Opportunities

Advocate

Stand up for the voices, choices and rights of disabled and disadvantaged people in Birmingham and Walsall.
 

A Volunteer Advocacy role offers a unique chance to receive free high quality in depth training in order to enter into an advocacy partnership with an individual who requires support to speak up about their wishes, understand their rights, be listened to and access services they require.


In this role you can make a real difference to disabled and disadvantaged people’s lives and promote equality and inclusion.  
 

We never give advice or decide for people, instead we work in partnership with the people we support to together overcome barriers, resolve issues and to help people make changes in their lives.  
 

We will give you full training and support.  You will need to provide an application, 2 references and undertake a DBS (criminal record check) that we pay for.

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Advocacy Matters

Advocacy Matters

Advocacy Matters is a charity which has provided independent advocacy support in Birmingham and Walsall since 2002.  We provide Independent Advocacy support to over 1000 adults at risk or whom require a service in Birmingham and Walsall every year.

Advocacy Matters provides both statutory and community-based advocacy projects. Advocates are independent of the Local Authority, NHS and other services. Advocacy from Advocacy Matters is free at the point of access for people who need to use our service.

They empower their advocacy partners, ensuring that they have a say in their lives and about the issues that matter to them.  Advocacy supports inclusion and social justice and aim to provide adults at risk with an independent advocate to ensure individuals are heard & their rights, concerns & needs are acted upon.