Central Advocacy Partners delivers independent advocacy support to people with learning disabilities/difficulties and or autism living in Falkirk, Stirling, and Clackmannanshire.

We are looking for 2 Advocacy Workers for our General Advocacy Project.

One worker to be based in Falkirk and the other in Stirling/Clackmannan area.

If you are committed to the principles of equalities and human rights, are a dynamic, values-based practitioner, and are looking for an exciting opportunity we would like to hear from you.

You will be able to demonstrate a high degree of motivation, the ability to work on your own and as part of a team, offering individual and group support.

The posts are funded for 3 years.

Are you looking for an exciting new opportunity?

Partners in Advocacy is a leading Scottish organisation in the development and delivery of independent advocacy, people are central to what we do. We have embedded an organisational culture based on the principals and values of independent advocacy. Our strategic aims include a continued focus on high-quality service delivery and an ambitious and exciting business development and growth agenda.

We have an exciting new opportunity for an enthusiastic individual who has a passion for working with children and young people – to join our dynamic and friendly team within our Children’s Hearings Service.

Experience of providing independent advocacy and/or working with vulnerable children and young people is desirable, but not essential. Full training and support will be provided for the duration of the post.

You will need a clean driving licence and access to a roadworthy vehicle. PVG Scheme membership will be a requirement of the post – this will be arranged by us on appointment.

Partners in Advocacy is a Disability Confident Employer (Committed)

Application notes

The Scottish Assembly has an exciting opportunity for two motivated, committed individuals to join our Assembly team.

Leading by example, you will be enthusiastic, give fair, honest views, build supporting, trusting relationships with people with a learning disability or autism, provider organisations, and Health & Social Care Partnerships. Your role will be to help to recruit and enroll more people with a learning disability or autism in your region. The aim is to give people with lived experience a place to put forward what they see are priorities in their lives and in the communities in which they live to influence policy making both locally and nationally.

The Assembly’s overall aim is to establish the world’s first Learning Disability Parliament which upholds the voices of all people with learning disabilities and/ or autism in Scotland. It currently meets online every Friday and will meet once/twice a month in regional areas when we have regional leads and facilitators in place. The regions are split into Northeast, Northwest, Southwest and Southeast. We are currently recruiting a regional lead (who has lived experience) and a regional facilitator in each of the Northwest and Southwest regions who will help to progress the vision of The Assembly. The Assembly is supported to work by

Values into Action Scotland.

viascotland.org.uk

facebook.com/TheScottishAssembly

More information is available for download below.

The Assembly is a growing group of people with a learning disability or autism who want to have more say in decisions that affect them locally and nationally in Scotland.

People come to The Assembly as individuals and not on behalf of the other organisations that they are part of.

Our goal is to become the world’s first Learning Disability Parliament where people with a learning disability or autism can influence and vote on things that affect them.

The National Assembly meets every Friday and Regional Assemblies meet every month on Zoom.

We want these groups to get bigger so that as many people as possible can be involved in decision making.

We are Hiring! Two Regional Leads + Two Regional Facilitators

The Scottish Government has given us funding to recruit four more people to join our Assembly Team.

We are now recruiting Regional Leads and Regional Facilitators for the Northwest and Southwest of Scotland.

• People who apply will need to be from these areas

Regional Leads will:

• Be people who have a learning disability or autism
• From the Northwest or the Southwest of Scotland.

Regional Leads will have support from Regional Facilitators and the Programme Manager.

More information is available to download below.