YJAG Rights and Participation Officer

Working alongside partners in Leicestershire Police, the Violence Reduction Network and with our voluntary and community sector partners, you'll develop and facilitate Youth Joint Actions Groups. You'll attend main open and closed Joint Action Groups, providing updates and progress reports to the community safety partnership. You'll help plan and deliver programmes of child/youth/parent participation work which supports the personal and social development of participants as well as improves participation and consultation. You'll undertake face to face work with children, young people, and parents, advocacy, and children's rights as well as training on the Lundy Model of Participation to the workforce.

With excellent communication and interpersonal skills, you'll be able to empathise and build a strong, trusting relationship with children, young people, and families. You'll confidently be able to maintain professional working relationships with internal and external stakeholders. Experienced in planning, delivering, and evaluating sessions/activities with young people, you'll be able to implement creative ways of engaging hard to reach groups. With knowledge of crime, anti-social behaviour, and community safety, you'll be able to handle sensitive and confidential issues with care, compassion, and tact. Self-motivated and a good team player, you'll be able to create a positive working environment.

115 Charles Street, Leicester, Hybrid work
£14,486 - £15,911 a year - Part-time, Pulled from the full job description

• Company pension


• Employee discount


• Work from home, Part Time / 18 Hours Per Week / Fixed Term for 12 Months Due to Funding


Join us to be the new Youth Joint Action Groups Rights And Particpation Officer and make a significant impact on shaping services and improving community safety across the city.

Youth Joint Action Groups act as forums where young people come together to discuss their views, experiences and ideas on community safety, crime, and anti-social behaviour within their communities. We aim to ensure children, young people and families have a voice, the right audience and ultimately influence over decisions that are made about them, their lives, and the city they live in. A key role within the Rights and Participation Service, you'll lead on developing and co-ordinating four Youth Joint Action Groups across all of Leicester's neighbourhood policing areas.

This is a part-time, fixed term post for 12 months, working 18 hours per week. There is an expectation that you'll work some evenings and occasional weekends. The service operates flexibly with the opportunity to work from home, our office base at Halford House in the city centre and/or working from venues within the communities, across Leicester., As well as the satisfaction of helping to improve thousands of lives across Leicester, you can look forward to a work environment that encourages a healthy work/life balance. You'll enjoy generous annual leave, membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme and the option of flexible working. We'll also give you the chance to develop your skills and expertise with a variety of training and development opportunities. In addition, you can choose from several flexible benefits, including discounts on city buses and trains. For an illustrative value of your benefits package, take a look at our benefits calculator.