Advocate

Job in Greater London, London, Greater London, W1B, England, UK

Listing for: Coram

Full Time, Part Time, Contract position
Listed on 2026-07-13

Job specializations:

Social Work
Youth Development, Community Health, Child Development/Support, Family Advocacy & Support Services
Non-Profit & Social Impact
Youth Development, Community Health, Child Development/Support

Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 27000 - 28000 GBP Yearly GBP 27000.00 28000.00 YEAR

Location: Greater London

Job Details

Service:
Coram Voice London, Greater London and South East service areas
Contract Type:
Permanent
Hours:

35 per week (open to part-time/flexible for the right candidate)
Salary: £27,000 – £28,000 per annum (including London Weighting)
Location:

Hybrid – mix of working from Coram Campus, home, and meetings with young people in the community

Role Overview

We are looking for an Advocate to join our team in London who will provide direct advocacy support to children and young people in various care settings.

Responsibilities

Work directly with children and young people in and on the edges of care, providing advocacy support in the community and a variety of settings.
Empower and support them to ensure their voices are heard within decision‑making processes that affect their lives.
Serve as an ambassador for Coram Voice, engaging effectively with professionals, carers, other stakeholders and children and young people.

Qualifications

Transferable skills and a willingness to learn.
Desire to promote the rights of children and young people.
Holder of an IAP City and Guilds Level 3 or IAQ City and Guilds Level 4 in Advocacy (or willing to obtain).

Benefits

Competitive salary.
Matched pension scheme up to 5% of salary.
Paid leave entitlement of up to 25 days per annum, increasing with years of service, plus an additional 3 days paid leave between Christmas and New Year.
Supportive work environment fostering a good work‑home balance and family‑friendly policies to promote employee wellbeing.
Opportunity to make a genuine difference every day.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Coram is an equal opportunities employer and we believe a diverse workforce enables us to improve the services to the children and families we help. We are genuinely committed to encouraging candidates from all sections of the community we seek to support. This includes those from Asian, African, Caribbean and other minority ethnic backgrounds, those that identify as LGBQT+, those with disabilities, those with lived experience of care, those with neurodiversity, and other under‑represented groups.

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