Young People’s Interview Panel

What do we do?

At YPS we feel children and young people’s voices are integral to the recruitment process for positions held within Children’s Services. We offer the opportunity for children and young people to be trained in interviewing skills and recruitment procedures to ensure the council employ the strongest possible candidates. Once trained young people chair their own interview panels and feed their decisions into the adult panel which helps form an overarching appointment decision.

Through YPS interview panel training and involvement in wider recruitment through Children’s Services young people are empowered, feel valued and contribute to important decisions made when recruiting new employees.