Information & Advocacy Worker

Kindred; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Part time

Job summary

A compassionate advocacy organization in Edinburgh seeks an Information & Advocacy Worker to provide support to families of children with complex needs. This rewarding role involves emotional support and practical assistance during challenging times, requiring strong relationship-building skills and meticulous record-keeping. If you share our values and are passionate about helping others, we encourage your application.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Paid training opportunities

Employee support app

Qualifications

• Experience in advocacy or family support work.
• Ability to maintain meticulous records.
• Experience working with diverse partner organizations.

Responsibilities

• Providing advocacy and emotional support to families.
• Building relationships with clinical staff.
• Working independently with initiative.

Skills

Compassion

Listening skills

Communication skills

Initiative

Education

Background in social work or related fields

Job description

Community Development & Social Enterprise

Disability

Equality & Law

Health

Housing & Homelessness

International Development

Learning

Local

Local Infrastructure Organisation

Older People

Other

Social Care

Youth

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• Closing25th August 2025
• Advertised from 5th August 2025
• 24 hrs/week. Must include Fridays – other days/hours negotiable.

Role

Are you a resilient, compassionate professional with outstanding listening skills and a passion for making adifference to families of children with complex needs?

Kindred Advocacy is looking for someone exceptional to join our team. You'll work directly with families in theRHCYP Hospital in Edinburgh, providing independent advocacy, emotional support, and practical advice to families- often at some of the most challenging times in their lives.

You’ll need to be a meticulous record keeper, confident working on your own initiative, and skilled at buildingstrong relationships with a variety of partners including clinical staff at the hospital.

This varied and rewarding role could suit someone with a background in social work, learning disability nursing,independent advocacy, or family support work. We know that some people, particularly those from ethnic minoritybackgrounds, disabled applicants, and other underrepresented groups, may be less likely to apply for rolesunless they meet every single requirement. We want to say clearly: if you are passionate about this work andshare our values, we strongly encourage you to apply, even if you don’t tick every box. You might be exactly whowe need.

Any appointment to this role will be subject to satisfactory references and a PVG (Protecting Vulnerable Groups)check.

Application notes

An application pack is available to download below.

Information & Advocacy Worker
Postcode: EH16 4TJ

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