Care Experienced Young Advisor x 4 posts

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Colonnades House

04/01/2026

Care Experienced Young Advisor x 4 posts (CDC)

The job requirements are detailed below. Where applicable the skills, qualifications and memberships required for this job have also been included.

Job details

Salary

Grade 3, £12.65 per hour

Contractual hours

0

Basis

Other

Region

Doncaster

Job category/type

Social Care

Date posted

18/11/2025

Job reference

REQ21626

Job description

Based at: Colonnades House, Duke Street, Doncaster, DN1 1ER

Salary details: Grade 3, £12.65 per hour

Hours: Casual, as and when required

Closing date: 4th January 2025

Do you have a positive approach to work and enjoy the challenge of a busy role?

We have an opportunity for you. A Care Experienced Young Advisor plays a key role in ensuring that the voices of children and young people in care are influencing and improving children's social care planning, decision making and development of services within Doncaster's Children, Young People and Families Directorate.

Duties include:

• Working with voice groups and partners to improve their services for care experienced young people.
• Planning and undertaking consultations and surveys with other care experienced young people.
• Co-designing and delivering the Hear Me… telling it like it is training alongside other care experienced young people
• Reviewing documents to remove jargon and ensuring they are easy for young people to understand.
• Delivering presentations at various meetings to senior leaders, directors and cabinet members including regular attendance at the Corporate Parenting Board.
• Attending the All-Party Parliamentary Groups for Care Experienced Children and Care Leavers
• Attending various meetings to champion the voice of children and young people.
• Supporting the delivery of projects and both local and national campaigns.
• Raising the profile of Care Experienced Young Advisors and promote the work of the Hear Me Voice Groups by utilising various social media platforms.
• Supporting the delivery of activities and sessions for care experienced young people
• Supporting the recruitment and selection process of social care staff by taking part and supporting other care experienced young people to take part in interviews.

You will bring to the role your unique knowledge about being a care experienced young person.

In return for your hard work and dedication, we can offer you the chance to be part of a great team dedicated to ensuring that all care experienced young people in Doncaster thrive. You will also have access to a variety of attractive employee benefits including competitive leave entitlement, a generous local government pension scheme, a wide range of well-being support and development opportunities. You will also have access to a range of staff discount and benefits schemes. More information on the benefits available to you as a City of Doncaster Council employee can be found in the attached benefits book.

Please ensure you view the job summary and job profile as you will need to demonstrate in your application form how you meet the required criteria.

Shortlisting will take place week commencing 5th January 2026 and it is anticipated that interviews will be held on 21st January 2026.

For further details or an informal chat please contact: Tracey Cusack, Tel: ,

If you require support with completing the application or with interview skills in general, please contact the Advance team via email or visit their website for further details.

Doncaster Council is committed to meeting the needs of our diverse community where we strive to improve the quality of life for all. We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults and expect all staff to share these commitments.

City of Doncaster Council is a disability confident employer committed to a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process. We offer interviews to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job, are flexible when assessing people so disabled applicants have the best opportunity to demonstrate they can do the job and make reasonable adjustments as required.

Care Experienced Young Advisor x 4 posts (CDC)