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Oct
2024

The Brain Charity – Carers Advocacy Officer

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Contract: Permanent, Fixed Term Contract ending 30 June 2026 w/potential for extra year pending on funding.
Term: Part-time.
Salary: £27,985 per annum, £22,388 pro-rata.
Hours per week: 30 hours.
Reporting to: Carers Advocacy Supervisor.
Location: The Brain Charity – L3 8LR.

Employer Bio

Life for any of us can change in an instant. Experiencing a road traffic accident, a major stroke or being diagnosed with dementia can happen completely unexpectedly and can change our lives forever.

The Brain Charity offers emotional support, practical help and social activities to anyone with a neurological condition and to their family, friends and carers.  There are hundreds of different neurological conditions including stroke, brain tumour, brain injury, Alzheimer’s disease and many rarer conditions.

Job Summary

The Brain Charity have been delivering the Carers Advocacy service commissioned by Liverpool City Council since 2016 to support adult carers in our local area.

They are looking for an empathic and committed Advocate to join their existing team to provide carers living within Liverpool City Council area with issue-based advocacy to support them in their caring role. Your role will be to amplify the voice and needs of the carer and their family as they navigate through the health and social care system, so they can sustain their caring role for as long as they feel able.

The role can be varied – in addition to the above, you will offer practical information, advice and signposting on areas such as employment, legal support, welfare benefits and housing. Crucially, you will also seek to promote self-advocacy to enable carers to advocate on their own behalf. This includes adult carers who are caring for other adults over the age of 16, plus family carers who are caring for children with additional needs.

Support is offered where the carer needs it, whether it is from our centre on Norton St in Liverpool, visiting carers at home, or in care home or hospital settings.

To read the full job description and to apply, please click here.

Deadline: 25 October 2024.

Interviews: Week commencing 4 November 2024.

Contact Details: Jobs@thebraincharity.org.uk / 0151 298 2999.

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