Advocacy Worker
- Full time or Part time
- £26,485 – £30,497
- Office base in Wishaw, with flexible working/home-based working available
- Closing 16th December 2022
- Advertised from 21st November 2022
- Full and Part-time posts (35 or 28hrs).
- 37 days holiday, rising to 40 days after 5 years 6% matched pension Enhanced full sick pay
Role
New Year, new opportunity. Do you fancy a change and want to join our generous, helpful and happy team of advocacy workers within an established, innovative and welcoming organisation? If you are interested in speaking up for and with people who are marginalised or unheard, please read on.
We have several vacancies for advocacy workers across a number of projects, we have sector leading pay scales; placing on the scale is dependent on previous experience and starting at the top of the scale is possible for the right candidate.
We have projects delivering independent advocacy for people with addictions, people in receipt of self-directed support as well as our core project which covers mental ill health, learning disability and long-term conditions. We welcome applications from people with lived experience of disability or addiction or people with significant family experience.
Don’t be put off if you feel you don’t have experience of every single competency we ask for, we will be flexible and supportive to the right candidates. We offer a comprehensive induction and ongoing learning and development opportunities.
If you have knowledge or experience of any of the following, we want to hear from you:
• Providing advocacy or representation to marginalised people
• Experience of working with people with addictions or disability
• Experience of casework in a community setting
• Autonomous working within a small team
• A passion for inclusion and social justice
This post is subject to membership of the PVG scheme and suitable references. As the post covers the whole local authority area, a driver with access to a car is essential for this role.
Application notes
An application pack is available for download below.
Please download the application pack and return to sam@equalsay.org
For an informal discussion, send an email to Sam Cairns, Project Manager.
Closing date for applications: 5pm Friday 16th December
Interviews will be held in the week beginning the 9th January 2023.
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Independent Advocacy Worker (Dundee Service)
- Part time
- £24,652 pro-rata
- Dundee
- Closing 11th December 2023
Partners in Advocacy is one of the largest providers of independent advocacy in Scotland, delivering high quality advocacy services since 1998.
An exciting opportunity has arisen within our supportive and friendly team for an Independent Advocacy Worker for Dundee. The post-holder will provide high quality, 1:1 independent advocacy for children and young people who have been detained under the Mental Health (Care & Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 in specialist adolescent psychiatric inpatient units in Dundee, in addition to providing independent advocacy in the community for children and young people, e.g., education, isolation, communication, being a young parent, child or adult protection proceedings and many other issues.
The successful candidate will support children and young people to ensure they know their rights, have their views heard, and they are able to make informed choices so that they have influence over decisions that affect their lives.
The post-holder will adhere to the SIAA Independent Advocacy Principles, Standards and Code of Best Practice (2019). Full induction and training will be provided to the successful candidate.
The location of the role will be within the Dundee City, the Dundee office at Dudhope Castle, and home based. Mileage and travel expenses will be reimbursed and calculated from our Dundee office. A hybrid working arrangement will be agreed.
We are interested in hearing from a diverse range of people. If you think your skills, experience and expertise can meet the criteria detailed in the person specification, we would like to hear from you.
Partners in Advocacy is a Disability Confident Employer (Committed)
EARS is an independent advocacy provider – our role is to make sure people’s voices are heard when there are issues in their lives.
Work undertaken for this post will be in the Edinburgh and East Lothian community, with the office based in Livingston, West Lothian.
Applications
We especially welcome applications from people with any of the following:
- some experience of providing advocacy
- working with people with a disability
- experience of the Health and Social Care Sector
- experience of the third sector
Communications Lead
- Full time or Part time
- £28,000 – £34,000
- The job is home-working based – the team all work remotely.
- Closing 11th December 2023
BEFS Communications Lead will drive the communication activities of the organisation. Working closely with the Board, Director, and team, and communicating with our Member organisations, the post holder will be responsible for managing the breadth of the organisation’s (digital) communications channels. Adopting a proactive cross-sectoral approach, the post holder will play a key role in maintaining and raising BEFS profile with policy makers, the sector, and wider stakeholders.
Responsibilities, supported by the team, range from being the strategic lead for the organisation’s communications, to content creation and design.
In our 20th year we are seeking the right individual – with an excellent turn of phrase, and an eye for detail – to fit into a small, friendly team.
The Communications Lead will be involved in all aspects of BEFS newly funded NLHF project which develops BEFS governance, BEFS strategic framework development, BEFS equalities, diversity and inclusion (EDI) offer for the sector (and internal training) – as well as related events and workshops.
Person specification
Applicants should be confident communicators with strong written and inter-personal skills, and experience of using a wide range of communication methods (which have a focus on digital), including websites, social media, news releases, and press liaison.
Applicants should be able to demonstrate an understanding of the key issues affecting the existing and historic environment, with knowledge of the main players and lead organisations in the wider built environment sector.
This post will suit an experienced communications professional and is an ideal opportunity to gain valuable experience working for a national organisation.
If invited to interview, you will be asked to demonstrate how your experience meets the requirements of the post. We will look for evidence of past experience, and your approach to the key responsibilities outlined above.
Administrator
- Part time
- £25,463 pro-rata
- Site based post: Lanarkshire Links, Dalziel Business Centre, Scott Street, Dalziel Business Centre, Motherwell, ML1 1PN with travel as required to fulfil the post
- Closing 12th December 2023
Lanarkshire Links is seeking to recruit an administrator to join our team.
This is an exciting opportunity to join our small but diverse team of 12 workers who are committed to promoting the welfare and advancing the education of people affected by mental health issues across Lanarkshire. Our core work is to support engagement and participation of mental health service users and carers in the planning and delivery of mental health and social care services.
• Our team includes the Stigma Free Lanarkshire Project, and we work closely supporting and encouraging local action towards recovery and reducing stigma and discrimination of mental ill-health.
• Four peer workers who work within the Acute Adult MH Inpatient Wards in University Hospitals Wishaw and Hairmyres.
• A Development Officer to engage with young adults in South Lanarkshire.
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