Parent Advocate

Koala North West; Eastbourne; On-site; GBP 23,000; Full time

Job summary

A charitable organization in Eastbourne is seeking a dedicated Parent Advocate to support families navigating Child Protection Plans. Candidates should have personal lived experience in this area and a passion for helping others. This full-time position offers a salary of £22,932 per annum along with full training and development opportunities.

Benefits

Full training and ongoing development

Supportive team environment

Opportunity to make a real difference

Qualifications

• Lived experience of having a child in care on a Child Protection Plan or supporting a family member.
• Children must have come off the plan at least 12 months ago.
• No social care involvement for the past 12 months.

Responsibilities

• Help families understand what to expect when a child is on a Child Protection Plan.
• Visit families at home to provide respectful, dignified support.
• Assist parents in attending Child Protection Conferences.
• Build trusting relationships and complete essential paperwork.

Skills

Personal lived experience on a Child Protection Plan

Ability to build trusting relationships

Job description

FOR MORE INFORMATION AND TO APPLY FOR THIS ROLE, PLEASE REQUEST A RECRUITMENT PACK BY EMAILING [e-mail].

Koala North West are recruiting for a full time Parent Advocate.

Koala North West have been successfully supporting families for 25 years and we are looking for someone who is passionate about the quality of services available for families and children.

This is a full-time position. Salary is £22,932 per annum.

Do you have personal lived experience of being on a Child Protection Plan previously? Could you use your personal experience to support families going through this process? If you answered yes, we would love to hear from you; you could be our next Parent Advocate.

Responsibilities

• Help families understand what to expect when a child is on a Child Protection Plan
• Visit families at home to provide respectful, dignified support
• Assist parents in attending Child Protection Conferences
• Build trusting relationships and complete essential paperwork

Requirements

• Lived experience of having a child in your care on a Child Protection Plan (or supporting a family member in this situation)
• Children came off the plan at least 12 months ago
• No social care involvement for the past 12 months

What we offer

• Full training and ongoing development
• A supportive team environment
• The chance to make a real difference

Further information and application forms can be requested by emailing [e-mail].

This is a rolling recruitment process. Once positions are filled, the vacancy will close. If you are interested in this role, please return your completed application as soon as possible.

Part of the criteria for short listing will be that applications demonstrate the skills needed to use emails, download materials and use word processing to complete the form. Therefore, no hard copies of application packs will be available and no hand‑written forms will be shortlisted.

Koala North West is committed to equality of opportunity and diversity.

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