Lived Experience Consultant - North West

User Voice is looking for a passionate, committed individual with personal lived experience of the criminal justice system to join our team as a Lived Experience Consultant.

This role is central to ensuring that the voices of people in the justice system shape the services that affect them. You’ll work directly across our Prison Councils in HMP Altcourse and HMP Forest Bank, as well as a range of community‑based projects regionally, and occasionally national. Some projects will require significant travel, so flexibility is essential. You must be off-license to apply, as this role is subject to prison clearance.

• Full-time
• Permanent 
• £27k- £30k depending on experience
• Bank holidays plus 25 days holiday
• You must be off community order / prison license
• Probationary period: Six months

The Lived Experience Consultant will be responsible for:

Leading the delivery of User Voice youth and adult projects and consultations
Engaging with children and adults in both secure and community settings
Liaising with research partners, prisons, probation and other stakeholders to gain access to children and adults, to support the delivery of User Voice projects 
Playing an active role in project planning and management
Recruiting, training, and supporting children and adults to be involved throughout research, consultation, and other engagement projects Actively recruiting, training, coordinating and supervising groups of volunteers across our youth and adult projects.
Conducting interviews, surveys and focus groups and other engagement activities with children and adults.
Supporting the analysis, reporting and dissemination of project information/data.
Supporting the delivery of other User Voice Councils & projects as needed
 

In addition, the post holder will be required to perform other duties which are assigned from time to time to meet need. However, such other duties will be reasonable in relation to skills abilities and grade. Flexible working hours will be expected in order to accommodate varying travel distances and engagement opportunities.