Senior Community Advocacy Worker

**Job Advert**:
**We are looking for a talented Senior Community Advocacy Worker in Northern Ireland.**

Your role will be to deliver the Right Support Right Time Advocacy Support Services for people with learning disabilities across Northern Ireland. You will be responsible for developing, organising and delivering tailored advocacy support services. You will work with the programme manager and advocacy support team to achieve project targets and best outcome for the people we support.

**What you will bring**

Strong verbal and written communication skills, including an ability to break down complex information and present it in accessible way

Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships within and outside an organisation

Ability to produce written reports, and use excel to manage and summarise data

Ability to develop a positive rapport with others and work collaboratively

**You will**:
Provide line management support to the Community Advocacy Workers

Manage and produce reports as required by programme funders

Provide one to one and group advocacy support to individuals with learning disabilities, empowering them to resolve their issues, have their voices heard and their rights safeguarded.

Encourage and facilitate self-help, enabling individuals to better understand and manage their wellbeing through prevention and early intervention.

Liaise, maintain and develop positive working relationships with relevant professionals.

Maintain timely and accurate case notes, providing formal and informal written and verbal reports on clients and casework as required.

**Your Experience**

Ability to demonstrate line management or supervision of staff or volunteers

Ability to demonstrate experience of budget planning and working to set targets

Experience of collaborating with a variety of stakeholders through strong verbal and written communication

Experience of working with groups of people who may be vulnerable

**Benefits**:

- **Holiday Entitlement**: 32 days of holiday (including bank holidays), increasing to 35 days with long service, plus the option to purchase up to 10 additional days through our Holiday Plus scheme.
- **Sick Pay**: Service-related sick pay available after completing a 6-month probation period.
- **Pension Plan**: Eligibility to join the Mencap Pension Plan, with Mencap matching contributions up to 5% on a salary sacrifice basis, providing National Insurance savings. If you don't join the Plan initially, you will be auto-enrolled after three months.
- **Additional Benefits**: Membership in the Mencap Pension Plan includes up to 3 times salary death in service life cover and Income Protection of 50% salary, activated after 26 weeks of long-term sickness.
- **Loans**: Access to loans for debt consolidation, bikes, computers, and phones after 6 months of service, as well as interest-free season ticket loans.
- **Discounts and Cashback**: Discounts and cashback ranging from 3% to 30% at high street shops, including major supermarkets, cinemas, gyms, leisure/theme parks, holidays, and more through Mencap Extras.
- **Health Cash Plan**: Opportunity to purchase a health cash plan to claim towards dental, glasses, therapy, etc.
- **Employee Assistance Program**: Free access to a 24/7 employee assistance for advice and support.
- **Recognition and Awards**: Quarterly award scheme and recognition every 5 years through our You Rock program.
- **Training and Development**: Access to fantastic leadership training and further development opportunities.

**About Mencap**:
At Mencap we work in partnership with people with a learning disability and their families to ensure that people with a learning disability get to live the life they want to.