Volunteer & Community Engagement Apprenticeship
ADVOCACY FOCUS
Salford, M6 6FP
Closes in 14 days (Sunday 10 November at 11:59pm)
Posted on 21 October 2024
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Summary
Working from our Salford office, home or in the community, you will support and help recruit volunteers across our Independent Visitor service. Our volunteers befriend, support, and spend time with young people in care once a month. We encourage anyone with personal experience in children’s social care (care leavers) to apply for this position.
- Annual wage
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£15,579.20 a year
Minimum wage rates (opens in new tab)
You will be paid a rate of £7.49/hour
- Training course
- Early intervention practitioner (level 4)
- Hours
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To be discussed at interview
40 hours a week
- Possible start date
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Monday 18 November
- Duration
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1 year 6 months
- Positions available
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1
Work
As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.
What you’ll do at work
Key Tasks
- Support the Volunteer Manager to recruit and retain volunteers
- Support in conducting 1:1 supervision with volunteers
- Support with training volunteers to a high standard
- Review volunteer practice and quality assure volunteer delivery
- Support to develop and maintain good practice in line with national standards to the needs of volunteers and the service
- Develop positive relationships and partnerships with stakeholders and relevant agencies
- Keep up to date with relevant legislation and best practice
- Collaborate with the Volunteer Manager to enhance service delivery
- Foster positive partnership links to support people in need
- Manage a small non-statutory case load
- Support drop-in sessions at our community hub in Burnley
- Support outreach activities to raise awareness and recruit volunteers
- Participate in peer support sessions with team members
- Assist with community events and promote our services
- Support to deliver advocacy awareness sessions to increase awareness and engagement with advocacy services
- Attend monthly staff meetings and necessary training
- Identify areas for personal development
- Represent Advocacy Focus at meetings and provide feedback to the team
- Build trust within the community and identify those struggling to access necessary support
- Occasionally work evenings and weekends as required
Where you’ll work
Unit 117, Salford Innovation Forum
51 Frederick Road
Salford
M6 6FP
Training
An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.
College or training organisation
SALFORD CITY COLLEGE
Your training course
Early intervention practitioner (level 4)
Equal to higher national certificate (HNC)
Course contents
Your training plan
- Level 4 Early Intervention Practitioner
- Training schedule has yet to be agreed, details will be made available at a later date
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- Maths & English (grade 4)
- Health and Social Care (grade Pass)
Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Administrative skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
Other requirements
Experience/ knowledge of local and national safeguarding policies and practice(desirable) Knowledge or understanding of Advocacy (desirable) The ability to drive and a full UK drivers’ licence, and have use of own vehicle(desirable) Due to the nature of the role, we will only accept 18+ applicants
About this company
Advocacy means supporting somebody to speak up and be listened to, ensuring their views and wishes are heard and taken seriously. Advocacy can enable people to become more involved in important decisions about their health and social care. We provide high quality and totally free advocacy support that is completely independent of Health and Social care services.
After this apprenticeship
- Progression available for the right candidate upon successfully completing the apprenticeship
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
SALFORD CITY COLLEGE
Mary Takhar
mary.takhar@salfordcc.ac.uk
01616315555
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000283255.
Apply now
Closes in 14 days (Sunday 10 November at 11:59pm)
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