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Trainee Independent Advocates Pembrokeshire

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Posting date: 26 April 2024
Salary: £23,233 per year, pro rata
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 12 May 2024
Location: Pembrokshire
Remote working: On-site only
Company: Dewis Centre for Independent Living
Job type: Permanent
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Summary

Trainee Independent Advocates Pembrokeshire

We have two 30 hours per week positions available
We are open to discussions around the days and hours

Salary: starting at £23,233 pro rate
Holidays: 30 days plus Bank Holidays

Are you looking for a new career? Do you think you could help and support disabled people to have their voice heard? Why not join our pan Wales Advocacy service and do just that?

We wish to recruit two Trainee Independent Advocates to deliver our Independent Advocacy service in Pembrokeshire. The place of work is flexible. Currently we have an office in Milford Haven but we can offer these positions as office, hybrid or home based. There will be regular travel throughout Pembrokeshire, and occasionally to our head office in Pontypridd.

The successful applicants will need to be dynamic and self-motivated, work on their own initiative and are fiercely committed to the rights of disabled people and to the value of advocacy. You will be computer literate with a high standard of written and verbal communication. If successful in your application, you will need to work towards QCF Level 4 Diploma in Independent Professional Advocacy as a Trainee.

As a Trainee Independent Advocate, you will be working with individuals to ensure their voices are heard in decisions that affect their care and support and ensuring their rights are upheld. The post holder must be confident in supporting and representing individual disabled people in a variety of situations and in respect of diverse issues.

Dewis C.I.L is an independent voluntary organisation with an integrated management committee of disabled and non-disabled people. We particularly encourage disabled people and people with direct experience of disability to apply. This post is subject to a satisfactory DBS check. Closing date for application forms, Noon, Monday 13th May 2024. Interviews scheduled Friday 17th May 2024. Location to be confirmed or Teams may be an option.

For an application pack (CVs are not accepted) please contact:
email: recruitment@dewiscil.org.uk or telephone: 01443 827930 or visit our website: www.dewiscil.org.uk

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