engagement

Energy and creativity

Good IT skills

Education

NVQ Level 2 Health and Social Care

T-Level in Education and Childcare

Job description

The heart of this role is a simple belief that children and young people should help shape the services designed for them.

As an Engagement and Participation Worker, you will play a key role in bringing children & young peoples voices into the centre of a new Healthy Futures service. You will work closely with schools, communities and partners to help young people take active roles in promoting health and wellbeing in ways that feel meaningful, inclusive and empowering.

A focus of the role is developing and delivering the Peer Champion Ambassador programme across schools in Warwickshire. You will support pupils to design and lead campaigns, assemblies and activities that promote positive health messages and whole school approaches to wellbeing.

You will actively engage with vulnerable and underrepresented groups, ensuring participation opportunities are accessible and inclusive. Working alongside children, families and partners, you will help build trust, confidence and relationships that support genuine involvement and influence.

You will also gather feedback and evidence to understand impact and shape future development, sharing learning and good practice across the service. Your ideas, creativity and insight will help shape how engagement and participation are embedded from the very start.

This is a role for someone who believes in the power of listening, values collaboration and wants to help children and young people shape healthier futures.

Main duties of the job

You believe that children and young peoples voices matter and should influence the services designed for them.

You are confident working directly with children, young people and families, and you know how to build trust and engagement in inclusive and respectful ways.

You bring energy, empathy and creativity to your work and enjoy supporting young people to take active roles within their schools and communities. You are organised, adaptable and comfortable working as part of a team, while building positive relationships with schools, communities and partners.

At least one year of experience working with children, young people and families

Experience delivering engagement or participation activities

Experience engaging with community based or vulnerable groups

Strong communication skills with the ability to engage children and young people aged 5 to 19

Ability to manage workload and adapt to changing priorities

Understanding the importance of gathering feedback and outcomes

Car driver with daily access to a car or Access to Work

Ability to work flexibly to meet service needs

Desirable criteria Experience of peer led programmes, youth voice or co production work would be beneficial but aren't dealbreakers.

If you want a role where your work helps children and young people feel heard and valued, this is a chance to help shape healthier futures.

About us

Compass is committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults. Established for over 30 years, Compass is a national charity which works in communities across the UK providing services spanning substance misuse treatment and rehabilitation, early interventions for vulnerable young people, school-aged health programmes and associated prevention as well as treatment and health promotion initiatives.

All Compass posts are subject to appropriate level DBS checks.

We positively encourage applications from all members of the community, regardless of gender, race, faith, disability, age, or sexual orientation, and encourage applications from people who have experiences in life which enrich skills and empathy. This is part of our commitment to equality and developing a truly inclusive and representative workforce.

We are happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments individuals may require in the recruitment process, on commencement, or once in post.

We offer a range of benefits including:

• 27 days holiday + bank holidays, rising to 32 days over time (pro rata)
• Life assurance at 2 x basic salary
• Competitive contributory pension scheme
• 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme and OH service
• Excellent learning & development opportunities and career progression
• Annual performance/salary review

Help us to make a positive change to the lives of children and young people!

Interview date: 21st Jan 26

#CompServ #LI-BE1

Job summary

The heart of this role is a simple belief that children and young people should help shape the services designed for them.

As an Engagement and Participation Worker, you will play a key role in bringing children & young peoples voices into the centre of a new Healthy Futures service. You will work closely with schools, communities and partners to help young people take active roles in promoting health and wellbeing in ways that feel meaningful, inclusive and empowering.

A focus of the role is developing and delivering the Peer Champion Ambassador programme across schools in Warwickshire. You will support pupils to design and lead campaigns, assemblies and activities that promote positive health messages and whole school approaches to wellbeing.

You will actively engage with vulnerable and underrepresented groups, ensuring participation opportunities are accessible and inclusive. Working alongside children, families and partners, you will help build trust, confidence and relationships that support genuine involvement and influence.

You will also gather feedback and evidence to understand impact and shape future development, sharing learning and good practice across the service. Your ideas, creativity and insight will help shape how engagement and participation are embedded from the very start.

This is a role for someone who believes in the power of listening, values collaboration and wants to help children and young people shape healthier futures.

Main duties of the job

You believe that children and young peoples voices matter and should influence the services designed for them.

You are confident working directly with children, young people and families, and you know how to build trust and engagement in inclusive and respectful ways.

You bring energy, empathy and creativity to your work and enjoy supporting young people to take active roles within their schools and communities. You are organised, adaptable and comfortable working as part of a team, while building positive relationships with schools, communities and partners.

Essential criteria

• At least one year of experience working with children, young people and families

• Experience delivering engagement or participation activities

• Experience engaging with community based or vulnerable groups

• Strong communication skills with the ability to engage children and young people aged 5 to 19

• Ability to manage workload and adapt to changing priorities

• Understanding the importance of gathering feedback and outcomes

• Good IT skills

• Car driver with daily access to a car or Access to Work

• Ability to work flexibly to meet service needs

Desirable criteria Experience of peer led programmes, youth voice or co production work would be beneficial but aren't dealbreakers.

If you want a role where your work helps children and young people feel heard and valued, this is a chance to help shape healthier futures.

About us

Compass is committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults. Established for over 30 years, Compass is a national charity which works in communities across the UK providing services spanning substance misuse treatment and rehabilitation, early interventions for vulnerable young people, school-aged health programmes and associated prevention as well as treatment and health promotion initiatives.

All Compass posts are subject to appropriate level DBS checks.

We positively encourage applications from all members of the community, regardless of gender, race, faith, disability, age, or sexual orientation, and encourage applications from people who have experiences in life which enrich skills and empathy. This is part of our commitment to equality and developing a truly inclusive and representative workforce.

We are happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments individuals may require in the recruitment process, on commencement, or once in post.

Benefits

We offer a range of benefits including:

• 27 days holiday + bank holidays, rising to 32 days over time (pro rata)
• Life assurance at 2 x basic salary
• Competitive contributory pension scheme
• 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme and OH service
• Enhanced sick pay
• Excellent learning & development opportunities and career progression
• Annual performance/salary review

Help us to make a positive change to the lives of children and young people!

Closing date: 11th Jan 26

Interview date: 21st Jan 26

#CompServ #LI-BE1

Job description

Job responsibilities

The heart of this role is a simple belief that children and young people should help shape the services designed for them.

As an Engagement and Participation Worker, you will play a key role in bringing children & young peoples voices into the centre of a new Healthy Futures service. You will work closely with schools, communities and partners to help young people take active roles in promoting health and wellbeing in ways that feel meaningful, inclusive and empowering.

A focus of the role is developing and delivering the Peer Champion Ambassador programme across schools in Warwickshire. You will support pupils to design and lead campaigns, assemblies and activities that promote positive health messages and whole school approaches to wellbeing.

You will actively engage with vulnerable and underrepresented groups, ensuring participation opportunities are accessible and inclusive. Working alongside children, families and partners, you will help build trust, confidence and relationships that support genuine involvement and influence.

You will also gather feedback and evidence to understand impact and shape future development, sharing learning and good practice across the service. Your ideas, creativity and insight will help shape how engagement and participation are embedded from the very start.

This is a role for someone who believes in the power of listening, values collaboration and wants to help children and young people shape healthier futures.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• NVQ Level 2 Health and Social Care/Level 2 Certificate in Supporting Teaching and Learning/ T-Level in Education and Childcare

Desirable

• Experience as a higher level teaching assistant
• NVQ Level 3 Health and Social Care/Level 3 Certificate in Supporting Teaching and Learning

Experience

Essential

• Minimum of 1 yrs experience of working with children, young people and families
• Designing, undertaking and coordinating effective participation and engagement programmes and activities with children, young people and families
• Proven experience of engaging with community and vulnerable groups
• Experience of working in a team
• IT skills

Additional Criteria

Essential

• Excellent communication skills and the ability to engage children, young people and families
• Able to develop, establish and maintain positive relationships with others
• Planning workload, time management
• Work under pressure and able to manage changing priorities
• Understand need for evidence and statistical data collection, and achieving targets
• Ability to analyse, evaluate and rationalise data and enable progressive models of delivery and intervention
• Innovate practice and ability to influence others
• Team player and an enthusiastic personality
• Multi-agency/disciplinary working
• Positive attitude, flexible and adaptable, solution focused and tenacious
• Car driver and have daily access to a car or Access to Work
• Able to work all year round and flexibly as part of a team to best meet business need

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

Compass

Address

Warwickshire

Remote Role

Warwickshire

CV115AA

Employer's website

https://www.compass-uk.org/ (Opens in a new tab)