Voice Ambassador – Sessional, Casual

Your next role

This is an exciting opportunity to work in the Participation Team in Children’s Services; we keep the voice of children and young people at the heart of everything we do. This role is for young people aged 17-24 who are care experienced to make a difference to the children and young people of Swindon.

Voice Ambassadors will work with staff, children and young people to look at and improve the way we support our children and young people.

• You will also be involved in the planning and running of focus groups. You may be asked to speak at events attended by a range of professionals including senior leadership.
• You will suggest new ideas and positively contribute to the work of the Service. This will include talking with staff and children to develop training programs, taking part in inspections of different parts of the service and interviewing those who apply to work in Children’s Services.

We will give you training, support and mentoring so you can do this work.  We expect you to work up to 15 hours per month but we will be flexible around any education or other work commitments you have.

This role is ringfenced for care-experienced young people as we work to highlight the voices of young people who have lived experience of care from Swindon Borough Council.

You must be fluent in the English language (as a requirement of Part 7 of the Immigration Act “for the effective performance of a customer-facing role”).

Your next package

Please see our Rewards and Benefits offer for more details.

As an employee, you will receive a diverse and exciting environment in which to work, encouraging creativity and innovation whilst recognising the need to support ongoing personal development and a flexible work life balance.

For Swindon to thrive in the future, we need to lay the foundations now. It’s why our regeneration and transformation programmes are already underway. So, you’ll be joining us at an exciting time on our journey. We’ll look to you to share your knowledge, influence decisions and drive real, positive change. With your contributions, we’ll achieve our vision of a prosperous, re-vitalised Swindon together. And you’ll be proud to say it was made better with you.

Please see our Vision and Values page for more details.

Please see our new Swindon Plan.

Potential applicants are sometimes put off if they don’t meet 100% of the requirements. We think individual experience, skills and passion make all the difference, so if you meet the majority of the criteria, we’d love to hear from you.

Your next steps

Read the role profile and select the Apply button where you will be redirected to the Swindon Borough Council website to complete our online application process. Clicking the ‘Apply’ button on this job website is not an application, you must register on the Swindon Borough Council website in order to be considered for the role.

If you have any questions at all about this role, please do not hesitate to get in touch with Alice Raven, Challenge and Participation Officer on ARaven@swindon.gov.uk or you can email challengeandparticipation@swindon.gov.uk, or your Pathway Advisor, if you have one.

As an inclusive employer, we welcome applications from a diverse range of communities, and in particular disabled people and people from ethnic minorities. Read our statement of commitment to equality & inclusion.

If you are experiencing technical issues submitting your application please email resourcing@swindon.gov.uk