About the job
As a Children and Young Person Rights Advocate, you will ensure that the Children We Care For, Care Leavers, and Children with Disabilities in West Sussex receive the appropriate advocacy services tailored to their needs, while upholding their rights as defined in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.
There will be some key responsibilities likely to feature in this role, including:
1. Acting as a representative for the child or young person by focusing on delivering appropriate guidance and communicating their wishes. Uphold integrity, professionalism, and respect on behalf of the organization, ensuring that the needs of individuals always remain the top priority.
2. Manage a caseload and serve as a key worker for designated individuals, providing guidance and representing their perspectives, preparing reports, and adopting a person-centred approach to the development and oversight of plans.
3. Collaborating with individuals and relevant stakeholders to understand their needs and circumstances, and advocate on their behalf to achieve favourable outcomes.
4. Maintaining comprehensive and accurate records of all work performed, and preparing case reports and correspondence tailored for various audiences, including meetings, conferences, judicial reviews, panels, and other agencies.
5. Successfully facilitating communication and fostering understanding among the young person, staff members, and voluntary agencies.
If you enjoy working in a fast-paced environment and relish being part of a close-knit team, supporting colleagues to deliver better outcomes for the Children and Young People of West Sussex. we want to hear from you!
We would love to hear from you if you have
6. A Social Work Qualification or other professional qualification with evidence of experience relevant to the role.
7. A Full and Valid UK Driving Licence
8. Knowledge and experience of the Advocacy Standards and national policy developments regarding young peoples’ rights and implications for practice.
9. Strong communication skills, with the capacity to confident build relationships with stakeholders at all levels and provide a high-quality service.
10. The ability to prioritise and manage workloads with competing deadlines while aligning with performance indicators and targets.
11. Demonstrated proficiency in literacy, numeracy, and IT skills to effectively manage records and generate reports and presentations.
For more information on the Key Skills as well as the Qualifications and/or experience required, please refer to the Job Description attached.
Rewards and benefits
From flexible working (where possible) to access to our Employee Assistance Programme, we aim to create a supportive and dynamic working environment where employees can achieve their full potential, achieve a healthy work-life balance and are rewarded for the work they do.
A laptop and mobile will be supplied if applicable to your role. You will benefit from 27 days annual leave, rising to 28 days after 5 years’ service plus the opportunity to buy additional leave and an excellent
A range of discounts give our staff access to hundreds of offers; groceries, travel, cinema tickets, days out, leisure activities, high street retailers and the opportunity to save over £1,000 a year through our West Sussex Choices benefits platform.
For more information about the wide variety of benefits you can take advantage of please visit our Rewards and Benefits page.