Youth Voice & Influence Facilitator

Hull City Council; Hull and East Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

LGPS pension

23 days annual leave + public holidays

Career development opportunities

Supportive culture

Job summary

Hull City Council is recruiting an experienced Voice Influence Participation Youth Worker to engage with children and families affected by SEND and to promote youth participation in shaping local services.

The role requires evening/weekend work and a DBS disclosure as part of safeguarding responsibilities. You will work within the Voice Influence Team to ensure children’s voices are central to education and related services.

Qualifications

• Experience of engaging with children with SEND and their families.
• Familiar with Lundy Participatory Model for child and youth participation.
• Ability to plan, manage and deliver participation opportunities.
• Strong ability to build partnerships with teams across the City Council and voluntary sector.
• Commitment to safeguarding and inclusive practice.

Responsibilities

• Promote and safeguard the welfare of children and young people.
• Plan and deliver ways to embed shared values in voice and influence strategy and ensure young people’s views inform service design.
• Audit participation opportunities and share information across platforms to reach diverse groups.
• Initiate and support partnerships and events with other teams to enable youth participation in decision making.
• Record participation outcomes and monitor the impact of engagement activities.
• Lead and develop volunteers and staff to deliver participation activities.
• Promote equality of opportunity by engaging with vulnerable and marginalised groups.

Job description

Hull City Council is recruiting an experienced Voice Influence Participation Youth Worker to engage with children and families affected by SEND and to promote youth participation in shaping local services.

The role requires evening/weekend work and a DBS disclosure as part of safeguarding responsibilities. You will work within the Voice Influence Team to ensure children’s voices are central to education and related services.