Who Cares? Scotland Job Specification Participation Assistant (East Renfrewshire) Post Title: Salary range £8.25 p/h Hours of work 17.5 hours Area East Renfrewshire Base location WCS National Office (Glasgow) Responsible to APM Last Update May 16 Purpose of the post The post holder will support the Advocacy and Participation Worker (APW) across East Renfrewshire to ensure that young people with care experience are empowered and supported to have their voices heard and to become champions for positive change. They will work directly with people within East Renfrewshire and support young people’s participation, the Champions Board meetings and other related activities. The post holder will support the APW across East Renfrewshire in creating opportunities for involvement and engagement activities/projects (group work etc) to development the work of the Champions Board. The main focus of this role will be supporting the planning and delivery of the consultation, participation and influencing opportunities for children and young people who are, or have been, looked after to facilitate their involvement with the Champions Board. This is an exciting opportunity to learn to use a range of communications, engagement techniques and creative methods, to promote involvement and engagement. The post holder will work with the APW to promote Children’s Rights awareness across the Local Authority and partner agencies. Main Duties and Responsibilities
Who Cares? Scotland Job Specification Post Title: Participation Assistant (East Renfrewshire) Salary range £8.25 p/h Hours of work 17.5 hours Area East Renfrewshire Base location WCS National Office (Glasgow) Responsible to APM Last Update May 16 Purpose of the post The post holder will support the Advocacy and Participation Worker (APW) across East Renfrewshire to ensure that young people with care experience are empowered and supported to have their voices heard and to become champions for positive change. They will work directly with people within East Renfrewshire and support young people’s participation, the Champions Board meetings and other related activities. The post holder will support the APW across East Renfrewshire in creating opportunities for involvement and engagement activities/projects (group work etc) to development the work of the Champions Board. The main focus of this role will be supporting the planning and delivery of the consultation, participation and influencing opportunities for children and young people who are, or have been, looked after to facilitate their involvement with the Champions Board. This is an exciting opportunity to learn to use a range of communications, engagement techniques and creative methods, to promote involvement and engagement. The post holder will work with the APW to promote Children’s Rights awareness across the Local Authority and partner agencies. Main Duties and Responsibilities