(NB: This opportunity is for UK residents who have right to work in the UK only. Your nationality does not have to be British to apply, but you must live in the UK and have the legal right to work.)

Joined Up Co-Designers Application 2024

Joined Up Co-Designers will be part of a group of 8 young people aged 16-25 (based in the UK) who, with their ideas and feedback, will help UK Youth steer the conversation on the wider design of Joined Up. 

We are looking for enthusiastic young people who have engaged with professionals in the health, education, and justice system and are willing to share their lived experiences and ideas with others. Your commitment and passion towards shaping a better future for young people will be rolled out on a local and national level across all sectors.   

If you have any questions about this application form, please contact our HR Team at people@ukyouth.org  

You can find the recruitment pack with more information here.

About UK Youth

We are a charity that exists to make sure all young people have what they need to do well in their lives, take part in opportunities, and be active members of society. We do this by working with lots of different people (including young people) and organisations to make sure good youth work is available to all young people.  

What’s the Joined Up Institute? 

There’s a lot going on in the world that is affecting young people’s mental health, physical safety, and access to employment, among other things. The ways young people are engaged and supported don’t work as well as they could. 

We believe that young people get the best support when everyone works together to help tackle challenges. 

The Joined Up Institute is going to create opportunities and events that bring young people and professionals together from across different sectors (like education, health, youth work, social care etc.) to find new, better ways of working with and supporting young people.

How will these working sessions work?

We need to design events, activities and ideas that will help professionals think differently about how they work with young people. It’s important that this work is deeply informed by young people’s lived experience.

You will be helping us in these sessions by reviewing current research and sharing your views, experiences and representing the wider views of your peers.

The first session will be held on Thursday 21st March 2024 from 10:00 to 4:00pm. 

Following online sessions will be scheduled after 5pm while in person meetings can be scheduled during the weekend. 

Successful candidates will have the opportunity to express their preferred day of the week for in-person meetings and we will accommodate the most preferred choice. 

Two optional drop–in sessions will be scheduled for successful applicants to ask questions and discuss logistics. You can join either on Wednesday, 6th March at 2-3pm, or Thursday 7th March at 6-7pm. 

How to Apply

Applications close on Wednesday, 28th February 2023 at 12:00 pm and successful candidates will be notified on the w/c 4th March.  

You will not be required to provide a CV or interview for this role.

Helpful Guidance

To help you complete this form, you might want to get a piece of paper and plan out your answers. 

With your responses, make sure to include as much information as you think will help us understand the work that you have done so far, and why you think that it is important.   

 You might want to ask someone else to look at your answers before you add them to this form. This application is for you to tell us why you think you would be a great Joined Up Co-Producer - so don't be shy, feel free to show off about all the great work you have done!  

NB: If you have any reasonable adjustments that mean you have difficulty completing the online applications, please do not sign up for the application and instead email the People Team at people@ukyouth.org. For example, in some cases we can accept video or voice note applications from you, which the HR team will then transcribe and use to complete the online application on your behalf. This is to guarantee your anonymity and fairness in the recruitment process. 

Role requirements/eligibility:

• Access to a laptop/computer, email and zoom account  

• Able to communicate effectively in English

• Able to travel to in-person events (travel and accommodation expenses will be covered by UK Youth) 

• Have the full right to work in the UK 

• 16 or over and consent to share your personal data with UK Youth*

• Consent for us to run a DBS check**

*Please see our privacy policy: https://www.ukyouth.org/privacy-policy/. 

**As this role involves working in a regulated environment with young people, any offer will be conditional to satisfactory background checks, which include DBS check and employment reference.  (If you are successful we will need copies of some documents to verify your identity (e.g. passport, provisional/full driving license, bank statement etc).