Voice and Participation Support Worker

3 months ago


Chichester, United Kingdom WSCC Full time

**The Opportunity** Salary**:NJC Grade 3** **£22,737 - £23,114 per annum

**Contract Type**: Permanent

**Working Pattern**:Full time, 37 hours per week, Monday to Friday

**Location**:County Hall, Chichester

**Closing Date**:Monday 08 April

**Interview Date**: w/c 15 April***

Do you enjoy varied tasks and activities?

Are you keen to learn new skills?

Are you passionate about supporting young people to have their voice heard?

We have a new opportunity to join us as a Support Worker within our Voice and Participation Team.

This is a fantastic role where you can learn about WSCC services, and actively make a difference to young people’s lives in West Sussex.

You will support your team to enable all young people living in West Sussex to get their voice heard and help improve services.

There are a diverse range of tasks in this role, including:

- Supporting youth-led training.
- Helping organise events and activities.
- Enabling young people to take the lead to action change.
- Supporting young people with having their voice heard.
- Holding decision makers accountable for their courses of action.
- Using graphics for social media posts.

The job will involve some weekend and evening working to fit in with the lives of the children and young people you will be working with.
**About you**
We are looking for a ‘people person’; if you are approachable, can engage with children and young people and you are able to communicate with a variety of new people, we would love to hear from you

For more information on the Key Skills as well as the Qualifications and/or experience required, please refer to the Job Description attached.
**Working for us**
West Sussex County Council is a diverse organisation that provides services to more than 850,000 residents every day. The West Sussex Approach puts the child first. We work with children, families, communities, our partners and schools in a restorative, strength-based way. Strong relationships are at the heart of what we do. Central to this is young people’s voice, and the Voice and Participation Team take a youth-led approach to make a difference in the lives of young people in an honest, energetic, enthusiastic, creative, and supportive way.

The Voice & Participation Team work with several different groups of young people including the Children in Care Council, Youth Cabinet, National Care Leavers Benchmarking Forum, and unaccompanied asylum-seeking children, as well as supporting the Children First Strategy and various campaign-led initiatives and events.

We work by supporting children and young people to get involved in opportunities that enable them to communicate ideas and views about how services can be shaped to support children and young people in the very best way.
**Benefits**
**Further Information**
The reference number for this role is **CAFHE05013.**

To apply, please follow the links below to upload your CV and Expression of Interest (cover letter), no more than 500 words.

Please cover any gaps in employment in your CV. Please ensure you have saved the job description attached to the main advert on our website as, once the job has closed, you may not have the opportunity to download again.

**We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults.**

Job Reference: CAFHE05013


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