Young Person's Advocate

2 weeks ago


London, United Kingdom Refuge Full time

Job Title: Young Person's Advocate

Location Barking & Dagenham Service/location/team Barking & Dagenham, Children and Young Persons team Salary 28,104 Role Overview

We are recruiting for a Young Person's Advocate to join our team in Barking and Dagenham ; the scope on this job involves….

Job Title: Young Person's Advocate

Location: Barking & Dagenham
Salary: £28,104per annum
Contract type: Permanent, Full-time

Hours: 37.5

We want kind and empathic people to work at Refuge, who believe in equality, diversity, and inclusion, are experts in their area of knowledge, want to make a positive difference and improve the lives of the women and children we support.

This is an opportunity to join Refuge as a Young People’s Advocate. Suitable candidates must be experienced in advocating in a multi-agency setting to secure positive life outcomes for your clients and to making the service a success. A Safe Lives qualification is desirable.

You will be self-sufficient, assertive and possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills combined with empathy and sensitivity to build and develop supportive relationships with young people. You will maintain professional boundaries and adhere fully to Refuge’s safeguarding policies and procedures.

This post is restricted to women due to the nature of the role. The Occupational Requirement under Schedule 9 (part 1) of the Equality Act 2010 applies.

Closing date: 9am on 12 May 2024

Interview date: 17 May 2024

Benefits

Refuge offers a variety of exciting opportunities to learn, develop and grow in your career. We recognise the value everyone brings to the organisation to achieve our aims and are dedicated to developing and rewarding our staff. More details of our benefits can be found in Job Information Pack.

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