Children and Young Persons Advocate – Trafford

Overview

Children and Young Persons Advocate – Trafford

Contract: Fixed-term – 12 months or until the earlier return of the postholder on maternity leave, whichever is sooner.

Based at: Trafford and surrounding areas – in person with some remote work

Hours: 37 hours

Our Mission

We help people to achieve the outcomes that matter to them in their lives, by providing high quality advocacy.

Purpose of role

We are looking to recruit a part time Children and Young Persons Advocate to support our provision of Children’s Rights and Independent Advocacy.

Advocacy Focus is committed to providing a service which supports the improvement of outcomes for all Cared for Children and Young People and those subject to Child Protection and Child in Need Plans. In so doing it recognises that some children living in the area have additional and complex needs and that these children can face additional challenges in achieving the best that they can. Our Advocates provide key services to looked after children via independent advocacy, supporting the independent visitor’s service and supporting the Children’s rights service. Our Advocates ensure children understand their rights, have a voice, feel listened to and are taken seriously.

How to apply

You can download the role description, application, and equal opportunities monitoring forms below:

Please send your completed Application Form and Diversity Monitoring Form to HR@advocacyfocus.org.uk to be considered for this role.

Alternatively, you can post this to us at Advocacy Focus, Saturn House, Mercury Rise, Altham Business Park, BB5 5BY.

We welcome new candidates to apply and join our growing team. Previous applicants, whilst appreciated, are kindly advised not to reapply.

Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of colour are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Advocacy Focus we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may just be the right candidate for this or other roles.

Please note that the salary advertised is for full-time hours. If this post is less than 37 hours per week, the salary will be pro-rata.

This vacancy will close when sufficient applications have been received. Therefore it is advised to complete your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.

Please ensure you check the email account from which you apply regularly as we will use this to contact you regarding your application.

Please note, that shortlisting is completed anonymously with candidates being assessed against the essential criteria for the post. Therefore only persons who can clearly demonstrate how they meet our person specification criteria in their application will be short-listed.

Advocacy Focus is committed to fighting racism and other forms of oppression and discrimination. We want to be a great employer for all our staff, regardless of their background or characteristics. We recognise that not everyone is the same and that different people will require different support to fulfil their potential. One thing we can do to work towards that goal is to ensure that our staff team is representative of the diverse communities across our service delivery areas. We particularly encourage applications from men, members of the LGBTQ+ community, those living with a physical or mental disability, and those from an ethnic minority background.

Reasonable Adjustments: Support is available to candidates with disabilities when applying for vacancies. For more information on reasonable adjustments please contact our Recruitment Team by any of the following methods:

or write to HR Team, Advocacy Focus, Saturn House, Mercury Rise, Altham