• Job Title:Universal Advocate
• Salary:£12,928 actual salary (£24,240 full-time equivalent)
• Hours:20 per week (with potential to increase)
• Contract:Permanent
• Closing date:Friday 19th December 2025, 12 Noon
• Interviews to be held on:Tuesday 23rd December 2025

We have an exciting opportunity for someone passionate about upholding people’s rights to work as a Universal Advocate and join our existing team of advocates who provide this service across Leeds.

About the role:

You will use your knowledge and proven skills working with and supporting individuals to have a voice and advocate with, and for them. While you will primarily be based in one service area, you will be expected to work across all the advocacy areas (both statutory and non-statutory) as required within the Universal Advocacy model and training will be provided.

You will be expected to:

• Within service boundaries, to provide high quality independent advocacy.
• To keep timely, accurate client contact and other records using The Advonet Group’s database and any other recording system in place.
• To empower clients to build on their strengths and promote self-advocacy as appropriate.
• To work in an instructed manner wherever possible or use a non-instructed approach to establish as far as possible, the clients’ views, wishes and feelings, using appropriate forms of communication with clients.
• Be willing to work towards achieving the Independent Advocacy Qualification (IAQ).

We are looking for someone who has:

• Ability to develop and maintain trusting and positive professional relationships with people who use our services.
• Ability to communicate effectively with different audiences in a variety of settings and using different formats.
• Ability to develop and maintain effective relationships with a range of stakeholders e.g. partner organisations, statutory services.
• Good IT skills in order to be self-supporting, including online research, production of reports and presentations.

How to apply:

To apply for this role please complete The Advonet Group Application Form and Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form, which can be found on the links on this page, along with a detailed job description and person specification (CVs will not be accepted). Please return applications to jobs@advonet.org.uk. If you would like more information or an informal chat about the post, please call us on 0113 244 0606 and ask to speak to Libby Plum.

To download the Job Description, Person Specification and Job Application Form, please click on the buttons below.

To complete our Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form, please click on the button below to download a copy. Once completed, please send the form to jobs@advonet.org.uk.

Once the Application form is completed, please email it to jobs@advonet.org.uk.