Overview
Senior Community Advocacy Worker in Northern Ireland. You will deliver the Right Support Right Time Advocacy Support Services for people with learning disabilities across Northern Ireland. You will be responsible for developing, organising and delivering tailored advocacy support services. You will work with the programme manager and advocacy support team to achieve project targets and best outcome for the people we support.
Your Responsibilities
* Provide line management support to the Community Advocacy Workers
* Manage and produce reports as required by programme funders
* Provide one to one and group advocacy support to individuals with learning disabilities, empowering them to resolve their issues, have their voices heard and their rights safeguarded
* Encourage and facilitate self-help, enabling individuals to better understand and manage their wellbeing through prevention and early intervention
* Liaise, maintain and develop positive working relationships with relevant professionals
* Maintain timely and accurate case notes, providing formal and informal written and verbal reports on clients and casework as required
Your Experience / Qualifications
* Ability to demonstrate line management or supervision of staff or volunteers
* Ability to demonstrate experience of budget planning and working to set targets
* Experience of collaborating with a variety of stakeholders through strong verbal and written communication
* Experience of working with groups of people who may be vulnerable
Benefits
* Holiday Entitlement: 32 days of holiday (including bank holidays), increasing to 35 days with long service, plus the option to purchase up to 10 additional days through our Holiday Plus scheme
* Sick Pay: Service-related sick pay available after completing a 6-month probation period
* Pension Plan: Eligibility to join the Mencap Pension Plan, with Mencap matching contributions up to 5% on a salary sacrifice basis, providing National Insurance savings. Auto-enrolment after three months if not joined initially
* Additional Benefits: Up to 3x salary death in service life cover and Income Protection of 50% salary, activated after 26 weeks of long-term sickness
* Loans: Access to loans for debt consolidation, bikes, computers, and phones after 6 months of service, plus interest-free season ticket loans
* Discounts and Cashback: 3% to 30% at high street shops and services through Mencap Extras
* Health Cash Plan: Optional plan to claim towards dental, glasses, therapy, etc.
* Employee Assistance Program: Free 24/7 access for advice and support
* Recognition and Awards: Quarterly award scheme and You Rock recognition every 5 years
* Training and Development: Leadership training and further development opportunities
About Mencap
At Mencap we work in partnership with people with a learning disability and their families to ensure that people with a learning disability get to live the life they want to. We are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader and welcome applicants with disabilities to apply for all roles with us. To find out more about the scheme please visit the direct gov website. We are an equitable, diverse and inclusive organisation and we particularly welcome and encourage disabled applicants and those from the Black and Asian communities to apply for the role as they are under-represented within the workforce.
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