Participation Officer (Children in Care)

Participation Officer (Children in Need)

We are working in partnership with a Local Authority based in Liverpool who are looking for a Participation Officer to work within the Children In Need Service.

The vacancy is working on a full time agency contract for 6 months with a view to extended and there is a high chance of a permanent role at the end of it.

Hours - 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday.

Rates of Pay - 13 - 17 per hour which is negotiable depending on your experience.

Location - Liverpool, L2. (Hybrid working pattern with on site working at least 2 days per week)

About the Role:

The Participation Officer role is to support and advocate on behalf of our children and young people to ensure that they have a voice in Children's Service and are able to influence service development and improvement.

Main Role & Responsibility:

• To oversee and coordinate the current participation activity within the service which involves children and young people.
• To oversee and coordinate the implementation 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 meaningful feedback to children in care on the outcomes of consultations and other activities.

Essential Criteria:

• Educated to Degree level or equivalent or holds a recognised relevant professional qualification (for example: Youth Work and/or Social Work)
• Experience of working within a social care/childcare setting.
• Experience of working directly with children and young people.

Essential Requirements:

• The ideal candidate needs to be highly skilled in all IT systems, you will need to be confident in all communication and be able to produce high quality consistent work within highly pressurised timescales.
• You will need to have excellent organisation and time management skills and be able to use your own initiative working autonomously.

We offer a market leading referral scheme of up to 250 so if you know of someone who may also be looking for an exciting career opportunity

If you are interested in this role and would like to apply, please send a copy of your most recent CV to removed) and contact Dane on (phone number removed) as soon as possible.