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Specialist Advocacy Worker

Morgan Hunt Recruitment
Posted 10 days ago, valid for 8 days
Location

London, Greater London EC1R 0WX

Salary

£36,000 - £43,200 per annum

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Contract type

Part Time

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  • Morgan Hunt is seeking a Specialist Advocacy Worker for The Elfrida Society to support adults and parents with learning disabilities and mental health issues.
  • The role involves advocating for parents in child protection cases, care proceedings, and court hearings, ensuring their voices are heard and processes are fair.
  • This is a permanent part-time position at 20 hours per week, with a likelihood of overtime due to service demands.
  • Candidates should ideally have advocacy experience, but those with family or mental health experience will also be considered.
  • The position is Monday to Friday from 9:30 AM to 5:30 PM, with a salary of £30,000 per year and a preference for applicants with relevant experience.

Morgan Hunt's Social Care team are proud to be working with The Elfrida Society on their search for a Specialist Advocacy Worker.Advocating for adults and parents with a learning disability and/or mental health struggles, you will support parents through the complexity of parenting, supporting them with all matters relating to their children.Supporting parents going through child protection, care proceedings and in court hearings, you will help them understand the process and advocate on their behalf.Ensuring the view and voice of parents are heard, you will ensure the processes are fair and that no stone is left unturned, ensuring every effort is put in place to offer parents every change of success.The role is permanent contracted 20 hours per week however the likelihood of overtime is very likely due to the busyness of the service.We are ideally looking for someone with advocacy experience however are open to people with family or mental health experience.The role is Monday to Friday 9:30 - 17:30The head office is based in Islington however the court proceedings mean frequent travel.Please get in touch with Amara Howe at Morgan Hunt to find out more.

Morgan Hunt is a multi-award-winning recruitment business for interim, contract and temporary recruitment and acts as an Employment Agency in relation to permanent vacancies. Morgan Hunt is an equal opportunities employer. Job suitability is assessed on merit in accordance with the individual's skills, qualifications and abilities to perform the relevant duties required in a particular role.

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.