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Empower youth and champion mental health as the new Young People Influence and Participation Manager
Overview
Salary
£47043 - £52835
Location
Homeworking, Mind Cymru - Cardiff , Mind Cymru Hybrid (Cardiff), National Mind - Stratford (London), National Mind Hybrid (Stratford - London)
Expires
Expires at anytime
Organisation summary: Join our mission to fight for mental health like never before. As an organisation dedicated to ensuring everyone experiencing a mental health issue receives the support and respect they deserve, we are expanding our efforts to amplify youth voices. Our Youth Voice Network team is passionate about empowering young people, especially those from underrepresented groups, to shape policies and decisions impacting their mental health at both national and local levels.
- Role Summary:
- Lead the Youth Voice Network team and collaborate with the Young People Mental Health Equity team.
- Advance the organization's role as a leading advocate for young people's rights.
- Focus on trauma support and create opportunities for youth leadership in our work.
- Role Requirements:
- Commitment to equality and diversity in the workplace.
- Follow the Job Description and match criteria in the personal specification for shortlisting.
- Benefits:
- Flexible working arrangements.
- Support for wellbeing.
- Generous holiday and leave policies.
- Family-friendly work environment.
- Opportunities for training and development.
- Financial security with our employment benefits.
About the team We have big goals over the next few years. We're going to be fighting for mental health in a way we never have before. Together we'll be working to make sure everyone experiencing a mental health problem gets the support and respect they deserve.
The Youth Voice Network team are dedicated to listening to young people with varied experiences and proactively seeking out the voices of underrepresented groups. We ensure they have the tools, encouragement and platforms to meaningfully influence leaders and decisions that affect them and their mental health on a national and local level. We take a rights-based approach, empowering young people to have their voices heard and to make lasting impact in their communities.
The role As the Young People Influence and Participation Manager, you will manage the Youth Voice Network team and work with the wider Young People Mental Health Equity team to drive the organisation forward in our ambitions to become an influential advocate for young people's rights, supporting young people with a focus on trauma and create more opportunities for young people to lead our work.
Job requirements Mind is committed to equality of opportunity for all staff, and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships. Please refer to the Job Description while completing your application as candidates will be shortlisted based on how closely they match the criteria in the personal specification.
Benefits Flexible working, Wellbeing, Holiday and leave, Family friendly, Training and development, Financial security.
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