Young Wales is recruiting young people to join our boards and groups

If you are a professional working with young people please share this exciting opportunity.

Young Wales is recruiting young people to join its boards and groups. We have a range of opportunities for young people to get involved in. Young Wales is about listening to young people and hearing their voices. We support young people to have a say on issues that might affect their lives. Young Wales is committed to represent the diversity of young people in Wales and welcomes applications from all young people to get involved.

As a member of Young Wales’s Boards and Groups Young People will have opportunities to:

 We have 5 boards and groups available for young people to join:

Young Wales Project Board 
The Board works to provide advice and scrutiny on Young Wales and all its strands of work from a young person’s perspective.
Age 11 to 18
Meeting on Saturdays 4 times per year (online or in person)
Membership lasts for 2 years
Members can sign up for an additional year as a peer mentor

Education and Social Justice Special Interest Group
The Group works to provide advice and feedback to Welsh Government Ministers and Officials on education and social justice policies and legislation.
Age 11 to 18
Meeting on Wednesday evenings 10 times per year (online or in person)
Membership lasts for 1 year and can be renewed annually

Health and Social Services Special Interest Group
The Group works to provide advice and feedback to Welsh Government Ministers and Officials on health and social services policies and legislation.
Age 11 to 18
Meeting on Wednesday evenings 6 times per year (online or in person)
Membership lasts for 1 year and can be renewed annually

  Climate Change and Rural Affairs Special Interest Group
The Group works to provide advice and feedback to Welsh Government Ministers and Officials on climate change and rural affairs policies and legislation.
Age 11 to 18
Meeting on Wednesday evenings 6 times per year (online or in person)
Membership lasts for 1 year and can be renewed annually

National Youth Stakeholders Group 
The Group is an all Wales youth led reference group. They address mental health issues and review mental health and wellbeing initiatives by the Welsh Government and other organisations across Wales.
Age 14 to 25
Meeting on Saturdays 12 times per year (online or in person)
Membership lasts for 2 years and can be renewed annually

If you are a young person interested in joining Young Wales please complete  this short form and we will get in touch with you soon.

If you would like more information please contact: tegan.waites@childreninwales.org.uk

'Having a voice, having a choice.'