Participation Lead
Company
Location
Woking, England, United Kingdom
Posted At
4/7/2025
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Description
This, permanent, full-time position has a starting salary of £35,730 per annum, based on a 36-hour working week.
We are excited to be recruiting a Participation Lead to join our fantastic User voice and Participation team based in Woking, with travel across the county where required, to deliver services. This role is open to hybrid working and as a team we split our time between working within the communities we serve, collaborating together in the office and working from home.
This role will provide the right person with a fulfilling opportunity to truly make a difference. You will join a team that supports each other's mental health, learning needs, and personal growth.
Rewards And Benefits
As a Participation Lead you will be part of our User Voice and Participation (UVP) Team, who work to empower children and young people to be involved in decision making about their lives and services that affect them. We work in collaboration with colleagues to improve outcomes for children, young people, and those in their network. We not only listen to but work with children and young people to effect change.
The UVP Team run Surrey Youth Voice which includes participation groups and projects for children and young people that enable them to have their voice heard, build their confidence and skills, whilst having fun and encouraging peer support. Our purpose is to build trust with children and young people who use Surrey services, so they feel able to share their experiences with us; what is and isn't working well. Our role is to ensure leadership, colleagues, teams, and partners make changes to improve children and young people's experiences.
Our participation groups and projects support children looked after, care leavers, children and young people who use emotional wellbeing and mental health services and children and young people with additional needs and disabilities. We also support our future politicians through Surrey Youth Cabinet.
More information can be found on Surrey Youth Voice - Surrey County Council.
About The Role
We are recruiting a Participation Lead to specifically oversee our participation activities for care-experienced children and young people. We are looking for someone with experience of working with, and empowering, looked-after children and care leavers to ensure their voices are heard in the services they access. This unique strategic role involves direct engagement with children and young people, facilitating participation projects, and working closely with senior managers, boards, and partners to drive positive changes through youth participation.
As a Participation Lead, you will be responsible for:
To be considered for shortlisting for this position, your application will clearly evidence the following:
Please contact us for any questions relating to the role. This could be to discuss flexible working requests, transferable skills or any barriers to employment. For an informal discussion please contact Olivia Davenport via email at [email protected].
The job advert closes at 23:59 on 29/04/2025 with interviews planned for 07/05/2025.
We look forward to receiving your application, please click on the apply online button below to submit.
An enhanced DBS ‘Disclosure and Barring Service’ check for regulated activity (formerly known as CRB) and the Children’s and Adults’ Barred List checks will be required for this role.
Our Values
Our values are as important as our abilities and shape who we are as an organisation. Discover more about our values.
Before submitting your application, we recommend you read the job description. Our Life at Surrey handbook also provides insights of the culture at Surrey and how as a valued employee, you can help shape our Council.
Our Commitment
Surrey County Council is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. A guaranteed interview will be offered to all disabled applicants where:
We want to be an inclusive and diverse employer reflecting the community we serve and particularly welcome applications from all underrepresented groups.
We are excited to be recruiting a Participation Lead to join our fantastic User voice and Participation team based in Woking, with travel across the county where required, to deliver services. This role is open to hybrid working and as a team we split our time between working within the communities we serve, collaborating together in the office and working from home.
This role will provide the right person with a fulfilling opportunity to truly make a difference. You will join a team that supports each other's mental health, learning needs, and personal growth.
Rewards And Benefits
- 26 days’ holiday (prorated for part time staff), rising to 28 days after 2 years' service and 30 days after 5 years’ service
- Option to buy up to 10 days of additional annual leave
- An extensive Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) to support health and wellbeing
- Up to 5 days of carer’s leave per year
- Paternity, adoption and dependents leave
- A generous local government salary related pension
- Lifestyle discounts including gym, travel, shopping and many more
- 2 paid volunteering days per year
- Learning and development hub where you can access a wealth of resources
As a Participation Lead you will be part of our User Voice and Participation (UVP) Team, who work to empower children and young people to be involved in decision making about their lives and services that affect them. We work in collaboration with colleagues to improve outcomes for children, young people, and those in their network. We not only listen to but work with children and young people to effect change.
The UVP Team run Surrey Youth Voice which includes participation groups and projects for children and young people that enable them to have their voice heard, build their confidence and skills, whilst having fun and encouraging peer support. Our purpose is to build trust with children and young people who use Surrey services, so they feel able to share their experiences with us; what is and isn't working well. Our role is to ensure leadership, colleagues, teams, and partners make changes to improve children and young people's experiences.
Our participation groups and projects support children looked after, care leavers, children and young people who use emotional wellbeing and mental health services and children and young people with additional needs and disabilities. We also support our future politicians through Surrey Youth Cabinet.
More information can be found on Surrey Youth Voice - Surrey County Council.
About The Role
We are recruiting a Participation Lead to specifically oversee our participation activities for care-experienced children and young people. We are looking for someone with experience of working with, and empowering, looked-after children and care leavers to ensure their voices are heard in the services they access. This unique strategic role involves direct engagement with children and young people, facilitating participation projects, and working closely with senior managers, boards, and partners to drive positive changes through youth participation.
As a Participation Lead, you will be responsible for:
- Organising and managing participation projects and events for care-experienced children and young people
- Creating opportunities for children and young people to have their voice heard
- Embedding positive service change following feedback from children and young people
- Writing reports and presenting children and young people's feedback to senior management, boards, and partners
- Advocating for children and young people's rights whilst championing participation
- Supervising and managing apprentices and participation workers within the team
To be considered for shortlisting for this position, your application will clearly evidence the following:
- Ability to build positive rapport with children and young people whilst supporting them to actively participate in projects and events
- Ability to effectively manage multiple areas of work including engagement events, market research projects and surveys etc
- Ability to analyse data, identify feedback themes and create meaningful reports
- People and influencing skills: ability to work with a wide range of people, demonstrating active listening, curiosity, and empathy to truly understand others' views and experiences
Please contact us for any questions relating to the role. This could be to discuss flexible working requests, transferable skills or any barriers to employment. For an informal discussion please contact Olivia Davenport via email at [email protected].
The job advert closes at 23:59 on 29/04/2025 with interviews planned for 07/05/2025.
We look forward to receiving your application, please click on the apply online button below to submit.
An enhanced DBS ‘Disclosure and Barring Service’ check for regulated activity (formerly known as CRB) and the Children’s and Adults’ Barred List checks will be required for this role.
Our Values
Our values are as important as our abilities and shape who we are as an organisation. Discover more about our values.
Before submitting your application, we recommend you read the job description. Our Life at Surrey handbook also provides insights of the culture at Surrey and how as a valued employee, you can help shape our Council.
Our Commitment
Surrey County Council is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. A guaranteed interview will be offered to all disabled applicants where:
- The candidate has evidenced the minimum criteria for the role through their application
- The candidate has chosen to share that they have a disability on the application form
We want to be an inclusive and diverse employer reflecting the community we serve and particularly welcome applications from all underrepresented groups.
Advertise with us by contacting: [email protected]
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