People Participation Worker
Possible
Sponsorship likelihood
Only if it's SOC 2464
£36,943 – £44,900 / year
Salary
Within the market range
Ineligible
Going rate
Occupation not currently eligible
This role may qualify, but only under another code
Our best guess, SOC 3221, is not on the eligible-occupation list. The job could also be SOC 2464, which is on it, so we rate it Possible at most. Ask East London NHS Foundation Trust what the duties are.
We pick the code from the advert's text, so it is our best guess, not the employer's. Each code it could be has its own likelihood:
- Ineligible 3221 (Youth and community workers) · 55% match
- Possible 2464 (Youth work professionals) · 33% match
- Possible 2469 (Welfare professionals not elsewhere classified) · 5% match
About the role
The post holder will:
Increase participation by children, young people, parents, and carers involved in the Specialist CAMHs service in shaping services, ensuring that this involvement is meaningful and appropriate.
Ensure that the communication needs of service users and their parents and carers are acknowledged and represented.
Actively promote a culture of participation throughout the service and facilitate a shared understanding/ethos that participation is everyone's responsibility.
Participate in CPD and other developmental activities.
Work along side system leads, partners and stakeholders to increase joint participation voices across the borough.
Follow defined practices and procedures under the management and co-ordinationof their line manager
Have a relevant and adapted Job plan according to the needs and requirements of the boroughthey will be working.
Main duties of the job
o To embed the role of people participation within the local CAMHs service and carry out an analysis of current participation work across the service and relevant partners and groups, in order to develop a strong program of events and activities.
o To engage with all levels of the service structure including clinical teams and where required the North Central East London Collaborative regularly reporting to relevant groups on the activities, learning, recommendations, and results.
o To support and encourage all staff within the service to integrate user participation in daily practice as well as service development and provision of training.
o Making sure the service is communicating regularly with young people their families and carers, updating them on all current activities, user groups, forums, and wider activities.
o Managing users' group and forums for the service, ensuring there is regular attendance across groups and making sure the young people and families have the opportunities to gain leadership experience, e.g., chairing meetings, taking minutes & Managing actions
Person specification
Education/ Qualification/ Training
Essential
- Good level of education GCSE or equivalent in English and Maths
- NVQ Level 3 or equivalent
- Evidence of Continuing Professional Development Willingness and ability to obtain and/or qualifications and training for development in the post as required
Desirable
- Degree level education
Experience
Essential
- Previous experience of advocacy or consultation and/or evidence of working in a similar field e.g., youth work
- Experience of work with children and young people and maintaining appropriate boundaries Experience of working with people with mental health difficulties &/or learning disabilities and family/carers
- Liaison with wider stake holders
- Experience of competently and safely using social media and digital technology to engage young people
Desirable
- Experience in a healthcare setting
- Work in a multicultural setting, including working with interpreters
- Conducting audit and/or evaluation projects
- Contribution to research programmes
- Some personal experience of using mental health services
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Communication & Relationship skills: Well-developed interpersonal skills and ability to communicate effectively orally, and in writing complex and or sensitive information for dissemination both within and outside the NHS
- Ability to support individuals or groups in presenting their views
- Ability to creatively engage hard to reach groups and parents/carers, adolescents and children with a range of developmental and mental health needs
Desirable
- Multiagency networking: Able to grasp the complexities of the range of statutory and voluntary agencies involved in providing services for children and families
- Previous development or consultation role.
- Good working knowledge of voluntary, statutory and health agencies
Personal
Essential
- Physical effort: Able to sit in constrained positions for a substantial proportion of working time
- Mental effort: Able to concentrate intensely for a substantial proportion of working time, during client contact, teaching sessions, team meetings, preparing written work etc
- Emotional effort: Able to effectively manage boundaries as well as exposure to distressing/ emotional circumstances that might arise when working with groups who have a variety of mental health and/or developmental issues/needs
- Values: Respectful approach to service users, families, carers, colleagues and other professionals. Willing to negotiate and can handle confrontation effectively and professionally
Other
Essential
- Able to work flexible hours and in a variety of different contexts outside the clinical setting
- Able to work to professional guidelines
- Must be capable of accountability for own work, of being guided by precedent and of working towards defined results
About the employer
Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.
This description is the source posting as it read when we added it. We are not affiliated with East London NHS Foundation Trust, so check their own site for the current details.
Where this offer sits in the market
Youth and community workers (SOC 3221) · UK · ONS ASHE 2025 · basic pay · ~76k in sample- Offer £36,943–44,900
- Middle half £27,768–37,856
- Median £32,552
The range sits inside the market's middle half (£27,768–37,856), so this is typical pay for the occupation.
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