Barnsley Council
Youth Voice and Participation Coordinator
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Position reference: 50137146
Directorate: Children's Services | Service: Early Start, Prevention & Sufficiency
Salary: £32,578 - £35,570
Working Arrangements: Any 5 from 7 days as standard (including evenings and weekends), with some hybrid working
Hours per week: 37
Contract type: Permanent
We are happy to talk flexible working arrangements with you, please get in touch.
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Closing date: 11/09/2026 at 23:59
The successful candidate will be required to speak English to an appropriate standard.
This post requires an Enhanced DBS Check
If you are currently living overseas or have lived overseas in the last five years please be aware, if you are the preferred candidate for the post, you will be required to apply for an overseas criminal records check from the country/countries you have resided in. If you experience difficulty in obtaining an overseas criminal record check please email dbs@barnsley.gov.uk
When applying, please ensure you are prepared to start work with all the necessary legal documents, such as a valid visa, relevant to the type of work you will be undertaking. Please be aware that our organisation does not possess a Home Office license and, as a result, is unable to provide sponsorship for anyone seeking a visa as a skilled or temporary migrant worker.
Pensions Regulations have provisions to reduce pension payments in certain circumstances of those who return to work within local government service. If you are in receipt of a pension upon commencing employment with the authority, this may affect your pension entitlements and you should therefore seek advice from the relevant Pensions Authority.
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There’s so much happening in our thriving borough, and now’s the perfect time to join our excellent BYouth Young People's Service team as we work to make Barnsley the place of possibilities.
We’re an award-winning team and one of the biggest employers in the borough supporting around 243,000 people.
Working at Barnsley Council means being part of a team that makes a real difference to people’s lives, where you can develop the skills you need to make change happen.
If you join the team you’ll receive great pay alongside an excellent pension scheme. With flexible working we’ll also support your work/life balance, helping you to adjust your hours and take time off when you need it.
We’ll help you to develop your career and grow your skills with opportunities for training and development.
There’s so much happening in our thriving borough and your talent and skills will help us make Barnsley the place of possibilities.
Key to our success is working with our residents, partners, businesses and organisations and building these partnerships to bring about change in Barnsley.
About The Post
Are you passionate in helping young people be the best they can be? Are you great at talking to young people and engaging them in activities and conversations?
The BYouth Young People’s Service work with young people between the ages of 11-19 (and up to 25 for those with additional needs) who may need support in making a positive transition to adulthood, through youth work practice and approaches.
The BYouth service provides positive leisure time opportunities for young people to get involved in whilst promoting their personal and social development, helping them to make a successful transition into young adulthood.
Responsibilities
Working within our Youth Voice Team, the Youth Voice and Participation Coordinator will be responsible for the coordination of the day to day work of Barnsley’s Youth Council and its bi-annual election process. This will also involve:
- Youth voice campaign activity design and delivery
- Young Mayor programme development
- School engagement and consultation
- Design and delivering of training programmes to equip youth council members with personal and social development skills
- Organising positive activities trips and visits
- Work with other youth voice groups as determined
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The Coordinator will be expected to liaise effectively with a range of stakeholders to connect young people into opportunities and should be able to demonstrate creative youth work approaches to session planning, delivery and project evaluation reporting.
You should be able to develop inclusive youth work opportunities that promote young people’s interest in democracy and active citizenship to drive young people’s priorities and local campaign activities and programmes. You will work in both digital and face to face settings to engage and deliver work with young people and should be comfortable in working in these environments.
The post will operate on an any 5 from 7 day working week basis, will include regular evening activities and some weekends as part of a flexible working arrangement.
You will report into the Youth Operations Manager who will have overall operational responsibility for youth voice and participation workstreams across Barnsley Council and its partners.
Please use the documents below to help support you with your application form.
- Job Profile: Youth Voice and Participation Coordinator Job Profile.pdf
- Vacancy Exposure Profile: Exposure Profile LOW.pdf
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Why work for us?
Please ensure you view the job profile for this role, as you will need to demonstrate in your application form how you meet the required criteria.
We welcome the opportunity to have a chat about the role and are happy to address any questions you may have about flexible working arrangements, including as a result of caring responsibilities.
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