Independent Advocate

Home Based: With travel across Hertfordshire

Job reference: 176

Contract type: Permanent

2x Part time: 22.2 hours, 3 days per week, working between Monday to Friday 9am - 5pm (Full time (37 hours) to be considered for the right candidate)

Salary: £13,029.00 - £13,975.20 (Full time equivalent £21,715.00 - £23,292.00) per annum (dependent on experience) + Benefits!

Benefits:

• 25 days pro rata annual leave
• Cash Wellbeing Healthcare Plan Cover
• Death in service benefit
• Option to buy up to 5 days pro rata annual leave
• Discretionary shut down days at Christmas
• 1 Community Leave Day per annum
• Bike to work scheme

We are looking for Independent Advocate(s) to join our team working on our Advocacy contract on a full or part time basis in Hertfordshire. Our ideal candidates will have worked in advocacy, information and advice or similar role before, ideally in a health, social care or voluntary setting and will have experience of working with adults at risks.

The candidates will have strong experience working with adults at risk who are affected by significant health and social care issues who find it difficult to speak up for themselves; and experience providing persuasive verbal and written representations.

In these roles the ideal candidates will be supporting a wide range of adults with profound and multiple needs. The successful candidates will need good knowledge of relevant legislation that falls within the role, and how this legislation applies to the people we support. A working knowledge of public and voluntary organisations to enable them to work in partnership with clients and professionals, gaining an understanding of their issues by listening, exploring options and representing their views.

You will need to have a flexible attitude and must be comfortable handling highly sensitive information whilst able to work well independently and confidently on behalf of others. Strong communication skills and time management skills will be required and you will need to be computer literate. Full training in the role will be provided.

Because of the nature and location of the role, applicants must live within the area; have a full driver’s licence and access to their own transport. Travel expenses will only be paid once in the Hertfordshire border.

How to apply

We’re keen to get Advocates started in these roles. If you think this sounds like the ideal job for you, please apply as soon as possible as we may close this job advert early if we receive a high number of applications.

Please submit your CV and cover letter (cover letter no longer than 1 side of A4) before the application deadline. In your cover letter please include your reasons for applying for the role, which role you are applying for (full or part time), how you meet the person specification criteria, if you hold a current driving licence and have access to your own vehicle and your notice period. 

Please apply by submitting your CV and cover letter addressing the person specification criteria.

Closing date: 09:00am, Friday 29th March 2024

Interviews:  Monday 8th & Tuesday 9th April 2024

Location of Interviews: Meadway Corporate Centre (Stevenage SG1 2EF)

We are looking to recruit people who share our core values and can demonstrate that they apply and live those values in their daily working practice.

We apologise in advance, that if you do not hear back from us within two weeks of the closing date then please presume that you have been unsuccessful.

A DBS check will be conducted for this post. 

POhWER is an equal opportunities employer, holder of the Investors in People Silver award and a member of the MINDFUL EMPLOYER scheme. We are a member of the Positive about Disability scheme and disabled applicants who meet all the essential criteria will be guaranteed an interview.