Service Co-ordinator
Salary £ 21,460.80
Highland
Vacancy listed 08/04/2025
Application deadline 02/05/2025
Details
This post is a fixed term 24 hour per week contract until 30th September, 2026 (with likelihood of continued funding).
 
Partners in Advocacy has established itself as one of Scotland's leading providers of independent advocacy, delivering exceptional advocacy services since 1998. 
 
We are thrilled to present a wonderful opportunity within our supportive and welcoming Highland Carers Advocacy team. As a Service Co-ordinator you will supervise our small team of Advocacy Workers whilst also providing one-to-one independent advocacy to unpaid carers across the Highlands.  Through this role, you will ensure that unpaid carers’ voices and wishes are heard, enabling them to make informed choices, protect their rights and have a meaningful impact on decisions that affect their lives. 
 
We strongly encourage individuals from diverse backgrounds to apply. If you believe your skills, experience, and expertise align with the criteria outlined in the person specification, we would be delighted to hear from you. Please complete the application form, ensuring that you provide examples of how your knowledge and experience fulfil each aspect of the person specification. 
 
Partners in Advocacy takes pride in being a Disability Confident Employer, fully committed to creating an inclusive and accessible work environment.
 
Application Notes

Given the requirement to travel to and from meetings with unpaid carers across the Highland Council area, the successful candidate will be required to reside within a 25-mile radius of Inverness.
 
For information on independent advocacy please see the SIAA website: https://www.siaa.org.uk/what-is-independent-advocacy/ 
 
For an informal chat about the post or any other enquiries, please contact recruitment@partnersinadvocacy.org.uk and a member of the team will get back to you. 
 
Please note that we cannot accept CVs. Please submit your application through this portal.
 
Closing Date is 5pm on Friday 2nd of May, 2025.

 

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
-Working from home but with regular, face to face team meetings within rented conferencing facilities
-Comprehensive training and ongoing support in your new role
-A generous annual leave and public holiday entitlement of 37 days with further annual increments
-Regular support and supervision sessions with your line manager
-Core hours daytime Monday to Friday working
-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_Form.docx
Privacy Notice Applicant_Privacy_Notice.docx
Job Description and Person Specification Job_Description_-_Services_Co-ordinator_Highland.pdf
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