Advocacy Worker (Transitions Carer Advocacy)
Salary £ 13,059
Edinburgh
Vacancy listed 2025-07-10
Application deadline 2025-08-08
Details
To provide independent, individual advocacy for unpaid carers of children & young people aged 14-25 with a learning disability and complex needs who are in a period of transition. 

To help unpaid carers make supported decisions; by articulating their needs, providing them with information on their rights and redress, and to support them to have their voice heard. Together, we empower the people we support, known as advocacy partners. 

To work independently – often lone working – and as part of a team, to ensure that the service proceeds within the policies, procedures and guidelines as approved by the Partners in Advocacy Trustees and reflective of statutory and professional obligations.

Benefits

Benefits of working for Partners in Advocacy include:

-Working for a values driven organisation that strives to support and empower staff
-Working in a diverse range of community and clinical settings as well as the option of working from home and/or our Musselburgh based office
-Comprehensive training and ongoing support in your new role
-A generous annual leave and public holiday entitlement
-Regular support and supervision sessions with your line manager
-Frequent professional and reflective support sessions with your team
-Continuous professional development opportunities throughout the wider organisation
-Free access to a wellbeing resource funded by Partners in Advocacy
-Free access to mental health resources such as free counselling sessions
-Employer contributory pension scheme

Notes

Please attach the completed Application, Privacy Statement and Equal Opportunities forms when you apply. There is a section at the end where these can be uploaded.

These 3 forms must be completed and attached in order for your application to be submitted.

Attached documents
Title File
Application Form Application_Form.docx
Equal Opportunities Form Equal_Opportunities_Monitoring_Form.docx
Job Description and Person Specification Job_Description_and_Person_Specification.docx
Privacy Notice Applicant_Privacy_Notice.docx