Participation Lead - 69309
 

Salary range: £39,324 - £48,327
FTE: 1.0 (35 hours/week)
Term: Fixed Term
Closing date: 18/04/2017

CELCIS is the Centre for Excellence for Looked After Children in Scotland (CELCIS). Together with partners, we are working to improve the lives of all looked after children, young people and care leavers in Scotland.  
This is an exciting opportunity to join the Secretariat Team supporting the Root and Branch Review of Care as part of the CELCIS secretariat team.  
The Root and Branch Review of Care is an independent Review which will ensure that practice, policy, legislation and culture which impacts on vulnerable children, young people and their families across Scotland is improved. The proposal for the Review’s  work is underpinned by a strong, clear and dedicated principle of ensuring that care experienced children, young people and their families are right at the heart of the Review`s work.  
The Participation Lead will have a central role in the development and implementation of imaginative methods to Care review participation, helping to facilitate the engagement of children, young people, families, carers, professionals, politicians, communities, etc. with the Review. The aim of the engagement will be to inform discussion, test out ideas, build consensus, identify solutions, facilitate decision making, and assist the implementation of the review`s findings to be centrally focused on the needs of children and young people.  
You will play a critical external role in guiding, informing and supporting our partners (local authorities, health boards, etc.) in their development of the cultures, systems and practice which enable children and young people to engage constructively in decisions about their lives, and in broader, strategic planning discussions about services. Through the development, testing and promotion of innovative, child-centered and developmentally appropriate approaches to participation (among all relevant groups), this role will contribute internally directly to the progress, and evolution, of CELCIS programmes and projects.   
You will also have a role supporting the sector as well as supporting the development of CELCIS programmes and activity to better engage children young people and their families, as well as wider stakeholders.  
This is initially a fixed term post until the end of March 2018. Applications from people with experience of care are particularly welcomed as are secondments.  

For informal enquiries, please contact Liz Brabender, Secretariat Lead on 0141 444 8531.

Formal interviews for this post will be held on Friday, 28 April 2017.

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Faculty
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Department/School
Social Work and Social Policy
Staff Category
Administrative and Professional Services
Type of Employment
Fixed-term
Working Hours
Full-time
Vacancy Description
 
Salary range: £39,324 - £48,327
FTE: 1.0 (35 hours/week)
Term: Fixed Term
Closing date: 18/04/2017

CELCIS is the Centre for Excellence for Looked After Children in Scotland (CELCIS). Together with partners, we are working to improve the lives of all looked after children, young people and care leavers in Scotland.  
This is an exciting opportunity to join the Secretariat Team supporting the Root and Branch Review of Care as part of the CELCIS secretariat team.  
The Root and Branch Review of Care is an independent Review which will ensure that practice, policy, legislation and culture which impacts on vulnerable children, young people and their families across Scotland is improved. The proposal for the Review’s  work is underpinned by a strong, clear and dedicated principle of ensuring that care experienced children, young people and their families are right at the heart of the Review`s work.  
The Participation Lead will have a central role in the development and implementation of imaginative methods to Care review participation, helping to facilitate the engagement of children, young people, families, carers, professionals, politicians, communities, etc. with the Review. The aim of the engagement will be to inform discussion, test out ideas, build consensus, identify solutions, facilitate decision making, and assist the implementation of the review`s findings to be centrally focused on the needs of children and young people.  
You will play a critical external role in guiding, informing and supporting our partners (local authorities, health boards, etc.) in their development of the cultures, systems and practice which enable children and young people to engage constructively in decisions about their lives, and in broader, strategic planning discussions about services. Through the development, testing and promotion of innovative, child-centered and developmentally appropriate approaches to participation (among all relevant groups), this role will contribute internally directly to the progress, and evolution, of CELCIS programmes and projects.   
You will also have a role supporting the sector as well as supporting the development of CELCIS programmes and activity to better engage children young people and their families, as well as wider stakeholders.  
This is initially a fixed term post until the end of March 2018. Applications from people with experience of care are particularly welcomed as are secondments.  

For informal enquiries, please contact Liz Brabender, Secretariat Lead on 0141 444 8531.

Formal interviews for this post will be held on Friday, 28 April 2017.

Click here for full details