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Specialist Learning Disabilities and Autism Advocate

4 months ago


Cardiff, United Kingdom Orange Recruitment Full time

This role is funded by the National Lottery Community Fund

**About Us**

Advocacy Support Cymru (ASC) is a registered charity with offices in Cardiff and Swansea. We provide Independent Mental Health and Mental Capacity Advocacy Services across most of South Wales, employing 44 employees.

**About You**

You will have significant experience working with vulnerable adults and/or children, either within health or social care setting, or indirectly, for example as a carer. You will understand and have experience of working effectively in an intra-agency context with Health and Social Care Professionals.

Previous direct experience in the role would be preferred but training will be provided.

**About the role**

This is a Specialist role to provide support to adults with Learning Disabilities and Autism. The post holder will ensure the person feels empowered, their voices are heard and human rights are protected, in line with the context of Independent Advocacy as set out in the Advocacy Charter and Code of Practice.

**Essential Information**
- This role is based in Cardiff. You must be able to drive and have access to a car during the working week.
- The starting salary for this role is £24,725 based on a 37 hour week. This role is for a fixed term contract of 1 year.
- This role is full time at 37 hours per week.

**Closing Date**:17:00, 30 April 2024.

Interviews will be conducted in English.

Ariennir y rôl hon gan Gronfa Gymunedol y Loteri Genedlaethol

**Amdanom ni**

Mae Advocacy Support Cymru (ASC) yn elusen gofrestredig sydd â swyddfeydd yng Nghaerdydd ac Abertawe. Rydym yn darparu Gwasanaethau Eiriolaeth Iechyd Meddwl a Galluedd Meddyliol Annibynnol ar draws y rhan fwyaf o Dde Cymru, gan gyflogi 44 o weithwyr.

**Amdanoch chi**

Bydd gennych brofiad sylweddol o weithio gydag oedolion a/neu blant sy’n agored i niwed, naill ai o fewn lleoliad iechyd neu ofal cymdeithasol, neu’n anuniongyrchol, er enghraifft fel gofalwr. Byddwch yn deall ac yn meddu ar brofiad o weithio’n effeithiol mewn cyd-destun rhyng-asiantaeth gyda Gweithwyr Iechyd a Gofal Cymdeithasol Proffesiynol.

Byddai profiad uniongyrchol blaenorol yn y rôl yn ddymunol ond bydd hyfforddiant yn cael ei ddarparu.

**Ynglŷn â’r rôl**

Mae hon yn rôl Arbenigol i ddarparu cefnogaeth i oedolion ag Anableddau Dysgu ac Awtistiaeth. Bydd deiliad y swydd yn sicrhau bod unigolion yn teimlo wedi’u grymuso, bod eu lleisiau’n cael eu clywed a bod hawliau dynol yn cael eu hamddiffyn, yn unol â chyd-destun Eiriolaeth Annibynnol fel y nodir yn y Siarter Eiriolaeth a’r Cod Ymarfer.

**Gwybodaeth Hanfodol**
- Mae’r rôl hon wedi’i lleoli yn £24,725. Rhaid i chi allu gyrru a chael mynediad i gar yn ystod yr wythnos waith.
- Y cyflog cychwynnol ar gyfer y rôl hon yw £24,725 yn seiliedig ar wythnos 37 awr. Mae’r rôl hon am gontract cyfnod penodol o 1 flwyddyn
- Mae’r rôl hon yn llawn amser â 37 oriau’r wythnos.

Bydd angen gwiriad manylach gan y Gwasanaeth Datgelu a Gwahardd ar bob ymgeisydd llwyddiannus.

**Dyddiad Cau**: 17:00, 30 Ebril 2024.

Cynhelir cyfweliadau yn Saesneg

**SALARY**

**£24,725 per annum**

**LOCATION**

**Cardiff**

**EMPLOYMENT TYPE**

**Contract, Full Time**

**COMPANY INFO**

Advocacy Support Cymru (ASC) is a registered charity that specialises in the provision of professional, confidential and independent advocacy for those eligible in secondary care and community mental health settings.

Our Advocates can support in relation to treatment, medication, services, rights and options and will enable you to have your say in your treatment and care.

Advocates will not give advice, offer counselling, provide mediation or befriend. They will not judge the wishes of those they support or look to seek to persuade a client into a particular course of action.

Advocates provide information to people to help them understand what options might be available, but do not decide or advise which one to take.