Participation Officers (Secondments)

Northern Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People (NICCY)

Millennium House
17-25 Great Victoria Street
Belfast BT2 7BN

06 May 2005

Nicola Strahan

Nicola.Strahan@niccy.org

http://www.niccy.org.uk/vacancies

NICCY - Secondment Opportunities for PARTICIPATION OFFICERS x4
Ref: APR 05/01

Posts will be located across Northern Ireland with bases in Belfast, the North, West and South in a venue to be agreed.

NICCY wishes to appoint four Participation Officers seconded from their current post for a period of between 18 and 36 months. Before applying candidates much have prior agreement for the secondment from their current employer.

Applicants must possess:

• A third level qualification and two years experience in the last five years gained in a young person centred participation related environment* OR
• three years experience gained within the last five years working in a young person centred participation related environment *
• Knowledge and experience of working with children and young people in a sector specific environment; for example: Social Work, Teaching, Youth Work, Policy, Research, Probation, Youth Justice, Health (including working with children and young people with learning and physical disabilities), Nursery and under 5s, Law and Advice, Arts.

*For the purposes of these appointments, examples of ‘young person centred participation related environment’ might include such experience as youth work, teaching or in a service working directly with children and young people.

Please note that it is NICCY policy to offer a disabled candidate an interview if they meet all the essential criteria within the job description.

Successful applicants will be subject to a Pre-Employment Consultancy Services ( PECS ) check for child protection purposes prior to an offer of employment.

Please note that it is NICCY policy to offer a disabled candidate an interview if they meet all the essential criteria within the job description.

Successful applicants will be subject to a Pre-Employment Consultancy Services ( PECS ) check for child protection purposes prior to an offer of employment.

An advertisement, application form and job description outlining essential and desirable criteria, can be obtained by telephoning 028 9031 6385 , by emailing Nicola.Strahan@niccy.org or by downloading the application from www.niccy.org. You may also write to Nicola Strahan, Corporate Services Officer, NICCY, Millennium House, 17-25 Great Victoria Street , Belfast BT2 7BN.

Completed applications must be received at this office no later than 4.00pm on Friday 6 May 2005. Late applications will not be considered.