The ICB Youth Council is getting ready to begin its third year and is looking for new members to become Youth Ambassadors and share young people’s views on health and care services.
There are a host of benefits to becoming a volunteer – as well as giving back to your community, you will be getting valuable experience which could be used on future college and university and job applications. It can also contribute toward the volunteering section of the Duke of Edinburgh programme.
Each Youth Ambassador receives a £20 voucher for each meeting they attend and this year a core group of eight Youth Ambassadors, aged between 14 and 18, met on a regular basis and got involved in a number of pieces of work with the ICB and our partner organisations.
The council not only gives young people the opportunity to be heard, it also make sure they are part of the decision-making process around services they use.
Meetings are held online on a monthly basis in term-time and kept flexible around holidays and exam periods.
Certificates of achievement, commemorating the achievements of the group have also been handed out and a number of the group are returning again next year.
If you, or someone in your family or friendship group, would like to join the Youth Council you can find out more on the ICB website or email Lauren Oldershaw in the Communications and Engagement team.