Participation and Co-production Support Worker | Participation and Co-production Team | Countywide | Full time

Salary - £29,644 -£33,066 | full time | 37 hours a week | permanent 

Participation and Co-production Support Worker 

International sponsorship – this role is not open to international sponsorship

Come and join our Participation and Co-production Team!

We are looking for a Participation and Co-production Support Worker 

Have you got experience working with children and young people? 

Can you engage children, young people and adults, run fun and interactive groupwork sessions and plan projects and activities that support those with lived experience to form and share their views, represent others and work together to influence change?

• Job title: Participation and Co-production Support Worker
• Location:  Based at County Hall, Preston though working across Lancashire
• Salary:  £29,644 - £33,066 (Trainee range - £26,255 - £28,516)
• Hours: 37 per week, full-time

Contract type: Permanent

• Closing date: Sunday 2nd November
• Interview date: Tuesday 18th November (potentially meeting an adult panel during the day and young people in the evening)

This role will support participation and co-production activities across Lancashire, focussing mainly on supporting and growing our LINX Children in Care Council (8-16 years olds), our Care Leaver Forum (17-24 year olds) and POWAR, our Special Educational Needs and Disabilities SEND forum (11-24 year olds). They will also work with teams across our directorate to develop holiday activities and events and work with the rest of the Participation and Co-production Team to advocate and champion children and young people's participation rights at all levels. Whilst the role mainly focuses on those with care experience and/or SEND in Lancashire, there will be some projects and events that are focussed on different groups or needs and the person could also work with adults who interact with Education and Children's Services. 

Please see the Job Description and Person Specification for lots more details – including comments from children and young people regarding what they are looking for in the right candidate!

There is an option for the role to be offered on a trainee basis. 

The post will be based within the newly formed Participation and Co-production Team within Policy, Commissioning and Children's Health. We're really looking forward to growing the team with this key supportive role.

Lancashire County Council offers a range of benefits, which can be found on our Vacancies website.

For an information discussion about the role, please contact Clare Smith, Strategic Participation and Co-production Lead: clare.smith@lancashire.gov.uk / 07977 191765

Please ensure you have uploaded and attached your supporting statement to evidence how you meet the criteria for the role. The panel may be unable to shortlist you for interview without this evidence.

We reserve the right to close down a vacancy early, before the closing date, if we receive sufficient applications.

The post you are applying for is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013). If successful you will be required to apply to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) for a 'disclosure'. Further information can be found on the 'Our Recruitment Process' tab.

Job Description / Person Specification