Young Healthwatch Volunteer Role Description
Purpose of the Role:
To help Healthwatch Thurrock ensure that it listens, and learns from the voice and experience of children and young people.
What you will be doing:
You will be part of Young Healthwatch Thurrock, a young people’s group that will help Healthwatch Thurrock by
- Helping to influence our work that aims to make health and social care services better for young people and children.
- Be involved in projects to gather views about young people’s and children’s experiences of health and social care services.
- Help advise Healthwatch Thurrock and other services how they can be more ‘child and young people friendly’
- Acting as a role model for young people’s involvement by helping us to talk to and listen to other children and young people.
Where:
Meetings will take place in The Beehive, Community Resource Centre in Grays.
If you can’t attend in person you can join our Facebook group and contribute virtually.
When:
Young Healthwatch Thurrock will met at least once every eight weeks.
Meetings will be held outside school/college hours eg. Evenings, weekends or school holidays. There will be other opportunities to volunteer in other activities between meetings.
Time Commitment:
Ongoing. Flexible and adhoc, minimum one hour every eight weeks.
What you need to be able to do: - Be aged 13 -21 and live in the Thurrock area.
- Be patient and a good listener.
- Able to challenge and disagree without being confrontational.
- Be able to work as part of a team with other young people and/or Healthwatch Thurrock workers.
- Agree to the Healthwatch Thurrock code of conduct.
- Be able to represent the views and experiences of others, not just your own.
Experience and knowledge: - Interested in people.
- Personal experience of accessing different health and social care services would be useful.
Attitudes and Values: - Committed to young people and children having a say and being heard.
- Be non – judgemental.
- Respect for those from a different background.
What is in it for you?
Support and training from Healthwatch Thurrock will be available to help you with this role.
It won’t cost you anything to volunteer with us – there will be refreshments and food at most of our meetings.
If you are interested in the role please contact admin@healthwatchthurrock.org or call us on 01375389883 - We are initially looking for six places to be filled – the advert will stay live until the 6 places are filled.