Voice Empowerment Worker
| Posting date: | 13 February 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £33,178 to £36,369 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 22 February 2026 |
| Location: | Hampshire, South East England |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 4 days per week |
| Company: | Hampshire County Council |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | HCC623379 |
Summary
As a Voice Empowerment Worker, you’ll play a vital role in ensuring the voices and lived experiences of children in care and care experienced adults directly influence decisions, services and outcomes. You’ll work closely with young people, carers, practitioners and senior leaders to strengthen participation, champion child-led practice and drive meaningful change. This is an opportunity to make a measurable impact on corporate parenting, youth governance and the culture of how we listen to and act on the voice of the child.
What you’ll do:
• Co produce and support delivery of the Corporate Parenting Strategy 2026–2029, embedding rights based, child led practice across the organisation.
• Create inclusive participation opportunities and strengthen youth governance, ensuring seldom heard voices are represented.
• Build positive relationships with young people, carers and professionals to ensure lived experience informs practice, commissioning and decision making.
• Lead “You Said → We Did” activity, capturing feedback, evidencing impact and reporting to senior leaders.
• Promote safe, ethical, trauma informed engagement, escalating safeguarding concerns in line with policy.
What we’re looking for:
• Strong experience in participation and/or advocacy with children in care or care experienced young adults.
• In depth knowledge of UNCRC Article 12, corporate parenting duties, and safeguarding expectations.
• Confident facilitation skills, with the ability to build trust and create inclusive spaces for young people.
• Ability to analyse data, produce clear impact reports and translate insight into meaningful change.
• Strong communication and influencing skills, including presenting to senior leaders and boards.
Why join us?
• A role with clear purpose and direct impact on the lives, rights and experiences of children and young people.
• A supportive team culture with strong senior leadership backing for participation and co production.
• Opportunities to innovate, develop new engagement approaches and shape system wide change.
• Access to Health Assured's comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme to support your physical and mental wellbeing, including 24/7 telephone support, a suite of online resources, and legal and financial advice.
• Competitive benefits package, including generous annual leave entitlement, occupational sick pay, and access to the Local Government Pension Scheme.
To learn more about this role, please review our Candidate Pack available on our website. Please click on the Apply button for details.
Please note: We are unable to offer sponsorship for this role and therefore it is essential that you already have the right to work in the UK before applying.
Other job titles you may be searching for: Youth Voice Worker, Participation Worker, Advocacy Worker, Co Production Lead, Children’s Rights Worker, Youth Engagement Officer, Corporate Parenting Participation Worker.
What you’ll do:
• Co produce and support delivery of the Corporate Parenting Strategy 2026–2029, embedding rights based, child led practice across the organisation.
• Create inclusive participation opportunities and strengthen youth governance, ensuring seldom heard voices are represented.
• Build positive relationships with young people, carers and professionals to ensure lived experience informs practice, commissioning and decision making.
• Lead “You Said → We Did” activity, capturing feedback, evidencing impact and reporting to senior leaders.
• Promote safe, ethical, trauma informed engagement, escalating safeguarding concerns in line with policy.
What we’re looking for:
• Strong experience in participation and/or advocacy with children in care or care experienced young adults.
• In depth knowledge of UNCRC Article 12, corporate parenting duties, and safeguarding expectations.
• Confident facilitation skills, with the ability to build trust and create inclusive spaces for young people.
• Ability to analyse data, produce clear impact reports and translate insight into meaningful change.
• Strong communication and influencing skills, including presenting to senior leaders and boards.
Why join us?
• A role with clear purpose and direct impact on the lives, rights and experiences of children and young people.
• A supportive team culture with strong senior leadership backing for participation and co production.
• Opportunities to innovate, develop new engagement approaches and shape system wide change.
• Access to Health Assured's comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme to support your physical and mental wellbeing, including 24/7 telephone support, a suite of online resources, and legal and financial advice.
• Competitive benefits package, including generous annual leave entitlement, occupational sick pay, and access to the Local Government Pension Scheme.
To learn more about this role, please review our Candidate Pack available on our website. Please click on the Apply button for details.
Please note: We are unable to offer sponsorship for this role and therefore it is essential that you already have the right to work in the UK before applying.
Other job titles you may be searching for: Youth Voice Worker, Participation Worker, Advocacy Worker, Co Production Lead, Children’s Rights Worker, Youth Engagement Officer, Corporate Parenting Participation Worker.
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