About the role
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an 18 month secondment into a Youth Engagement Co-ordinator role which reports directly to the Children's Service Engagement & Participation Manager. The role sits within the Family Hubs Team, working closely with the Family Hubs Participation & Engagement Officer and the Public Health Team.
What will you be doing?
The role of the Youth Engagement Co-ordinator will include the development, planning and delivery of youth engagement, working in partnership with both internal services and external VCSE youth providers, existing youth forums, panels and steering groups to ensure that the voice of young people is heard in institutions and organisations that affect the lives of young people. The post-holder will also be the lead for the Council on defining and supporting the delivery of our Youth Offer; and will work with VCSE youth providers to ensure strong and appropriate support for young people.
About you
We are looking for a passionate individual who is experienced in, youth work, to work across North Northants. The Successful candidate will have excellent communication skills to work collaboratively with key stakeholders across a network of settings, within these relationships you need to represent the values of the team, you will need to have effective interpersonal and influencing skills and able to build relationships and influence stakeholders at all levels.
Our benefits
We offer:
- a competitive salary
- a pension scheme, where we pay a significant contribution on top of your contribution. It provides life cover and ill-health protection.
- opportunities to develop your skills, knowledge and potential in a large unitary council
- generous leave entitlement (28 days, rising to 33 days) and bank holidays, plus the option to buy up to an extra 10 days
- agile and flexible working arrangements to help you with a healthy work-life balance.
About us
We are a new unitary council, established in April 2021; we are one of the largest unitary councils in the country. Our vision for North Northants is to be 'A place where everyone has the best opportunities and quality of life'.
Our priorities are:
- helping people live active fulfilled lives
- caring for our young people, providing them with high quality education and opportunities
- enabling a thriving and successful economy
- leading on a green and sustainable environment
- ensuring our communities are connected so they can shape their lives and where they live
- providing modern public services
Our values, as chosen by our staff, are - Customer-focused, Respectful, Efficient, Supportive and Trustworthy.
Your differences make us different - Achieve Together.
The following content displays a map of the job's location.
