Volunteer Community Advocate

You could be part of a team that offers:  To support people with a variety of health and social care related issues including but not limited to; accessing mental health services; attending GP appointments; other as well as accessing social care services  To support individuals to make a complaint regarding NHS and social care services. This can involve keeping a record of discussions; supporting with letter writing; making telephone calls; and gaining relevant information to enable individuals to make informed choices  To accompany our paid Independent Advocates to client visits and appointments  To support to our ëpop-upí advocacy outreach provision and raise awareness of our service within the community  To co-facilitate awareness sessions in the community  To support individuals and make them aware of their rights to statutory advocacy

What skills do I need?

Complete and submit the relevant paperwork and forms  Keep up to date with relevant legislation  Attend quarterly supervisions and volunteer meetings with your volunteer manager  Attend necessary internal and external training sourced and provided by Advocacy Focus  Be computer literate and have access to emails and Microsoft Teams on a device  Adhere to our volunteer policies and procedures  Maintain strict confidentiality  To commit to 3 or 4 hours a week for a minimum of 6 months  Travel using public transport or your own vehicle for which you should have a full UK driving licence  Be vaccinated against Covid 19 in line with government guidance

When do I need to be available?