Trainee/Qualified Multi-Disciplinary Advocate

Join Our Advocacy Team – Make a Real Difference!

Role: Trainee or Qualified Multi-Disciplinary Advocate

(Dependent on qualifications and experience)
Hours: Full-time, Monday to Friday, 9am–5pm

Location: 3 days Devon and Torbay and 2 days Langdon Secure Hospital, Dawlish

Are you passionate about empowering people to have their voices heard?

Do you want to work for a leading national charity that’s been transforming lives for over 50 years?

If so, we’d love to hear from you!

About the Role

We’re looking for a Trainee or Qualified Multi-Disciplinary Advocate to join our friendly and experienced team at Rethink Advocacy, part of Rethink Mental Illness.

In this rewarding role, you’ll deliver statutory advocacy across Devon and Torbay, specialising in:

• Independent Mental Health Advocacy (IMHA)
• Independent Care Act Advocacy (ICAA)
• Independent Health Complaints Advocacy (IHCA)

You’ll spend:

• 3 days per week working across Devon and Torbay
• 2 days per week based at Langdon Secure Hospital in Dawlish,

About Us

Advocates work across two services helping people to understand their rights, express their views, and navigate complex systems with confidence.

Rethink Devon and Torbay Advocacy Service is one of the partners in The Devon Advocacy Consortium (DAC). Our multidisciplinary advocates work in partnership with other local organisations across Devon and Torbay to provide specialist advocacy services for adults with a range of additional needs.

Rethink Langdon Advocacy is based on site at Langdon Hospital where all patients are detained under sections of the mental health act. The hospital supports men from South-West England who, because of their mental health needs, have had contact with the legal system and require a safe and secure environment where they can receive treatments, therapies, and care to help them recover. Our advocates work across the site providing Independent Mental Health Advocacy for adults detained in the hospital.

Who We’re Looking For

Whether you’re already qualified or looking to train, we welcome applicants who are:

• Committed to human rights and social justice
• Skilled in communication and empathetic listening
• Organised, self-motivated, and able to work independently
• Based in or willing to relocate to Devon

What We Offer

• Full training and support to become a qualified advocate (if applying as a trainee)
• A supportive team environment
• Opportunities for professional development
• The chance to make a meaningful impact every day

Ready to apply?
Join us at Rethink Advocacy and be part of a team that’s changing lives.

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion

Diversity is important to us and we appreciate difference through difference, inclusiveness and belonging. It gives us a deeper understanding of the world, our society and the diverse communities we’re working with. By including everyone, we are able to draw on the unique experiences and expertise of our people to help shape and enrich our workplace and improve our services. One way we are doing is through our valued staff networks which play a critical and highly valued role in keeping us focused on creating a diverse, inclusive and engaged employer.  We recognise and support staff networks and support groups for our ethnically diverse and LGBTQIA+ colleagues. We are also proud to have been awarded Disability Confident Employer status and are a signatory to the Business in the Community Race at Work Charter.

We aim for our workforce to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve; for those who work for us to feel heard, valued and feel they belong; and for our work to help tackle wider mental health inequalities. We therefore actively encourage and welcome applications from everyone, including applicants with lived experience of mental illness, those who are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer or Questioning, Intersex, Asexual and any other gender identity not expressed here (LGBTQIA+); people who are neurodiverse, have a health condition, or a disability or hidden disability and people from an ethnically diverse background - regardless of your age, religious or spiritual belief, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy, political view or socio-economic status.

Becoming a truly anti-racist organisation

We have an ambition of become a truly anti-racist employer, campaigning organisation and service provider - and in our efforts to influence policy and wider societal factors impacting on mental health set out in our anti-racist statement . We have designed a multi-year anti-racist programme of work contained in our Race Equality Action Plan which demonstrates our intention to hold ourselves accountable and be judged on our progress on becoming a truly anti-racist organisation. You can read more about our progress here.

We do reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.

Please see further details on our Website

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If you have any questions about the position, please contact -recruitment@rethink.org

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