Story and Voice Specialist

Location: Flexible within the UK (remote, hybrid or working from our London Old Street office or one of our regional offices). Occasional travel will be required.

Salary: £18,360 (21 hour week, pro-rated from £30,600)

Flexible working hours: 8─4, 9─5, 10─6 or in between (agreed with your manager)

• 36 days’ annual leave (pro rata for part time roles), inclusive of flexible bank holidays, increasing with length of service
• Enhanced maternity/paternity leave
• We match up to 8% pension
• Free counselling service
• Opportunities to develop and widen your skills
• 2 days of paid volunteering time per annum to support another part of the organisation

Across the country, young people are suffering unseen and unheard.

They’refacing overwhelming challenges – struggling with their mental health,caughtin poverty, and in danger from exploitation and abuse. Too often, teenagers miss out onthe support they need. Teenagers are children too, and a future of hope and happiness belongs toevery oneof them.

The Children’s Society has been helping children and young people in this country for over 140years. We run local services that support children when they are at their most vulnerable and in desperate need of help.

We’rethere for children, every step of the way.

At The Children’s Society, we know that this brighter future is possible.

Our services support thousands of children every year, and our campaigningimpactsthe lives of many thousands more. Every day, we see the incredible difference the right support can make.

We’rehugely proud of all thatweachieve year-on-year and of the incredible young people we work with.

W e are looking for a creativewriterandempathetic listener to join our passionate, dynamic teamwho’sexcited about participation. This role will embed and amplify the voice of young people acrossourcommunications. Working closely with our colleagues in youth impact, youth voice, creative, fundraising, campaigns and others across the organisation, you will gather powerful and compelling stories from those with lived experience, using a trauma informed, person-centred approach.

This role sits within our Storytelling Team within our Social Impact Domain which works to engage our audiences and inspire social change across society.

As an experienced Story and Voice Specialist, your rolewill be to empowerchildren and young people andothers to become storytellers, supporting them to be comfortable, confident and in control of sharing their experiences.

The stories we tell are vital to achieving our mission, helping to change socialattitudesand urging people totake action with young people, by offering their time, theirmoneyor their voice to our cause.

In order to be successful in this role:

• You have experience conducting sensitive trauma-informed interviews with young peopleand adults
• You areskilledatwriting long-form stories that focus on the storyteller leading the narrative in their own words.
• You’llbeeager toamplify stories with our colleagues across the organisation, stewarding the content through campaigns,weband social content, and much more.
• You’replugged in to contemporary storytelling techniques andhave anearfor a great narrative.
• You'llhave the ability to build relationships quickly and warmlyto ensure trust.

Interviews will be held in two stages. The first round will be held over w/c 5th October 2026 and w/c 12th October 2026. The second round will be held with young people shortly afterwards.

The Children’s Society is committed to safeguarding and protection of the children and young people we work with. As such, our safer recruitment process includes a Basic or Enhanced DBS…