Consultant for Young People's Engagement

Public Health Wales is recruiting 12 young people aged 18-25 from across Wales to help shape how we engage with and listen to young people. This role gives you the chance to influence our strategies, campaigns, and future plans.

Main duties of the job

We're looking for people who:

• Care about public health and improving young people's lives across Wales
• Are proactive, positive, and comfortable engaging with others
• Work respectfully and collaboratively
• Bring empathy, kindness, and enthusiasm
• Want to share their ideas and help shape Public Health Wales' future work

Flexible Bank Based Working

No guaranteed hours; average involvement around 6 hours per month

Hours may vary depending on activity and your availability

Designed to work around studies, work, health needs or caring responsibilities

Sessions may take place on weekdays, weekends or evenings to work flexible around other commitments.

About us

We are Public Health Wales - the national public health agency in Wales. Our purpose is 'Working together for a healthier Wales'. We exist to help everyone in Wales live longer, healthier, happier lives. Together with our partners, we work to increase healthy life expectancy, improve health and well being, and reduce inequalities for everyone in Wales, now and for future generations.

Our teams work to prevent disease, protect health, and provide leadership, specialist services and public health expertise. We are the leading source of public health information, research and innovation in Wales. In a world facing complex health challenges, our work has never been so important.

We are guided by our values, 'Working together, with trust and respect, to make a difference'. We are committed to building an inclusive workplace that values equality and diversity. We welcome applications which represent the rich diversity of the communities we serve and are supportive of flexible working arrangements, including part time roles and job sharing.

Job responsibilities

If you are interested in public health and want to use your voice to make a difference for children and young people across Wales, we'd love to hear from you.

Shortlisted applicants will be invited to interview.

You will be able to find a full Job Description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Embedding children and young people's rights

• Public Health Wales wants to make sure that children and young people's rights are built into our long-term plans and the way we work. In your view, what does it mean for an organisation like Public Health Wales to take children and young people's rights seriously? Can you share one or two ideas about how we could include young people's voices in our long-term plans and decisions? You might want to draw on your own experiences, things you've seen work well, or ideas you think could make a difference.

Public health challenges for children and young people

• Children and young people face different health challenges now than in the past, and these may change in the future. What do you think are the biggest health or wellbeing challenges facing children and young people today, or over the next 10-20 years? Why do you think these issues are important, and how could organisations like Public Health Wales help address them?

Skills and Experience

• Ability to engage confidently with other young people, professionals and partners.
• Strong communication skills, including listening, sharing views and representing others' perspectives.
• Experience (formal or informal) of working with or supporting young people, youth groups, community groups, or similar.
• Ability to contribute ideas and co produce workshops, activities or campaigns.
• Confidence to contribute in meetings, including with senior leaders.
• Welsh Language Skills are desirable at levels 1 in understanding, speaking, reading, and writing in Welsh.

Personal Qualities and Behaviours

• Genuine interest in public health, children's rights and improving outcomes for young people.
• Proactive, enthusiastic and willing to get involved.
• Able to work respectfully and collaboratively with a wide range of people.
• Able to manage time effectively. Demonstrates empathy, kindness and professionalism.
• Commitment to promoting respectful behaviour and understanding boundaries (including zero tolerance of hate speech or prejudice).

Values and Governance

• Commitment to confidentiality, safeguarding and professional conduct.
• Willingness to work in line with Public Health Wales values.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

£12.71 an hour Real Living Wage, holiday pay is included as an additional 12.07%