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rfr10
29-May-09, 20:31
BE SEEN, BE HEARD.
FAICEAR THU, CLUINNEAR THU.

HIGHLAND YOUTH CONVENER,NEACH-GAIRM ÒIGRIDH,
Inverness, £10,000 bursary, 12 months from 1st September 2009, with optional shadowing period from 24th August 2009.

We are looking for the Highland’s next Youth Convener. You’ll help make the Highlands the best place in Scotland to be young by ensuring that the voice of young people in Highland is heard on issues and developments that impact them. You’ll work with the Council’s Youth Development Team in developing Highland Youth Voice and other initiatives that increase youth involvement in decisions that affect them. You’ll be a key representative of young people in Highland at various committee meetings. You must be aware of a full spectrum of issues affecting a wide range of young people and be able to represent their views. A good communicator - speaker/facilitator/reader/writer, with work experience in youth projects and the ability to work with and relate to a wide range of people and organisations. The post will require you to work some evenings and weekends. A Contract Specification is available on request.
Please write or email to us in no more than 500 words ‘How you would ensure young people’s views are being voiced at Highland Council and Community Planning Partner meetings’, with a CV, and 2 referees noted.

Closing date for Applications by midday Wednesday 17th June 2009.
Contact Audrey Anthoney on 01463 702043, audrey.anthoney@highland.gov.uk (audrey.anthoney@highland.gov.uk), The Highland Council, Education, Culture & Sport Service, Glenurquhart Road, Inverness, IV3 5NX, www.hyv.org (http://www.hyv.org/).

tootler
31-May-09, 18:57
Your link to www.hyv.org (http://www.hyv.org) didn't take me anywhere useful - are you sure that's the right address?

Presumably the "youth convenor" has to be someone young... are there age limits for how young / old applicants can be - could it be a college student, for instance?

starry
31-May-09, 19:32
It is already advertised here tootler ;)


http://forum.caithness.org/showthread.php?t=77499

rfr10
01-Jun-09, 13:08
Sorry, I didn't write the advert so that's why! ;)

The address should read: www.hyv.org.uk (http://www.hyv.org.uk)

There is no specific age limit in either direction for the post but this may be taken into consideration when the interview panel decide on a new Youth Convener. It could be a college student but you have to remember it is a full time position for the year and therefore a college student may have difficulty in the post.

If you want to ask Catriona (the current youth convener) a question about her experience in the post, you can find contact details in the Contacts section of the HYV website. You can also contact Audrey Anthoney who manages the post.