Young Inspector

London Borough of Merton; London; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Part time

Job summary

A local authority in England is seeking a Young Inspector to champion youth voice and ensure high standards of participation for young people in Merton. Applicants should have lived experience of foster care and be aged 16-24, resident or connected to Merton. This role includes evening and weekend work to engage directly with young people, and an enhanced DBS is required.

Qualifications

• Lived experience of being in foster care.
• Ability to engage with young people.
• Willingness to work evenings and weekends.

Responsibilities

• Support participation standards in collaboration with existing teams.
• Engage with local young people to influence service delivery.
• Present work during meetings and events.

Job description

Advert Text

We are looking to hire one Young Inspector to support the Participation and Engagement team with championing youth voice, and ensuring children and young people in Merton are receiving the best possible standards of participation from organisations that work with them.

The role will involve working with the Participation Manager, Participation Workers and Young Inspectors already in post, to ensure participation standards are promoted and maintained. This role is only open to those with lived experience of being in foster care and supported by our Corporate Parenting service.

Your role will also involve working with other teams across Merton, such as our Corporate Parenting team, and presenting your work during meetings and events.

Your role will involve evening and weekend work, as we ensure the best ways to engage directly from children and young people. In addition, the role will involve engaging with local young people to ensure that they have the opportunities and support to shape and influence all aspects of service delivery. Therefore, an enhanced DBS will be required for this role. For more information contact [e-mail].

This role is only open to people aged 16-24 years old, who currently live, study or socialise in Merton or have done so in the past. The London Borough of Merton have placed restrictions on the age of persons who can apply for this role as permitted under schedule 9 of the Equality Act 2010.