Community Support Advocate

3 weeks ago

Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom Catch22 Full time
Position Overview

As a Community Support Advocate specializing in Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB), your role will be to champion the rights of individuals affected by ASB, providing essential support throughout the Criminal Justice and ASB resolution processes.


Key Responsibilities
  • Implementing a case management approach to deliver tailored navigation, advice, guidance, and advocacy.
  • Conducting timely risk assessments and developing safety and support plans in collaboration with various agencies.
  • Facilitating appropriate referrals to enhance victim resilience, recovery, and long-term wellbeing.
  • Representing the organization at community partnership meetings to ensure the voices of victims are heard.

About You
  • Exceptional verbal and written communication skills.
  • Proven ability to establish and maintain high-quality relationships with service users, colleagues, and multi-agency professionals.
  • Experience working with vulnerable populations, including conducting needs assessments and risk evaluations.
  • Strong organizational and administrative capabilities.

Main Duties and Responsibilities
  • Conducting needs and risk assessments, and delivering a range of support packages tailored to individual and complex needs.
  • Planning, facilitating, documenting, and reviewing the progress of referrals to key support services as part of a customized support plan.
  • Monitoring and managing support plans and risks, ensuring that safeguarding concerns are escalated as necessary.
  • Providing guidance and information to assist victims in coping and recovering, including administrative support and advice.
  • Ensuring service users are well-informed about the services available, including referral pathways and support options.
  • Keeping victims updated on key dates, case progress, and outcomes, while facilitating coordinated information sharing among all parties involved.
  • Coordinating a multi-agency response to address identified needs and risks, working closely with law enforcement and key support organizations.

Qualifications
  • GCSE English and Maths (or equivalent).
  • Possession of a full driving license and access to a vehicle.

Additional Information

Salary: Competitive annual salary
Hours: Full-time, 37.5 hours per week
Contract: Fixed term with potential for extension
Flexibility: A blended approach of office work, remote work, and client visits. Flexible working options are available.


Benefits:
  • 28 days of annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing with tenure.
  • Enhanced workplace pension with employer contributions.
  • Discounts available for numerous retailers and gym memberships.
  • Life insurance coverage.
  • Enhanced parental leave policies.
  • Access to health and wellbeing benefits, including a helpline and cycle to work scheme.

At Catch22, we are dedicated to fostering an inclusive environment and promoting equality of opportunity. We are committed to supporting career development and progression within our organization.


Catch22 adheres to rigorous safeguarding and recruitment practices to ensure the safety and appropriateness of all individuals within the organization.

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