East Dorset District Council is looking for an energetic and dynamic youth arts or youth development-focused organisation or individual to set up a new Youth Council at the Heatherlands estate in Ferndown.
The organisation or person appointed would be expected to increase positive engagement between the District Council and young people living in Heatherlands.
Anticipated outcomes would be to improve the health and well-being of young people on the estate and maintain the low level of anti-social behaviour there.
As part of the commission the organisation will set up creative and innovative events at Heatherlands Community Centre to engage the local young people aged between 11 and 18 and also involve key local youth and community agencies and groups.
They would use the information gathered from these events to work with young people wishing to form a Youth Council to provide support and guidance along with teambuilding and creative or sporting activities at a series of meetings.
Tracy Cooper, Culture and Young People Strategy Manager at East Dorset District Council, said: “The purpose of this commission is to set up a proposed Youth Council to enable the young people at Heatherlands to voice their needs and plan how they will make a difference in their local area. It will enable the young people to come up with a strategy to address the issues they want to tackle and act as a consultative group for councils to work with on youth and community issues.
“We are looking for an experienced individual or organisation to actively work with the young people to create and then support the Youth Council.”
Anyone interested in applying for this work should submit a written application by email to Tracy Cooper by the deadline of 3pm on Thursday 6 February 2014 at [email protected].
