Summary:
The PPASS service aims to improve and enhance the West Glamorgan regional advocacy network by creating a new form of peer advocacy and peer support for parents who are going through the child protection process, statutory assessment and/or the looked after children system within the Neath, Port Talbot and Swansea area.
About us:
Mental Health Matters Wales is one of Wales’s leading mental health charities. We are an ever-growing charity with big ambitions. We need a wide, diverse and range of experience and skills in our team. Our team members are our number one resource. We do our upmost to ensure individuals feel respected, valued, and cared for, by enabling career success through the provision of unique opportunities to thrive and foster an inclusive workforce which embraces our shared set of core values based on character, relationships, and giving back to the communities where we work.
If this sounds like an organisation you would like to join and become part of a dynamic staff team to lead the way in supporting the improvement of social, emotional and physical wellbeing needs of the population across communities in Wales, then Mental Health Matters Wales is the organisation for you!
- We are a friendly, flexible, and supportive employer
- We work to reduce stigmas associated with mental health and support people in their recovery
- We believe with the right support and resources everybody can create a life that feels meaningful to them
- We are a fast paced and growing organisation with career progression is open to all.
Job Role:
- To provide an advocacy service for parents who are going through the child protection process, statutory assessment and/or the looked after children system.
- Provide advocacy support, to clients which may include accompanying clients to meetings, or support in writing letter to represent and/or negotiate on their behalf as requested.
- To work in such a way as to encourage clients to self-advocate as much as possible via training/coaching/rehearsing,
- To provide clear information to enable clients to understand their rights and to make informed choices on options available to them.
- Undertaking promotional activities across West Glamorgan to promote the service in line with an agreed promotional plan.
- Attending various meetings as requested by the council which may relate to promoting, reviewing and evaluating the service.
- To make and maintain secure, accurate and confidential case records.
- To maintain contacts in the community.
- Work alongside the peer support workers to provide a wrap-around service for the clients.
- In conjunction with the manager actively develop and maintain links with other advocacy groups within Neath, Port Talbot and Swansea.
Additional information:
Location: Neath Port Talbot & Swansea
Salary: £24,350 – £27,500 (actual)
Hours: 37 Per Week
Contract: Permanent
Pension: 9% Pension Contribution (after successful completion of a three month probationary period)
Closing Date: 23rd of May 2024 Midday
To Apply:
Please download our application pack here and complete and send your application form in an envelope marked Job Application – PPASSPPA prior to the above closing date.
If you have any queries , please contact our HR department on: recruitment@mhmwales.org or 01656 651450
Registered Charity Number: 1123842 Company Number: 06468412 DBS Cymru Registration Number: 30023800006
If you have any difficulty accessing the links in this advert, please contact bev@charityjobfinder.co.uk
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