- To provide advocacy for learning disabled people, whose children are being assessed by children’s services.
- To provide advocacy for people to access and engage with the social care system
- To provide general advocacy as appropriate
- To attend multi-agency meetings, assessments and court hearings, alongside the people you advocate for to ensure they are able to fully participate.
- To work holistically with people, recognising other areas in their lives where support would be beneficial that does not directly relate to our service.
- To support parents to access help which will improve their parenting skills and confidence, for example volunteer ‘parenting mentors’ who can be matched with parents and work with them at home.
- To support parents to access help/advice/information they may need in relation to housing, benefits, physical/mental health issues etc.
- To ensure parents understand information in meetings, letters, reports and legal documents.
- To make information accessible so people understand what actions they are required to take.
- To work in collaboration and share knowledge with other professionals, so that they can develop how they work with disabled people.
- To travel across the borough of Wigan, and occasionally beyond, to deliver the service.
- To work inclusively with people of different age groups disabilities, gender identities, ethnic backgrounds and any other relevant groups. .
- Keep up to date case notes
- To be able to work out of normal office hours.
- Ensure that the views of the people who use our service are central to all that we do.
- Be involved with the wider work of Embrace. This means our fundraising activities, social events and in-house committees.
Key information
- Employer: Embrace Wigan and Leigh
- Locations: Wigan
- Role Type: Permanent
- Working Hours: Full-Time
- Working Hours Per Week: 37
To apply for this role:
To apply please complete the Application Form by 11pm on 12th May.