Community Support Advocate

2 weeks ago

Norwich, Norfolk, United Kingdom Future Projects Full time £13,988 - £25,878 per year

Location:
Baseline Centre, Knowland Grove, Norwich, NR5 8YD

Hours:
20 per week (subject to Four Day Week scheme after probation)

Contract: Permanent (subject to funding)

Salary:
£13,988 (FTE £25,878)

Leave: 23 days p.a. (pro rata) + bank holidays

Application Deadline: Friday 28th November

Start Date: ASAP

Reports to: Assistant Support Manager

There are two positions available for this role.

About The Role
As a Community Support Advocate within the Future Support service, you'll provide practical, person-centred support to local residents in Norwich. You'll assess needs, agree support plans, and deliver compassionate, outcome-focused guidance across welfare, housing, health, employment, finance, and wellbeing. The role is based at the Baseline Centre, with a mix of office, community, and home working.

Key Responsibilities

Provide advice and support to clients across welfare, housing, health, finance, and wellbeing

Specialise in welfare rights and benefits advice, including complex cases

Develop and deliver tailored, outcome-focused support plans promoting independence

Work closely with colleagues, volunteers, and partner agencies to meet community needs

Maintain accurate case notes, risk assessments, and client data

Deliver group sessions, outreach, and home visits where needed

Ensure safeguarding, data protection, and health & safety compliance

Support service improvement by identifying client needs and feedback

About You
You're experienced in providing advice and support, ideally in welfare rights and benefits. You understand the barriers faced by people on low incomes and can help them overcome challenges through effective support planning. You're empathetic, resilient, and confident applying appropriate challenge when needed. You can build trust quickly, work collaboratively within a team, and independently when required.

About Future Projects
We are a Norwich-based charity helping people transform their lives through education, health & wellbeing, skills, and employment services. Our work focuses on supporting those facing social exclusion and poverty through tailored, community-based services.

We are a Real Living Wage, Disability Confident, and Four Day Week Gold Standard employer. Our staff work the 100:80:100 model of the 4-day working week, meaning they deliver 100% of their output in 80% of their contracted hours while receiving 100% pay. The role holder will be eligible to opt into this scheme following successful completion of probation and a six-month review.

Additional Information

No line management responsibilities

DBS check and right to work in the UK required

Evening/weekend work may be required occasionally

Induction and safeguarding training provided

We are a Living Wage, Disability Confident, and Equal Opportunities employer

Four Day Working Week

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