Leaving Care Ambassador (INTERNAL ONLY)

This is a 2 Year Fixed Term role as part of a rolling programme to provide opportunities to care leavers. It is not anticipated that there will be any opportunity to extend the role beyond the 2 year fixed term. This is to enable as many young people as possible to be given the opportunity to gain experience of employment. Would you like to be part of an exciting project to transform our offer to young people leaving care in South Tyneside? By putting young people in the lead, we are delivering changes to services which make the most difference to our young people. By bringing together people and services, we are creating new opportunities for young people leaving care to help them achieve their goals. This includes improving their experience in a range of areas, from accommodation, well-being and relationships, through to skills for education, training and employment. We are looking for someone who is care-experienced, and has received a leaving care service, to contribute to the best possible outcomes for cared for children and young people leaving care in South Tyneside., As the Leaving Care Ambassador, you will help to develop support for care leavers, and be a voice for care leavers, across the Council and its partners/stakeholders. The role will support Children and Family Services by sharing insight and advice; communicating with other care experienced young people, seeking opinions and learning from the experience of others. For an informal discussion about this role please contact Mark Benson, Participation Lead, on . You will be expected to

• Always be respectful of the experience and views of other children and young people.
• Work within our guidelines for data protection and confidentiality - this means we ensure that personal data is not shared.
• Work within Safeguarding policies and procedures as advised.