CUBE HR announces Advocacy Focus as ‘Charity of the Year’ and launches £1,000 fundraiser goal
18/04/2024
Advocacy Focus is thrilled to announce that CUBE HR has picked us as their charity of the year for 2024....
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Length of contract: Permanent (Subject to continuation of funding)
Salary: £24,002 – £27,570 pro-rata for part-time
Based at: Accrington/ Remote Working
Hours: 22.5 hours
Responsible to: Volunteer Manager
Please Note This is a remote working position, and you will be required to travel around the area of Lancashire on a daily basis and attend regular meetings at our Lancashire offices/hubs. Some travel across our service areas outside of Lancashire may also be required.
Our Mission
We help people to achieve the outcomes that matter to them in their lives, by providing high quality advocacy
Purpose of role
The post holder will support and recruit volunteers that will support our Independent Visitor service for young people, and non-statutory advocacy services for adults, which will support vulnerable people in the community that need help to access, navigate, and communicate with health and social care services. Recruitment, training, and monitoring volunteers will be key aspects of this role and therefore an interest in people and an ability to mix with a variety of people is essential.
You can download the role description, equal opportunities monitoring form and privacy notice below:
Please send a copy of your Privacy Policy, Equal Opportunity Monitoring & Application Forms to HR@advocacyfocus.org.uk to be considered for this role.
Alternatively, you can post this to us at Advocacy Focus, First Floor, The Old Tannery, Eastgate, Accrington, Lancashire BB5 6PW.
Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of colour are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Advocacy Focus we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may just be the right candidate for this or other roles.
Please note that the salary advertised is for full-time hours. If this post is less than 37 hours per week, the salary will be pro-rata.
This vacancy will close when sufficient applications have been received. Therefore it is advised to complete your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.
Please ensure you check the email account from which you apply regularly as we will use this to contact you regarding your application.
Please note, that shortlisting is completed anonymously with candidates being assessed against the essential criteria for the post. Therefore only persons who can clearly demonstrate how they meet our person specification criteria in their application will be short-listed.
Please ensure you check the email account from which you apply regularly as we will use this to contact you regarding your application.
Advocacy Focus is committed to fighting racism and other forms of oppression and discrimination. We want to be a great employer for all our staff, regardless of their background or characteristics. We recognise that not everyone is the same and that different people will require different support to fulfill their potential. One thing we can do to work towards that goal is to ensure that our staff team is representative of the diverse communities across our service delivery areas. We particularly encourage applications from men, members of the LGBTQ+ community, those living with a physical or mental disability, and those from an ethnic minority background.
Reasonable Adjustments: Support is available to candidates with disabilities when applying for vacancies. For more information on reasonable adjustments please contact our Recruitment Team by any of the following methods:
By telephone 01254 958940
or email hr@advocacyfocus.org.uk
or write to HR Team, Advocacy Focus, The Old Tannery, Eastgate, Accrington, BB5 6PW
