Job summary
The heart of this role is a simple belief that children and young people should help shape the services designed for them.
As an Engagement and Participation Worker, you will play a key role in bringing children & young peoples voices into the centre of a new Healthy Futures service. You will work closely with schools, communities and partners to help young people take active roles in promoting health and wellbeing in ways that feel meaningful, inclusive and empowering.
A focus of the role is developing and delivering the Peer Champion Ambassador programme across schools in Warwickshire. You will support pupils to design and lead campaigns, assemblies and activities that promote positive health messages and whole school approaches to wellbeing.
You will actively engage with vulnerable and underrepresented groups, ensuring participation opportunities are accessible and inclusive. Working alongside children, families and partners, you will help build trust, confidence and relationships that support genuine involvement and influence.
You will also gather feedback and evidence to understand impact and shape future development, sharing learning and good practice across the service. Your ideas, creativity and insight will help shape how engagement and participation are embedded from the very start.
This is a role for someone who believes in the power of listening, values collaboration and wants to help children and young people shape healthier futures.
Main duties of the job
You believe that children and young peoples voices matter and should influence the services designed for them.
You are confident working directly with children, young people and families, and you know how to build trust and engagement in inclusive and respectful ways.
You bring energy, empathy and creativity to your work and enjoy supporting young people to take active roles within their schools and communities. You are organised, adaptable and comfortable working as part of a team, while building positive relationships with schools, communities and partners.
Essential criteria
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At least one year of experience working with children, young people and families
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Experience delivering engagement or participation activities
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Experience engaging with community based or vulnerable groups
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Strong communication skills with the ability to engage children and young people aged 5 to 19
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Ability to manage workload and adapt to changing priorities
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Understanding the importance of gathering feedback and outcomes
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Good IT skills
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Car driver with daily access to a car or Access to Work
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Ability to work flexibly to meet service needs
Desirable criteria Experience of peer led programmes, youth voice or co production work would be beneficial but aren't dealbreakers.
If you want a role where your work helps children and young people feel heard and valued, this is a chance to help shape healthier futures.
About us
Compass is committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults. Established for over 30 years, Compass is a national charity which works in communities across the UK providing services spanning substance misuse treatment and rehabilitation, early interventions for vulnerable young people, school-aged health programmes and associated prevention as well as treatment and health promotion initiatives.
All Compass posts are subject to appropriate level DBS checks.
We positively encourage applications from all members of the community, regardless of gender, race, faith, disability, age, or sexual orientation, and encourage applications from people who have experiences in life which enrich skills and empathy. This is part of our commitment to equality and developing a truly inclusive and representative workforce.
We are happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments individuals may require in the recruitment process, on commencement, or once in post.
Benefits
We offer a range of benefits including:
- 27 days holiday + bank holidays, rising to 32 days over time (pro rata)
- Life assurance at 2 x basic salary
- Competitive contributory pension scheme
- 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme and OH service
- Enhanced sick pay
- Excellent learning & development opportunities and career progression
- Annual performance/salary review
Help us to make a positive change to the lives of children and young people!
Closing date: 11th Jan 26
Interview date: 21st Jan 26
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Job description
Job responsibilities
The heart of this role is a simple belief that children and young people should help shape the services designed for them.
As an Engagement and Participation Worker, you will play a key role in bringing children & young peoples voices into the centre of a new Healthy Futures service. You will work closely with schools, communities and partners to help young people take active roles in promoting health and wellbeing in ways that feel meaningful, inclusive and empowering.
A focus of the role is developing and delivering the Peer Champion Ambassador programme across schools in Warwickshire. You will support pupils to design and lead campaigns, assemblies and activities that promote positive health messages and whole school approaches to wellbeing.
You will actively engage with vulnerable and underrepresented groups, ensuring participation opportunities are accessible and inclusive. Working alongside children, families and partners, you will help build trust, confidence and relationships that support genuine involvement and influence.
You will also gather feedback and evidence to understand impact and shape future development, sharing learning and good practice across the service. Your ideas, creativity and insight will help shape how engagement and participation are embedded from the very start.
This is a role for someone who believes in the power of listening, values collaboration and wants to help children and young people shape healthier futures.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The heart of this role is a simple belief that children and young people should help shape the services designed for them.
As an Engagement and Participation Worker, you will play a key role in bringing children & young peoples voices into the centre of a new Healthy Futures service. You will work closely with schools, communities and partners to help young people take active roles in promoting health and wellbeing in ways that feel meaningful, inclusive and empowering.
A focus of the role is developing and delivering the Peer Champion Ambassador programme across schools in Warwickshire. You will support pupils to design and lead campaigns, assemblies and activities that promote positive health messages and whole school approaches to wellbeing.
You will actively engage with vulnerable and underrepresented groups, ensuring participation opportunities are accessible and inclusive. Working alongside children, families and partners, you will help build trust, confidence and relationships that support genuine involvement and influence.
You will also gather feedback and evidence to understand impact and shape future development, sharing learning and good practice across the service. Your ideas, creativity and insight will help shape how engagement and participation are embedded from the very start.
This is a role for someone who believes in the power of listening, values collaboration and wants to help children and young people shape healthier futures.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NVQ Level 2 Health and Social Care/Level 2 Certificate in Supporting Teaching and Learning/ T-Level in Education and Childcare
Desirable
- Experience as a higher level teaching assistant
- NVQ Level 3 Health and Social Care/Level 3 Certificate in Supporting Teaching and Learning
Experience
Essential
- Minimum of 1 yrs experience of working with children, young people and families
- Designing, undertaking and coordinating effective participation and engagement programmes and activities with children, young people and families
- Proven experience of engaging with community and vulnerable groups
- Experience of working in a team
- IT skills
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to engage children, young people and families
- Able to develop, establish and maintain positive relationships with others
- Planning workload, time management
- Work under pressure and able to manage changing priorities
- Understand need for evidence and statistical data collection, and achieving targets
- Ability to analyse, evaluate and rationalise data and enable progressive models of delivery and intervention
- Innovate practice and ability to influence others
- Team player and an enthusiastic personality
- Multi-agency/disciplinary working
- Positive attitude, flexible and adaptable, solution focused and tenacious
- Car driver and have daily access to a car or Access to Work
- Able to work all year round and flexibly as part of a team to best meet business need
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NVQ Level 2 Health and Social Care/Level 2 Certificate in Supporting Teaching and Learning/ T-Level in Education and Childcare
Desirable
- Experience as a higher level teaching assistant
- NVQ Level 3 Health and Social Care/Level 3 Certificate in Supporting Teaching and Learning
Experience
Essential
- Minimum of 1 yrs experience of working with children, young people and families
- Designing, undertaking and coordinating effective participation and engagement programmes and activities with children, young people and families
- Proven experience of engaging with community and vulnerable groups
- Experience of working in a team
- IT skills
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to engage children, young people and families
- Able to develop, establish and maintain positive relationships with others
- Planning workload, time management
- Work under pressure and able to manage changing priorities
- Understand need for evidence and statistical data collection, and achieving targets
- Ability to analyse, evaluate and rationalise data and enable progressive models of delivery and intervention
- Innovate practice and ability to influence others
- Team player and an enthusiastic personality
- Multi-agency/disciplinary working
- Positive attitude, flexible and adaptable, solution focused and tenacious
- Car driver and have daily access to a car or Access to Work
- Able to work all year round and flexibly as part of a team to best meet business need
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
