JOB DESCRIPTION

              Advocate (Scarborough area, North Yorkshire)

Post:
Hours:
Location:
Reports to:
 Pay:
Other:                  This is a permanent contract subject to a six-month probationary

30 hours per week
Home based
Service Manager
£25,545 FTE

period. You must be prepared to complete the L4 Certificate in
Independent Advocacy Practice.

About the job:

This is an exciting opportunity to become part of our advocacy service in North Yorkshire.
We offer flexible working hours Monday to Friday. There is no shift work, and we do not
work evenings or weekends. Please note, this role does not involve supporting people
with their personal care. This role is to support people through social care processes, to
help them to participate and have a voice.

The role will involve providing face-to-face support with people and supporting people at
meetings with professionals. You will be helping people to understand the information
that is being shared with them and be involved in planning their future care and support.

For people who lack capacity to make specific decisions about where they live or medical
treatment, you will be obtaining and sharing a person’s views with health or social care
professionals involved in making best interest decisions on their behalf.

Your role will include representing people who are subject to the Deprivation of Liberty
Safeguards.

This role includes supporting people of all ages. You will be working with people with
dementia, people with learning disabilities, autistic people, people with physical and
sensory impairment, people with an acquired brain injury and those with a mental health
need.

About you:

When completing your personal statement/expression of interest, please make sure you
address all the points below in your personal statement. If you don’t, we will assume you
don’t meet the criteria and it’s unlikely we’ll invite you for an interview.

You will;

•  Understand the principles and role of advocacy.
•  Have experience of working in the voluntary, health or social care

sector with people who have additional needs.

•  Be able to demonstrate a good working knowledge of legislation, policy and
procedures around the Mental Capacity Act, Care Act and wider legislation.

•  Be able to provide written reports.
•  Demonstrate excellent communication and negotiation skills -both verbally

and in writing.

•  Have good IT skills and be proficient using Microsoft Office 365.
•  Maintain own online calendar and databases.

•  Be able to develop and continually improve service delivery.
•  Be able to keep up to date, accurate records in line with Data

Protection

•  Be able to reflect on and learn from experience.
•  Be able to use supervision and peer support effectively.
•  Be able to manage and prioritise a complex and varied workload.
•  Be able to identify and report on safeguarding issues.
•  To be self-motivated and be able to work under own initiative.
•  Take responsibility for your own learning and development, keeping

up to date with changes in advocacy practice and legislation.
•  Signpost people to other services where Cloverleaf is unable to

provide support.

•  Have a flexible and positive approach.
•  Work ethically and honestly
•  Be able to take personal responsibility for your own performance and

decisions.
•  Work remotely
•  Be part of a team via remote means and in person meetings

Additional requirements.

•  Our advocates need to travel independently of public transport. You

will need to have a full driving licence and access to a vehicle that you

can use for work purposes during your hours of work. Travel across the
county of North Yorkshire is required as part of the role.

•  Applicants must live within or near North Yorkshire, preferably close to
the Scarborough area. Travel expenses will only be paid within the
contract working area.

•  Due to the independent nature of advocacy, you must not be employed

by any other health or social care organisation at the time of
appointment.