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Joining a leading organisation as an Independent Advocate in Hertfordshire means making a real difference in clients' lives. You will provide advocacy support, ensuring voices are heard about health and social care decisions while benefiting from full training, remote work, and flexible hours. The role requires strong communication skills, previous advocacy experience, and involves home-based work with necessary travel.
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Are you passionate about making a difference in people's lives? Do you thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced environment? Are you ready to take on a role that impacts your community? We are currently seeking an enthusiastic and dedicated Independent Advocate to join our vibrant Hertfordshire team!
The Independent Advocate is an integrated role covering the Mental Capacity Act, Mental Health Act and Care Act statutory services, and NHS Complaints.Successful candidates will be expected to become proficient across all of these services, so we are looking for people with a passion and willingness to build on current experience and strive to continually develop.
Your role involves delivering persuasive verbal and written representations on behalf of clients, collaborating with public and voluntary organisations, and taking directed actions to address client issues. This role demands flexibility, excellent communication, and the ability to handle sensitive information confidently.
Experience of working in mental health is desirable
Hours of Work: Full-Time: 37 hours, working between 9am - 5pm Monday Friday. (We are also open to part time positions for this role, please specify this on your application and we are happy to discuss this further)
Location: Home based with travel around Hertfordshire.
(Applicants should live in or near Hertfordshire area; have a full driver's licence and access to their own transport.)
Salary:£24242.40 per annum (Part-time will be Pro-Rata)
Contract Type: Permanent
Meet the Organisation: Who We Are and What We Do
At POhWER, we are committed to empowering individuals and enabling their voices to be heard. We provide advocacy and information services to support people in making effective decisions about their health and social care. Our team is dedicated to listening, exploring options, and taking action to meet our clients' best interests.
We provide a full induction, training and equipment including a laptop and mobile phone.It is a contractual requirement that all advocates hold or are working towards an advocacy qualification.The most recognised qualification is the City and Guilds Level 4 Independent Advocacy Practice Qualification (IAP) for practising advocates, previously completed City and Guilds Level 3 National Advocacy Qualification (NAQ).If you do not already hold an NAQ certificate or diploma or IAP qualification or equivalent, the expectation will be that you will gain the City and Guilds IAP qualification following successful completion of probation and pre-enrolment process. POhWER will fully sponsor this and provide a reasonable amount of study time and in return expect advocates to manage their time and complete within 12 months of registration.
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Closing Date: 9AM, Friday 1st August 2025 (We reserve the right to close this vacancy early)
Interview Date: TBC
For an informal discussion please contact 0300 456 2370 and ask for a call back from the Recruitment Manager.
An Enhanced DBS check and National Offender Management Service vetting will be conducted for this position.
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Successful applicants will need to obtain business insurance for their own vehicle.
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 level 2 Disability confidence scheme employer, and disabled applicants who meet all the essential criteria will be guaranteed an interview.
POhWER is committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion. We encourage applications from all backgrounds, cultures, and abilities, and particularly welcome candidates from groups currently underrepresented in our workforce. Our goal is to foster an inclusive environment where everyone feels valued and empowered to contribute. This includes, but is not limited to, people with disabilities, women, men, Black, Asian and other racially minoritised people, LGBTQ+ who are currently under-represented in our workforce.
To help embed inclusion for all, from day one, we offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and employee networks to support people from different backgrounds.