Barnardo's Hear 4u - Children's Hearings Advocacy Service.

We believe in children and our extensive range of projects and services across Scotland help to lift them out of all forms of poverty, abuse and discrimination. These services include our Hear 4u Advocacy Service.

We have an exciting opportunity available for a care experienced candidate.

In this key role you will provide an independent advocacy service for children and young people at all stages of their involvement in the Children's Hearing System. This service is delivered as part of the National Advocacy Service for the Children's Hearing System funded by the Scottish Government.

Alongside the delivery of advocacy you will also contribute to service promotion, development and evaluation.  For this exciting post we are looking for a care experienced young person between the ages of 18-25yrs. Given this restriction, there is not an expectation that you will have lots of experience of working directly with children, young people and families but you  will be enthusiastic about advocacy and have a desire to ensure that the voice of the child is at the centre of Children's Hearings.  Training and opportunities for learning will be offered to you to develop your skills and experience. For this post, having access to a car for business purposes would be desirable but not essential.

If you feel similarly excited by the prospect of this post and want an informal chat then please contact Patrick King or Murdo Mathers on 01592 651482

Posts are initially funded until 31st March 2022, extension subject to further funding agreement with the Scottish Government.

For further information please see the attached role profile and service information. 

Barnardo's considers that being Care Experienced is a Genuine Occupational Requirement for this post under Schedule 9 of the Equality Act 2010.

At Barnardo's we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and we expect all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment.  Our safer recruitment processes mean that the safety and welfare of the child is paramount at every stage of the process and therefore, we adopt rigorous scrutiny in our pre-employment checking. This post is subject to a range of pre-employment checks including a Criminal Records Enhanced Disclosure for the successful candidate.