People's Advocate - Bury in Bury St Edmunds

Location: Bury, Greater Manchester – hybrid working between the Bury office, home and the community of Bury

Hours: 30 hours per week

Are you passionate about ensuring people’s voices are heard? Join n-compass as a Peoples advocate, helping Bury residents understand their rights, explore their options and have their wishes represented.

About the role

You will provide independent, one-to-one statutory and non-statutory advocacy, including Independent Mental Capacity, Independent Mental Health and Care Act Advocacy, alongside short-term strengths-based generic and complaints advocacy.

Working across community settings and mental health inpatient wards, you will manage a caseload, assess referrals and risks, support people with additional communication needs and provide non-instructed advocacy. You will maintain accurate case records, build relationships with professionals and signpost people to other support where appropriate.

About you

• Resilient and professional, with a commitment to safeguarding, equality and individuals’ rights.
• Strong communication skills, an understanding of advocacy principles and experience supporting people with disabilities, mental health needs or limited verbal communication.
• Knowledge of the Mental Capacity Act and the IMCA role.
• Confidence managing a caseload, maintaining boundaries and keeping accurate records using Microsoft Office and case management systems.
• Willing and able to complete the City and Guilds Level 4 Independent Advocacy Practice qualification: start within 12 months of joining and complete within 12 months of starting.
• Flexibility, including evening working, and use of a car with business insurance for work-related travel.
• Help people make their own decisions and ensure their voices count.

Need reasonable adjustments during recruitment? Contact our People Services team using the details on our website.

Keywords: Independent Advocate, Mental Health Advocate, IMHA, IMCA, Care Act Advocacy, Bury, Greater Manchester, part-time, hybrid.

Hours

30

Working for n-compass gives you access to a great range of benefits, take a look at what we offer:25 days annual leave entitlement + bank holidays with additional days for length of service.An extra day off for your birthday!Maximum 37-hour week5% Employer Pension Contribution, 3% Employee Pension ContributionEmployee Assistance Programme - around the clock access via telephone, email and online, this is a free, independent resource to help you balance your work, family and personal lifeWestfield Mosaic Health Plan, which enables you to be reimbursed for a range of treatments including dental, optical, therapy treatments, wellbeing and alternative therapy treatmentsDeath in service benefitBereavement CounsellingProbate HelplineFamily Friendly PoliciesMonthly Employee AwardBuying and selling annual leave3 hours off for Christmas shoppingLearning and Development OpportunitiesDynamic, innovative, fun organisation

13-12-2026

Job attachments

JobDescriptionPersonSpecificationMSA_Bury.pdf