Equality and Engagement Practitioner

Compass Birmingham Mental Health Support Teams (MHST) ensure Children and Young People (CYP) and families access the right help, at the right time, in the right setting. This includes identifying and supporting CYP at risk of developing health inequalities by removing barriers to access and engagement. MHST teams will work collaboratively with delivery partners to remove system duplication and avoid CYP/families being bounced in between services.

Do you have the passion and drive to embed evidence-based co-production practices across the teams with Children, Young People (CYP) and parents/carers to co-develop engagement protocols, materials, and ways of working to improve access and service experience for all populations including at risk CYP.

This role is a real opportunity to help shape the services we provide and to launch your career in mental health support to children, young people and families.

The job purpose is focused on engaging directly with CYP and supporting locality-based teams to engage with all populations representative of the local community and as a subject expert support teams to continuously strengthen co-production and engagement processes., The post holder will establish and support CYPF representation at all levels of the service such as connecting with youth councils, mental health ambassadors, user-led groups, and networks. Co-ordinating the recruitment of CYP and parent/carer peer champions will be a significant part of the role as will facilitating CYP and parents & carers representation on MHST Strategic & Locality steering groups and within the services shadow leadership team

You will have to demonstrate in your application that you have the ability to work creatively with Children and Young People, using a flexible and adaptive style to engage people from all of our local communities. Experience of working with children and young people and an understanding of models of peer participation and health promotion is highly desirable.

Compass is committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults and you should share our commitment. All Compass posts are subject to appropriate level DBS checks. We positively encourage applications from all members of the community, regardless of gender, race, faith, disability, gender reassignment, age or sexual orientation and encourage applications from people who have experiences in life which enrich skills and empathy. This is part of our commitment to equality and developing a truly inclusive and representative workforce. We are happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments individuals may require in the recruitment process, on commencement, or once in post. Benefits

We offer a range of benefits including:

• 27 days holiday + bank holidays, rising to 32 days over time


• Life assurance at 2 x basic salary


• Competitive contributory pension scheme


• Family-friendly policies


• 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme and OH service


• Enhanced sick pay


• Excellent learning & development opportunities and career progression


• Annual performance / salary review