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Hybrid: North East – Rossie Young People’s Trust, Montrose, and Dundee
Closing: 13th February 2025
Advertised from: 24th January 2025
17.5 hours per week. Travel and some weekend work required.
Role
Who Cares? Scotland is Scotland’s only national independent membership organisation for Care Experienced people. Our mission is to secure a lifetime of equality, respect, and love for Care Experienced people in Scotland, with over 3000 Care Experienced members. At the heart of Who Cares? Scotland’s work are the rights of Care Experienced children and young people, and the power of their voices to bring about positive change. We provide individual relationship-based independent advocacy and a broad range of imaginative participatory opportunities for Care Experienced young people across Scotland; we work alongside corporate parents and communities to broaden understanding; we collaborate with policy makers, leaders, and elected representatives locally and nationally to shape law, policy, and practice based on the voices of those with experience of care - working together to build on the aspirations of The Promise and secure positive change. Advocacy and Participation Workers work directly with children and young people with experience of care primarily in an individual advocacy role. This means we listen to what they say and support them to ensure their voices are truly heard regarding the decisions which are being made about their lives. We also facilitate a broad range of participatory and engagement opportunities and create the conditions for collective advocacy. This often brings young people together, allowing them to develop confidence, a sense of belonging, and the opportunity to identify common issues. We ensure their voices are heard by care corporate parents and communities, creating positive change. You will be skilled at developing positive relationships with children and young people. The post holder will place young people at the heart of everything they do, helping them live a positive life now and reach their full potential in the future. The successful candidate will be joining Who Cares? Scotland and working within the North East team at an exciting time when the voices of those who are in or have experienced care are growing in power, individually and collectively - bringing with them insight, challenge, hope, and change. If this sounds like the role for you, we would love to hear from you. For an informal conversation about this opportunity, please contact Jane Donaldson, our Advocacy and Participation Manager for our North East team at jdonaldson@whocaresscotland.org. We particularly welcome applications from people with experience of care who meet the criteria for the post. The closing date for applications is Thursday, 13th February. Advocacy and Participation Worker Postcode: DD10 9TW
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Who Cares? Scotland is Scotland’s only national independent membership organisation for Care Experienced people. Our mission is to secure a lifetime of equality, respect, and love for Care Experienced people in Scotland, with over 3000 Care Experienced members. At the heart of Who Cares? Scotland’s work are the rights of Care Experienced children and young people, and the power of their voices to bring about positive change. We provide individual relationship-based independent advocacy and a broad range of imaginative participatory opportunities for Care Experienced young people across Scotland; we work alongside corporate parents and communities to broaden understanding; we collaborate with policy makers, leaders, and elected representatives locally and nationally to shape law, policy, and practice based on the voices of those with experience of care - working together to build on the aspirations of The Promise and secure positive change. Advocacy and Participation Workers work directly with children and young people with experience of care primarily in an individual advocacy role. This means we listen to what they say and support them to ensure their voices are truly heard regarding the decisions which are being made about their lives. We also facilitate a broad range of participatory and engagement opportunities and create the conditions for collective advocacy. This often brings young people together, allowing them to develop confidence, a sense of belonging, and the opportunity to identify common issues. We ensure their voices are heard by care corporate parents and communities, creating positive change. You will be skilled at developing positive relationships with children and young people. The post holder will place young people at the heart of everything they do, helping them live a positive life now and reach their full potential in the future. The successful candidate will be joining Who Cares? Scotland and working within the North East team at an exciting time when the voices of those who are in or have experienced care are growing in power, individually and collectively - bringing with them insight, challenge, hope, and change. If this sounds like the role for you, we would love to hear from you. For an informal conversation about this opportunity, please contact Jane Donaldson, our Advocacy and Participation Manager for our North East team at jdonaldson@whocaresscotland.org. We particularly welcome applications from people with experience of care who meet the criteria for the post. The closing date for applications is Thursday, 13th February. Advocacy and Participation Worker Postcode: DD10 9TW
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