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Directorate: Children's Services | Service: Education, Early Start & Prevention
Position reference: 50137146
Salary: £30,559 - £33,366 pro rata Plus laptop
Working Arrangements: Agile Working, Any 5/7 days including twilight, 2 evenings & weekends
Hours per week: 18.5
Contract type: Permanent
We are happy to talk flexible working arrangements with you, please get in touch.
Closing date: 14/03/2025 at 23:59
The successful candidate will be required to speak English to an appropriate standard.
This post requires an Enhanced DBS Check.
If you are currently living overseas or have lived overseas in the last five years, please be aware that if you are the preferred candidate for the post, you will be required to apply for an overseas criminal records check from the country/countries you have resided in.
Pensions Regulations may affect your pension entitlements if you are in receipt of a pension upon commencing employment with the authority.
About The Post: We’re excited to be recruiting to our Targeted Youth Support Service in Barnsley. We want everyone to have the best possible chance of enjoying life and being active citizens with good prospects to achieve the best outcomes. The TYS service plays a vital role in ensuring young people have this opportunity and encourages them to get involved and have their voices heard.
Through work with our partners, you will use your excellent interpersonal skills to ensure the voice of young people and communities influences our transformation and service improvements, making Barnsley the place of possibilities.
Minimum Requirements: Candidates must have a minimum of a relevant Level 3 qualification or a certificate in Youth Work practice (e.g., Youth and Community work or Working with Young People in the secondary age range). Candidates must have the ability to work during the day, after school, on evenings, and the occasional weekend and overnight residential experience to meet the needs of the service and its users.
Candidates are expected to travel independently to various sites of work across the borough daily including schools, youth provisions, and other BMBC and partner buildings.
If you have relevant qualifying experience of working with and for Young People aged 11 to 24 years in various settings including secondary schools, youth groups, and in the community, and you are interested in Young People’s voice and current affairs/issues affecting them, this opportunity may be for you.
Do you believe that Young People have a right to articulate their wants and needs and that they should be encouraged to be active citizens and make a positive contribution to society?
This Youth Voice Participation Coordinator role will work as part of a busy team whose primary focus is to engage young people in having an active voice in the design and delivery of services which affect young people in their local communities, across the region, and on a national level.
As part of the team, you will establish and maintain positive and professional relationships with young people and support work with key decision-makers, internal and external stakeholders, and partner organisations through meetings, events, and face-to-face sessions in secondary schools, youth groups, and outreach work in the community.
Please ensure you view the job profile for this role, as you will need to demonstrate in your application form how you meet the required criteria.
CVs will not be accepted.
At Barnsley Council, we believe in second chances and value diversity. Our recruitment process is inclusive, and we welcome applicants with past convictions.
Join us in building a future where everyone has the opportunity to thrive.
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