Description

Salary range: £50,700 - £53,793 (pro rata) p.a. inc.

Contract: Permanent

Hours of work: 21.6 hours per week

Location: Civic centre and other locations from time to time

Children and Young People at the Centre of All We Do

Brent is a tremendously vibrant London borough where the iconic arch of Wembley Stadium dominates the skyline. Spanning both inner and outer London, it is a borough of huge contrasts in terms of its economic, environmental, ethnic and social make up. Brent’s diversity is evident to all who visit our borough and our long history of ethnic and cultural diversity has created a place that is truly unique and valued by those who live and work here.

The council is pursuing a far-reaching transformation agenda that better meets the needs of our community so it is an exciting time to join us.

The Post

Brent has a very active Youth Parliament, a developing Care in Action programme and was host authority for London Borough of Culture 2020 which was focussed on expanding opportunities for young people in the Borough, which remains a key priority.

The participation team has undergone a reorganisation with the primary objective to increase staffing resource and management capacity. The Participation and Engagement Manager is a newly established post which will provide an exciting opportunity for the successful candidate to shape the continuing development of the Participation and Engagement Team.

You will manage a team of part time and sessional workers who, with your guidance, will lead different work streams that will develop the active and meaningful participation of young people. You will be leading a team working with young people to influence and improve services for young people in Brent.

You will have primary responsibility for developing a co-production model which will engage and promote children and young people with a particular focus on young people whose voices are hard for professionals to hear and those who experience barriers to engagement. You will be responsible for evaluating the implementation and impact of co-produced training and resources.

You will manage the planning, promotion and facilitation of participation activity, ensuring that your team offers activities and opportunities that provide a rich and meaningful experience for young people and have a direct influence on service evaluation and development. There will be some evening and weekend work to support events for young people which is enabled by a highly flexible work environment.

Post source:jobs.theguardian.com

Posters Information:

Name:LONDON BOROUGH OF BRENT

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