Senior Advocate

Service: London who have or need a Social Worker; who are homeless; or who are disabled. Provide supervision and support to staff Advocates and provide casework reviews to the Associate Advocates who provide Children’s Rights Services in London and South East. Support with developing the quality of services and projects delivered by Coram Voice to children and young people, ensuring a child-centered approach. Support in the monitoring, reporting, and evaluation of our projects. Support in the promotion of good practice across both Coram Voice and external organisations, building equitable and inclusive practice across the sector for children and young people. Our advocates will have relevant experience with children and young people, and may hold a suitable Advocacy Qualification.

Benefits of working with us

• A competitive salary
• A matched pension scheme up to 5% of salary
• Generous leave entitlement, including up to 28 days’ annual leave, as well as an additional 3 days of paid leave between Christmas and New Year
• A suite of family-friendly policies
• Flexible and hybrid working
• Access to an Employee Assistance Programme

Recruitment process

Our Children’s Rights Managers will undertake shortlisting. Successful candidates will be invited for interview. The interview process comprises of a written exercise and a panel interview. Successful candidates will have a further one to one interview with an independent Warner consultant in accordance within Warner recommendations. Internal candidates will need to notify HR of their interest in the post and they will provide further information on the internal application process.

Returning your application

We cannot accept general CVs. When completing your application form, please address the essential criteria in the person specification and demonstrate how you meet it. Applications will not be considered if incomplete. If you are a current Coram Voice employee you may submit a supporting statement only, addressing the person specification requirements for the post. To apply for this role, please click on the 'apply now' button below to complete the application.

Closing date: Monday 9th August 2026 at 23:59. Interviews are likely to take place on the week beginning 17th August 2026.

General consideration for applications:

DBS checks: all posts are subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring check. Training: All successful candidates are required to complete our compulsory training programme which includes training in Advocacy (Advocacy in Action), Safeguarding, and Diversity. Conflict of interest: the independence of the service is important to Coram Voice. Prospective applicants need to raise any other potential conflicts of interest when initially contacting Coram Voice about this post.

Coram is an equal opportunities employer and we believe a diverse workforce enables us to improve the services to the children and families we help. We are genuinely committed to encouraging candidates from all sections of the community we seek to support. This includes those from Asian, African, Caribbean and other minority ethnic backgrounds, those that identify as LGBQT+, those with disabilities, those with lived experience of care, those with neurodiversity, and those from other groups who are underrepresented at Coram. If applicants feel comfortable, we would encourage them to draw on lived experience as well as professional experience in their personal statement as part of their application. We are committed to the safeguarding of children and where appropriate will require the successful applicant to undertake a check from the Disclosure and Barring Service.