An Advocate, under the general direction of the Advocacy Team Leader, will be required to exercise professional judgement and initiative in response to moderate to complex advocacy issues whilst maintaining accountability within the organisation’s frameworks.

An Advocate will be required to develop a sound knowledge of legislative, regulatory and funding context in which they undertake their advocacy.

Advocates work collaboratively as a member of the ADACAS team and may be required to undertake other duties such as client intakes and systemic advocacy research.

An advocate will seek to improve the quality of advocacy provision through an ethos of continuous improvement via reflective practice, training and education provided internally and externally to ADACAS.

Selection Criteria

In order to be selected for this position, applicants first need to demonstrate how they meet the essential and desirable criteria associated with the role. The Position Description attached provides information about the general duties of the role, and particular specialisations associated. In this case you are applying for a role which has a principal focus of Advocate functions, and the selection criteria reflect this. We ask that applicants write a brief statement of claim addressing all the criteria.