Youth Engagement Specialist

3 days ago


Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom Compass Full time

Job Overview

Compass is a leading organization dedicated to providing mental health support to children, young people, and families. We are seeking a highly motivated Youth Engagement Specialist to join our team in Birmingham.

About the Role

This exciting opportunity allows you to make a real difference in the lives of young people by embedding evidence-based co-production practices across our teams. As a Youth Engagement Specialist, you will be responsible for engaging directly with children and young people, supporting locality-based teams to engage with all populations representative of the local community, and strengthening co-production and engagement processes.

Main Responsibilities

  • Establish and support Children and Young People's (CYP) representation at all levels of the service, including connecting with youth councils, mental health ambassadors, user-led groups, and networks.
  • Co-ordinate the recruitment of CYP and parent/carer peer champions, and facilitate their representation on MHST Strategic & Locality steering groups and within the services shadow leadership team.
  • Work creatively with children and young people, using a flexible and adaptive style to engage people from all local communities.

Requirements

  • Essential:
    • Educated to GCSE or equivalent in English and Maths.
    • Possession of NVQ 2 or equivalent.
    • Working with CYP or adults in a community setting.
    • Inter-agency and multi-disciplinary working.
    • Delivery of behaviour change support.
    • Involving CYP and their families in design, delivery, and development of services.
    • Obtaining information about an individual's circumstances/needs/preferences.
  • Desirable:
    • Delivering health education sessions to groups of children or young people.
    • Delivering health promotion messages around adolescent health.
    • Understanding of Child Protection Principles.

Benefits

  • 27 days holiday + bank holidays, rising to 32 days over time.
  • Life assurance at 2 x basic salary.
  • Competitive contributory pension scheme.
  • Family-friendly policies.
  • 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme and OH service.
  • Enhanced sick pay.
  • Excellent learning & development opportunities and career progression.
  • Annual performance/salary review.

About Compass

We are committed to safeguarding children, young people, and vulnerable adults, and we expect all staff to share this commitment. All Compass posts are subject to appropriate level DBS checks. We positively encourage applications from all members of the community, regardless of gender, race, faith, disability, gender reassignment, age, or sexual orientation.



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