Child Rights & Participation Officer, Inverness

Job Description

Post Title: Child Rights & Participation Officer
Location: Inverness
Hours: 35 hours per week
Duration: Fixed Term - 1 year
Salary: £32,814 - £36,727 p.a.

Salary placing will normally be at the first point of the scale.

Contact Person: Carrie McLaughlan Tel: 07919 166348

Job Purpose: To nurture an environment where the voices, views and experiences of Highland’s children and young people are at the heart of decision-making. You will embrace the vision and values of The Promise and play a central role in facilitating and developing participation and engagement activities for children and young people, whilst ensuring VOICE is embedded throughout service delivery alongside independent advocacy.

Please APPLY ONLINE. If you are unable to apply online and you wish to request an offline application pack, please contact Business Support, T: 01955 608279 (24 hour voicemail) quoting the post reference number above.Please find the Job Description below.

The Highland Council is an Equal Opportunities employer and is committed to improving the diversity of its workforce. We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds, representative of the communities we serve. We champion diversity, inclusion and wellbeing within the workplace.

As a disability confident employer, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum essential criteria requirements for the post.

Shortlisted applicants will normally be contacted by email, unless otherwise stated. Please check your emails regularly, including your junk/spam folder

Requirements

• Relevant qualifications at SQA level
• Experience of successfully working with children and families with a strong ability to engage and develop effective relationships with an understanding of ‘Looked After’ care.
• The issues affecting children and young people in care or with experience of care and the Children’s Hearing System