Children's Rights Participation Officer

DescriptionThe Service & Team:This role sits within the Childrens Rights Team a passionate and dedicated group working to ensure that children and young people across Cornwall have their voices heard and their rights upheld. The team leads on youth participation and engagement supporting initiatives like the Cornwall Youth Council UK Youth Parliament Article 12 Celebration Day and the Right On Survey. Youll be joining a collaborative environment focused on empowering young people and influencing strategic decision-making across the Council.The Role:As Participation Officer youll take on a dynamic hands-on youth work role during a 9-month maternity cover contract. Youll work directly with children and young peopleparticularly members of Cornwall Youth Councilto plan deliver and support a wide range of youth-led activities and events.Key responsibilities include:Delivering face-to-face youth work and building trusted relationships with young people.Planning and co-ordinating events such as the Youth Council Elections 2026 and UK Youth Parliament activities.Planning and facilitating inclusive group sessions and formal Youth Council meetings.Supporting young people to achieve AQA qualifications and progress their manifesto campaigns.Promoting childrens rights and ensuring youth voices influence Council decisions.Building partnerships with schools youth groups and community organisations.Ensuring all participation activities are inclusive safe and accessible with a strong focus on safeguarding and wellbeing.This is a public/customer-facing role with contact and collaborative work with council officers and elected members.This position will be subject to an enhanced criminal record disclosure check.Working Pattern:This is a full-time role with flexibility required for evening and weekend work to match the availability needs of young people. While based at NCH the role involves travel across Cornwall. Flexible working options may include:Adjusted hours to accommodate evening/weekend commitments.Use of pool cars for travel.Hybrid working arrangements (home/office/outreach) depending on delivery needs.What youll need to succeed:Were looking for someone who:Has experience working directly with young people in youth work or community settings.Is a confident facilitator and relationship-builder.Is passionate about childrens rights and youth voice.Is organised creative and able to plan and deliver a comprehensive diary of events and activities.Is committed to safeguarding and inclusive practice.Holds a full driving licence and is willing to use pool cars or has business use insurance.Please read the role profile for the full details of this role attached below in this advertWhat youll get in return:A unique opportunity to gain practical experience in youth engagement and rights-based practice.The chance to lead and support high-profile youth events and campaigns.Development of skills in facilitation planning and partnership working.The opportunity to make a meaningful impact on the lives of children and young people in Cornwall.Experience contributing to strategic priorities within the Council.Cornwall Councils ambition is to be an employer of choice a high performing Council and a learning organisation. We commit to providing a reward and benefits package to attract motivate and reward our employees. We offer a range of flexible working options to our staff. This helps provide our employees with a greater work/life balance whilst still ensuring that service needs are met.Our core employee rewards and benefits include: a competitive salary. a defined benefit pension scheme based on your career average earnings. This includes the option for extra voluntary contributions a generous annual leave entitlement with the potential to purchase additional leave. A national award-winning employee health and wellbeing programme Employee benefits scheme giving employees access to a wide range of discounts to local and national goods and services.Additional Information:Cornwall Council is unable to offer visa sponsorship or transfer existing sponsorship for this role.The full role profile is attached hereWe recommend saving a copy of this to refer to if you are invited to an interview.Location: NCH BaseDuration: 9 MonthsWorking Pattern: Full-time with flexibility for evenings/weekendsIdeal for staff with youth work experience and project management skills who want to make a real impact.Interested Reach out to the Childrens Rights Team () for an informal chat.Application ProcessPlease attach a supporting statement to your application you can add your Education & Qualifications details manually using the application form timeline or you can upload your CV. Remember to demonstratewhy you are suitable against each of the points marked as Application on the Role Profile using examples from your experience or transferable skills. This might be through qualifications or descriptive examples from your work / personal experience which clearly illustrates what you did and the effect it had. Guidance on how to complete your application can be found here The application process.Please note that applications cannot be edited after they have been submitted please contact if you have any queries or require assistance with your application.Existing employees must apply using their Cornwall Council email address through the Opportunity Marketplace on Oracle.Required Experience:Unclear Seniority Key Skills CCTV,Federal Agencies,Customer Service,Clearance,Facility,Suspicious Activity,Property Damage,Public Safety,Daily Operations,Professional Development,Access Control,Communication,General Public,Procedures,Powerpoint Employment Type : Full Time Experience: years Vacancy: 1