About us: Community ConneX is a campaigning organisation and a multi-project service provider working across West London, Luton and Oxford. We support autistic people, people with a disability, and people and families experiencing barriers to live healthier, happier, and inclusive lives. We do this by ensuring their needs, rights and aspirations are met.
Role Purpose: To provide person centred advocacy to individuals qualifying under the Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act and Care Act.
The advocate's role is to ensure that clients' voices are heard and that they are at the centre of the decisions that impact on their lives. We do this by:
* Delivering drop ins on inpatient mental health units.
* Providing clients with information about their rights in relation to Health and Social Care processes.
* Listening to clients and ensure they are included in decisions made about them.
* Building clients' confidence and empowering individuals to self-advocate.
* Maintaining accurate and up to date case notes.
Our ideal candidate should have experience of working in the Health and Social Care Sector and be willing to work towards the City and Guilds Diploma in Advocacy. Experience of advocacy and working in the charity sector is desirable.
Please note, this is a maternity cover for 12 months. We will consider job-share for the right candidate.
In return we offer a range of benefits including:
* Pension contribution up to 5%
* Death in service insurance
* Employee assistance programme
* Bluelight Card
* Cycle to work scheme
* 23 days of annual leave (increases after 2 years of service)
* Salary sacrifice
* Health cash plan
* Professional development
We are committed to safeguarding and equal opportunities, and we guarantee an interview to all applicants with disabilities meeting the minimum criteria for the post.
We also want to ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable facilities to participate in job applications or interviews to perform essential job functions. To support this, we are a Disability Confident committed employer.
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent, Temporary, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 12 months
Pay: Up to £23,132.20 per year
Expected hours: 35 per week
Benefits:
* Company pension
* Cycle to work scheme
* Employee discount
* Health & wellbeing programme
* Referral programme
* Work from home
Experience:
* relevant: 1 year (required)
Licence/Certification:
* Driving Licence (required)
Work authorisation:
* United Kingdom (required)
Location:
* Luton (required)
Work Location: On the road