Young Participation Programme Assistant AF/1498

• Location
• London / Remote
• Application Deadline
• Friday, November 14, 2025
• Deadline Time
• 12:00 PM
• Positions Available
• 1
• Vacancy Type
• Zero Hours
• Working Hours
• As and when required – flexible hours
• Salary
• £15.18 per hour
• Job Documents
• Job Profile
  
  
• Job Summary
• Are you looking to make a difference by sharing lived experience insights across various mental health projects?

  Anna Freud is seeking a Participation Programme Assistant to join our world-leading mental health charity for children, young people and their families. Our mission is to close the gap in wellbeing and mental health by advancing, translating, delivering, and sharing the best science and practice with everyone who impacts the lives of children, young people and their families. More information about Anna Freud is available on our

  website.

  Our EDI commitment

  We are dedicated to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace and being an equal opportunities employer, whereby equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) are core to our recruitment practices. All candidates who meet the job criteria will be considered for employment, regardless of ethnic origin, religion or belief, gender, sexual orientation, disability, age, socioeconomic background, caring responsibilities and care experience.

  We ask candidates to share their diversity dimensions with us to help us identify, tackle and prevent bias across the employee lifecycle. We believe a diverse workforce enhances our ability to support mental health and wellbeing, allowing us to better meet the needs of the children, young people and families we serve

  .

  As a Disability Confident employer, disabled candidates meeting our criteria are guaranteed an interview. Applications are submitted anonymously and assessed using a fair evaluation process based on the criteria set out in our job profiles.

  What we offer and what you’ll do

  We offer a range of

  staff benefits. You will join a small team, dedicated to participation and championing the rights of young people. We offer you the opportunity to bring your lived experiences to shape mental health services for children, young people and their families. You will have development opportunities to work across diverse teams, including research, training and education and clinical professionals, giving you a real insight into the work we do at Anna Freud.

  What you’ll bring

  Essential skills and experience:

  ✅ Experience in mental health participation/involvement work – ideally within services supporting children, young people, or families.

  🎤 Confident in public speaking and delivering presentations – able to share lived experience meaningfully.

  🤝 Good communication and teamwork skills – able to collaborate with diverse groups and contribute to co-produced training.

  🖥️ Self-management and IT proficiency – capable of working independently with deadlines, and using Microsoft Office tools.

  Key details

  Hours:As and when required – flexible hours.Pay rate:£15.18 per hour.Location:Hybrid working (a mixture of onsite and home/remote working). Mainly home-based, occasionally working at our London site (4-8 Rodney Street, London N1 9JH).Contract type:Zero hours, expected to run across 3 years.

  Next steps

  Closing date for applications:midday (12pm), Friday 14 November 2025. Please note that due to high application volumes, we may close this advert early. We encourage you to apply promptly and to keep an eye on our future vacancies for more opportunities.Notification of interview:shortlisted applicants will be notified no later than Monday 24 November 2025. During shortlisting, applicants are anonymously assessed using the criteria visible in the Job Profile. Please note: due to the high volume of applications received, we will not be able to provide feedback to unsuccessful applicants.Interviews:will be held remotely on either Wednesday 3 December and Thursday 4 December 2025.How to apply:click on the 'apply now’ button to apply online. We are unable to accept CVs and kindly request no contact from agencies.

  Questions?

  Please email

  recruitment@annafreud.orgwith any job enquiries, or if you require assistance or experience difficulties when applying. Please note that successful candidate(s) will be asked to evidence their Right to Work in the UK post-job offer – we do not hold a sponsor license therefore we are unable to provide Visa sponsorship.