Highland Youth Convener, Highland Wide (Fixed Term for 12 Months)
- Location:
- Various Locations within The Highland Council, IV3 5NX
- Salary:
- £23,332 - £23,587 per year
- Contract Type:
- Temporary
- Position Type:
- Full Time
- Hours:
- 35 hours per week
Job Description
Post Title: Highland Youth Convener
Location: Working from Home*
Hours: 35 Hours Per Week
Duration: Fixed Term until 24 August 2025
Salary: £23,332 - £23,587 p.a.
Salary placing will normally be at the first point of the scale.
* The post requires some evening and weekend work and travel to attend and represent the views of young people at meetings and events as appropriate. Laptop and smartphone provided.
Contact Person: Audrey Anthoney Tel: 07557 566419
Job Purpose: To assist in ensuring that young people’s views in Highland are being voiced in partnership with The Highland Council and Community Planning Partners.
To act as a representative for young people and Highland Youth Parliament in various council and public meetings discussing issues, policies and developments which have an impact on young people.
To contribute towards making the Highlands the best place in Scotland to be young.
To work for a good quality of life for young people and maximum availability of services for young people’s personal, social and educational development.
Please APPLY ONLINE. If you are unable to apply online and you wish to request an offline application pack, please contact HR Transactions Team, T: 01955 608279 (24 hour voicemail) quoting the post reference number above.
Please find the Job Description below.
The Highland Council understands that diversity fosters creativity and innovation. We are committed to equality of opportunity, and being fair and inclusive. We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds, representative of the communities we serve and particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be under-represented in our workforce.
As a disability confident employer, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum essential criteria requirements for the post.
Shortlisted applicants will normally be contacted by email, unless otherwise stated. Please check your emails regularly, including your junk/spam folder.
