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About the Role

Volunteer Advocates are needed to support the Camden and Islington Integrated Advocacy Service. This role involves providing a non-statutory advocacy service to service users, with an emphasis on supporting individuals with learning disabilities and Autism. Full training and regular supervision will be provided. An enhanced DBS check is required.

Responsibilities

• Support service users across the London Boroughs of Camden and Islington to provide a non-statutory advocacy service to vulnerable service users
• Ensure that vulnerable people have a voice and are heard
• Promote the independence of the service and support service users to ensure that they are at the heart of the advocacy relationship
• Take part in meetings to raise the voice of service users
• Writing letters with, and on behalf of, service users

Requirements

• Some experience of, or a desire to gain experience, supporting with vulnerable groups
• Good communication and listening skills
• Ability to empathise with others
• Ability to ask sensitive questions to make sure you understand the issue fully
• Ability to question and challenge in an assertive but professional manner
• Experience or knowledge of mental health and social care issues
• Comfortable asking for help and support when needed
• An enhanced DBS check is required

Skills

• Communication skills
• Listening skills
• Empathy
• Asking sensitive questions
• Assertive questioning
• Professional challenging

Location

• London Boroughs of Camden and Islington
• Home-based with occasional travel

Work Type

• Volunteer
• Part-time (half a day per week)
• Monday-Friday 9am-5pm

Experience Level

• Volunteer

Benefits

• Full training provided
• Regular supervision provided
• Enhanced DBS check arranged and paid for

About the Company

• Rethink Mental Illness is a leading charity provider of mental health services in England.
• We support thousands of people through our groups, services, policy, campaigns and advice and information.
• Our mission is: “A better life for everyone severely affected by mental illness.”
• We are on a transformation journey, delivering Communities that Care.
• We are committed to attracting diverse people and supporting employees, managers, and leaders through change.

Equal Opportunity

• Diversity is important to us and we appreciate difference through difference, inclusiveness and belonging.
• We are committed to creating a diverse, inclusive and engaged employer.
• We recognise and support staff networks for our Black, Asian and minority ethnic and our LGBTQIA+ colleagues.
• We have been awarded Disability Confident Employer status.
• We are a signatory to the Business in the Community Race at Work Charter.
• We have an ambition of become a truly anti-racist employer, campaigning organisation and service provider.
• We have designed a multi-year anti-racist programme of work contained in our Race Equality Action Plan.