Community Advocacy Worker

Royal Mencap Society; Belfast; On-site; GBP 13,000; Full time

Job summary

A community advocacy organization in Northern Ireland seeks a Community Advocacy Worker to provide one-to-one and group advocacy support. The ideal candidate will have excellent communication skills and experience working with vulnerable individuals. This role offers competitive pay at £12.60 per hour and an array of employee benefits including generous holiday entitlement and a pension plan.

Benefits

32 days of holiday, increasing with long service

Service-related sick pay

Pension matching contributions

Access to loans and discounts

Health cash plan

Employee assistance program

Training and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience of collaborating with a variety of stakeholders.
• Experience of delivering issue-based advocacy support.
• Experience of working with vulnerable groups.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Senior Community Advocacy worker in advocacy support services.
• Provide one-to-one and group advocacy support.
• Empower individuals to resolve issues and safeguard their rights.

Skills

Strong verbal and written communication skills

Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships

Ability to produce written reports

Ability to work collaboratively

Tools

Excel

Job description

We are looking for a talented Community Advocacy Worker to join our team in Northern Ireland.

What you will do

You will assist the Senior Community Advocacy worker to deliver advocacy support services for the “Right Support Right Time” programme in partnership with Inspire Wellbeing. You will p rovide one to one and group advocacy support to individuals with a learning disabilty , empowering them to resolve their issues, have their voices heard and their rights safeguarded

What you will bring

Strong verbal and written communication skills, including an ability to break down complex information and present it in accessible way

Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships within and outside an organisation

Ability to produce written reports, and use excel to manage and summarise data

Ability to develop a positive rapport with others and work collaboratively

Your experience

- Experience of collaborating with a variety of stakeholders through strong verbal and written communication

- Experience of delivering one to one and group setting issue-based advocacy support

- Experience of working with groups of people who may be vulnerable

In addition to knowing that your work positively impacts people\'s lives, you will receive fair pay and enjoy a comprehensive range of rewards and benefits as one of our employees. (T&Cs apply based on contract).

• Holiday Entitlement : 32 days of holiday (including bank holidays), increasing to 35 days with long service, plus the option to purchase up to 10 additional days through our Holiday Plus scheme.
• Sick Pay :Service-related sick pay available after completing a 6-month probation period.
• Pension Plan : Eligibility to join the Mencap Pension Plan, with Mencap matching contributions up to 5% on a salary sacrifice basis, providing National Insurance savings. If you don\'t join the Plan initially, you will be auto-enrolled after three months.
• Additional Benefits : Membership in the Mencap Pension Plan includes up to 3 times salary death in service life cover and Income Protection of 50% salary, activated after 26 weeks of long-term sickness.
• Loans :Access to loans for debt consolidation, bikes, computers, and phones after 6 months of service, as well as interest-free season ticket loans.
• Discounts and Cashback : Discounts and cashback ranging from 3% to 30% at high street shops, including major supermarkets, cinemas, gyms, leisure/theme parks, holidays, and more through Mencap Extras.
• Health Cash Plan :Opportunity to purchase a health cash plan to claim towards dental, glasses, therapy, etc.
• Employee Assistance Program : Free access to a 24/7 employee assistance for advice and support.
• Recognition and Awards : Quarterly award scheme and recognition every 5 years through our You Rock program.
• Training and Development : Access to fantastic leadership training and further development opportunities.

About Mencap

At Mencap we work in partnership with people with a learning disability and their families to ensure that people with a learning disability get to live the life they want to.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader and welcome applicants with disabilities to apply for all roles with us. To find out more about the scheme please visit thedirect gov website .

We are anequitable,diverseandinclusiveorganisation and we particularly welcome and encourage disabled applicants and those from the Black and Asian communities to apply for the role as they are under-represented within the workforce.

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