The National Advocacy Service for People with Disabilities is seeking to recruit a Senior Advocate for a two year period on the basis of a specified purpose contract. The post will be based in Waterford.
The National Advocacy Service for People with Disabilities provides an independent, confidential and free, representative advocacy service that works exclusively for the person using the service and adheres to the highest professional standards.
The National Advocacy Service has a particular remit for people with disabilities who are isolated from their community and services, have communication differences, are inappropriately accommodated, live in residential services, attend day services and have limited informal or natural supports.
The National Advocacy Service has recently moved from five Citizens Information Services, who have had responsibility for the delivery of an advocacy service for people with disabilities across their region, to one National Service under a National Advocacy Service Board. The National Advocacy Service is provided through four regions and a National Office which is based in Dublin.
Region Including
Greater Dublin Dublin, Fingal and Wicklow
Northeast & Midlands Region Cavan, Laois, Longford, Louth, Kildare, Meath, Monaghan, Offaly, Westmeath.
Western Region Clare, Donegal, Galway, Leitrim, Limerick, Mayo, Roscommon, and Sligo.
Southern Region Carlow, Cork, Kerry, Kilkenny, Tipperary, Waterford, Wexford
Reports to: Regional Advocacy Manager
Salary: €47,675-53,022 (It is anticipated that new entrants to the National Advocacy Service will be appointed on the 1st point of the scale however, incremental credit, should it be awarded, will be based on previous relevant experience as set out on application form).
Location: Southern Region (Waterford)
Hours: The position is full time (35 hours per week) and may involve working some unsocial hours.
The position entails travel; therefore access to use of a car is a requirement for the post.
Senior Advocate will be asked to obtain Garda Clearance before they begin work.
Senior Advocate: National Advocacy Service for People with Disabilities
Application Procedure
Four (4) copies of the application form along with 4 covering letters (with ‘Senior Advocate, Southern Region’ marked on the envelope) should be posted to:
Administrator
National Advocacy Service
National Office, Hainault House
Tallaght,
Dublin 24
AND
The completed application form and a covering letter should be emailed (as an attachment) to recruitment@advocacy.ie (stating Senior Advocate, Southern Region in the subject line)