Description
We are seeking a Participation and Engagement Worker to deliver our youth voice forums and activities. The successful candidate will lead meaningful participation and youth voice activity across Merton, focusing on our statutory duties, ensuring children and young people are able to get involved, have their say and have influence.
The role involves leading key activities, including Our Voice (Merton's Children in Care Council) and the SEND Youth Advisory Forum, which will involve working closely with children and young people, practitioners, senior leaders, elected members and families. The role also plays an important part in developing inclusive participation practices and programmes, embedding youth voice and co-production and delivering training and workshops to practitioners. This includes our delivery of Total Respect training, working with our Expert by Experience Trainers who you will oversee.
The role will involve evening and weekend work. An enhanced DBS will be required for this role.