Participation Officer: Policy, Participation and Research Team

Are you passionate about youth participation and ensuring that LGBTQ+ young people in Scotland are given the opportunities and skills to speak truth to power? Can you work with our Mental Health Youth Commission to help them shape their work so that they are achieving their aims? Can you provide goal-orientated support for young people and work within models of co-production to help produce and continue the success of platforms of change? If so, LGBT Youth Scotland want to hear from you.

LGBT Youth Scotland is looking for an enthusiastic and innovative person to oversee theirr Mental Health Youth Commission and their Youth Reference Group.

A hybrid role, you will:

Develop the Mental Health Youth Commission, including co-designing and honing the programme of work with the Youth Commissioners; working towards the outcomes as developed
Develop the Youth Reference Group (a group of young people who work with our Board to make sure young people are included in, and informing, decision making at every level) to ensure it’s running well, that participants and the Board are satisfied of such, and that it’s achieving its outcomes
Embed and strengthen ties between our Participation work and other aspects of the Charity, particularly our Youth Work practice, as well as championing our Participation work externally

This is a fantastic opportunity to be at the forefront of youth participation within Scotland and make a lasting, and sometimes life-saving, impact for LGBTQ+ young people, as well as supporting them to make such impacts themselves.

LGBT Youth Scotland want to hear from you if you have:

A strong foundation in participatory or youth work practice.
A passion for supporting young people to achieve their potential and developing their leadership skills.
A close understanding of LGBTQ+ identities and the key issues facing LGBTQ+ young people, particularly young people with varying experiences of mental health – or a keen willingness to learn this.