Participation Officer

A Local Authority based in Merseryside is looking for a Participation Officer to join their Children Services.

The purpose of a Participation Officer is support and advocate on behalf of our children and young people to ensure that they have a voice in Children's Service that can create improvements for the service.

Previous experience working with children is essential for this role.

Key responsibilities include:

• Coordinate and supervise the current participation activities within the service
• To implement of Mind of My Own within the service.
• To support the effective involvement and influence of children in care and care leavers in the corporate parenting committee.
• To provide relevant feedback to children in care on the outcomes of their consultations and other activities.

Criteria

• Previous experience working with children and young people
• Previous experience working in a social care or childcare setting
• Educated to degree level or equivalent

If you are interested, please apply for the role.