Hybrid Advocacy Practitioner bei Action for Children

Role: Advocacy Practitioner 

Salary: £27,000 per annum, (pro-rata) plus £3333.00 London Allowance

Location: Hybrid/Central London - Travel inside and outside London is required.

Contract/Hours: Permanent, Part- Time - 22.2 hours a week, some flexibility is required for meetings after 5pm.

Benefits:

• 29 days annual leave PLUS bank holidays, (pro-rata) with up to 5 additional days for continuous service and option to buy or sell leave.
• Gain professional qualifications and excellent training/development opportunities.
• Flexible maternity, adoption, and paternity packages
• Pension with up to 7% employer contribution with included life assurance cover
• Blue Light Card eligibility with 15,000 national retailers’ discounts.

Vulnerable children in the UK need your help.

Wherever you work in the Action for Children family, you'll be helping to change the lives of the most vulnerable children in the UK.

Last year, we helped more than 687,000 children and families across the UK. From direct work in communities to national campaigning, we are focused on making sure every child has a safe and happy childhood, and the foundations they need to thrive.

Why Action for Children?

Working here is more than a job. Everyone in the Action for Children family is passionate about protecting and supporting children. It's the sense of purpose that drives us every single day. Because we know that, when we work together, we can make a huge difference to bring lasting improvements to vulnerable children's lives.

A bit about the role

Action for Childrens Advocacy Service promotes and facilitates the participation of children and young people in decisions made about them.

You will be joining a passionate and dedicated team as an Advocacy Practitioner you will have a positive impact on the lives of children, and young people across London.

Are you looking for a vibrant atmosphere, working with colleagues to create a positive and lasting impact on the lives of children? 

If so, we have an exciting and dynamic opportunity just for you!

What does the role entail?

By delivering advocacy services to children and young people looked after and leaving care that promotes and facilitates their participation in decisions made about them in accordance with organisational policy, procedure and National Standards for the provision of children's advocacy services in partnership with social care professionals.

How will you make a difference?

• By providing a statutory service and voices are heard for children and young adults aged 0-25+ years of age.
• By ensuring a high-quality outreach children's rights service to children and young people through direct advocacy and other appropriate forms of intervention.
• By delivering and promoting a Children's Rights service based on principles which include independence, respect, empowerment, choice, equal access, anti-discriminatory practice, and confidentiality within any limits appropriately imposed by other considerations such as child protection.
• By keeping abreast of new policy or legislative changes, through research and training, that impact on children in care actively contributing to policy and service developments. Taking on an ‘expert' role in promoting the rights of children and young people with other professionals within Social Care divisions.
• By providing children and young people with relevant information about their rights and entitlements including, developing and disseminate child friendly information, supporting them in interpreting and understanding information so that they can make well-informed decisions.
• By retaining accurate and contemporaneous records, using various IT systems to capture information and produce written reports and provide quarterly reports to senior management so that lessons can be learnt and quality of practice challenged constructively.

What will you need?

• Level 3 in health and social care or equivalent
• Experience working with children and young people. In particular children who have been in contact with social services, care leavers, complex needs, disability and mental health.
• Giving advice (desirable)

Good to know. 

Application Process 

Please note we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role.

There are five sections to complete: Personal Details, CV, Supporting Statement & Information, Equality & Diversity, Submission & Declaration. 

Contact: Sarah Manderfield or email us at [email protected] quoting reference 11777

Diversity, equality, and inclusion 

At Action for Children, we're dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. We actively encourage applications from Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic, and disabled candidates as they are under-represented within Action for Children. We want to take deliberate and purposeful action to ensure equal opportunity to all groups in society and for

Don't meet every single requirement? 

If you're excited about this role but your experience doesn't align perfectly with the job description, we'd love you to apply anyway. You might just be the perfect person for this role, or another role within the Action for Children family. 

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Job Description 

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