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Overview
Salary
£32651 - £36279
Location
London
Expires
Organisation summary We’re the UK’s leading charity fighting for children and young people's mental health. We will make sure all young people get the best possible mental health support and have the resilience to overcome life's challenges.
Role Summary
- Direct work with young people on Youth Advisory Group and Youth Panel programmes
- Frequent collaboration with youth participation and safeguarding teams
- Embed youth participation across organisational work
- Support and deliver activities focusing on young people’s voices
Role Requirements
- Collaboration with young people aged 16-25
- Coordinate and support meaningful youth engagement
- Work cross organisationally with various teams
We're looking for a Youth Participation Officer to join the YoungMinds Youth Participation & Safeguarding team. This is a permanent role. Your role will be located within the Strategic Participation team and will primarily involve direct work with young people (aged 16-25) on our Youth Advisory Group and Youth Panel programmes, and you will frequently work with young people (aged 14-25) across our youth programmes. You will report to the Strategic Participation Manager and work closely with colleagues across the youth participation and safeguarding teams to deliver and support young people’s safe and meaningful engagement in youth programmes. You will also work cross organisationally with colleagues from various teams to support embedding youth participation in all of YoungMinds’ work. As the Youth Participation Officer, you will assist in the coordination, support and delivery of activities that put young people’s voices and expertise at the front and centre of everything we do. You will do this by supporting colleagues across the organisation to work collaboratively with young people (aged 16-25) in our Youth Advisory Group and Youth Panel.
