Advocacy and Engagement Co-ordinator
Brighton, East Sussex (Hybrid Working)

Do you want to work with a dedicated advocacy charity supporting people with learning disabilities to get their voices heard? Are you keen to make a difference?

About Us

Brighton & Hove Speak Out is a dynamic local advocacy charity. We support people with learning disabilities to have a voice and choice and control over their lives through providing a range of advocacy services and community projects.

Our vision is a fairer world for people with learning disabilities where they are listened to and have the same rights, choices and control over their lives as everyone else. To help us achieve this, we are now looking for an Advocacy and Engagement Co-ordinator to join our team on a permanent, part-time basis, working 14 - 21 hours per week.

The Benefits

- Salary of £25,419 - £26,975 per annum (pro rata)
- 30 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays (pro rata)
- 3% pension contribution
- Employee Assistance Programme (Wellbeing support package)
- Ongoing training and learning opportunities for continuous development

This is a superb opportunity for a motivated individual with experience of advocacy or work with vulnerable clients to join a charity that is making a real difference to the lives of people with learning disabilities.

In this rewarding role, you’ll have the chance to utilise your skills to support people who want to get their voices heard and bring about positive change in their lives and the services they use.

What’s more, with our excellent benefits package you will receive all the training, guidance and support that you need to make the very best of your new role. If this sounds like the job you have been looking for, we would like to hear from you today!

The Role

As Advocacy and Engagement Co-ordinator, you will help to deliver our programme of engagement and consultation activities.

Running consultation events and focus groups on key issues, you will support the voices of people with learning disabilities to have their say about local services and recommend changes for improvement.

You will also support a group of service users to take part in planning, running and reporting findings to the Learning Disability Partnership Board, facilitating links between services and professionals that will enable recommendations to be realised.

Additionally, you will:

- Oversee a weekly drop-in session
- Carry out research into consultation topics
- Network to develop relationships with stakeholders
- Ensure monitoring and evaluation systems are used
- Keep accurate records

About You

To be considered as an Advocacy and Engagement Co-ordinator, you will need:

- Experience of advocacy or work with vulnerable clients
- Experience of working in an empowering way with people who are undervalued in society
- An understanding of the values and principles supporting independent advocacy and the ability to put these into practice
- Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills
- Proficiency in IT with the ability to use a CRM database (training available)

The closing date for applications is Monday 9th January 2023 at 9am.

We will review applications as we receive them and reserve the right to close the application process before the closing date if we find the right candidate.

Successful applicants are subject to enhanced DBS checks.

Other organisations may call this role Wellbeing Advocate, Wellbeing Assistant, Engagement Officer, Disability Advocate, or Community Care Advocate.

Speak Out is committed to equal opportunities and welcomes, values and celebrates diversity. We encourage applications from all parts of the community and treat all on a basis of equality. We support all staff to meet their potential in their role.

So, if you’re ready to make a difference in the lives of vulnerable people as an Advocacy and Engagement Co-ordinator, please apply via the button shown. This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.