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County’s youth invited to become Dorset Council Young Ambassadors
Young people have a real chance to influence Dorset Council’s Children’s Services by becoming a Young Ambassador.
Young people in Dorset are invited to apply to become Young Ambassadors.
This involves sitting on Dorset Council’s young person interview panel to play a key part in the recruitment process for roles within Dorset Council’s Children’s Services.
Successful applicants will be invited to present the views of young people to decision makers at meetings, input into documents, plans and proposals, and to write documents from the perspective of a young person living in Dorset.
To be a Dorset Council Young Ambassador, you must live in the Dorset Council area and be aged between 11–18, or aged up to 25 for care leavers, or those with a special educational need or disability
Depending on the activities undertaken and the time spent working with the council, Young Ambassadors can receive: vouchers from a place of their choice as a thank you for their time; training opportunities; the opportunity to achieve a Dorset Award; a reference for their CV and a chance to work with and influence decision makers.
Cllr Clare Sutton, Dorset Council cabinet member for Children, Education and Skills, said: “As a Young Ambassador you will make a real difference and help us shape the support and services we provide for Dorset’s children and families.
“Feedback from the young person interview panel plays an integral role in our employee recruitment in children’s services for a variety of roles, including those at a senior level. The feedback from some of our successful candidates has been that it was the young person panel that really put them under pressure.
“The voices of young people living in Dorset are incredibly important to us, and we’d love for many more of Dorset’s young people to get involved.”
To find out more about becoming a Dorset Council Young Ambassador, or to sign up, email youthvoice@dorsetcouncil.gov.uk or visit the Council’s website.
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