Advocate

ob Title: Advocate Service: Coram Voice London, Greater London and South East service areas Contract Type: Permanent Hours: 35 per week(open to part-time/ flexible working for the right candidate) Salary : £27,000 - 28,000 per annum (including London Weighting) depending on experience Location: Hybrid and flexible (a mixture of working from Coram Campus, home and meeting with young people in the community) About Coram Coram is committed to improving the lives of the UK’s most vulnerable children and young people. We support children and young people from birth to independence, creating a change that lasts a lifetime. Coram is the UK’s oldest children’s charity founded by Thomas Coram in London helping vulnerable children and young people since 1739. Today, the Coram group helps more than one million children, young people, families and professionals every year by providing access to the skills and opportunities they need to thrive. About Coram Voice Coram Voice is a national independent children’s charity which was established in 1975 and has grown to become one of the leading organisations for children and young people in the UK. Coram Voice exists to enable and equip children and young people to hold systems to account, to challenge and support them to do their jobs properly, and to uphold the rights of children and young people to actively participate in shaping their own lives. Coram Voice strives for a society which recognises, and willingly accepts, its responsibilities to children and young people, where the inequalities and discrimination they currently face have been eradicated. Where those children and young people are fully engaged in all decisions that are made about their lives. Where the views, needs and feelings that they express are at the core of those decisions. Our Advocacy services We provide advocacy direct to children and young people in a variety of situations. Advocates around the country support children and young people to get their voice heard in decisions about their lives. This may be through the telephone Helpline or through an advocate working directly with a child, for instance, to support them at a review meeting or to help them make a complaint about their care. Coram Voice provides visiting advocacy services to most of the secure units nationally, to Secure Training Centres, Juvenile Young Offender Institutions, psychiatric hospitals, residential special schools and children’s homes. About the Role We are looking for an Advocate to join our team in London. We are seeking applicants who have transferable skills, a willingness to learn, a desire to promote the rights of children and young people or already have an IAP City and Guilds Level 3 or IAQ City and Guilds Level 4 in Advocacy. You will work directly with children and young people in, and on the edges, of care, providing them with advocacy support in the community and a variety of settings. You will empower and support them to ensure their voices are heard within decision–making processes that effect their lives. You will be a capable ambassador for Coram Voice with the ability to engage effectively with professionals, carers, other stakeholders and most importantly children and young people. If you have the necessary experience and skills and a commitment to promoting the rights of young people, we would like to hear from you. What you will receive We wish to reward and recognise the valuable contributions our staff make to the organisation and offer an attractive benefits package to do so. Coram Voice benefits package includes a competitive salary, a matched pension scheme up to 5% of salary, generous leave entitlements of up to 25 days’ annual leave, increasing with years of service, and an additional 3 days paid leave between Christmas and New Year. We offer a supportive work environment fostering a good work/home life balance and a suite of family friendly policies which promote employee wellbeing. You will get a genuine opportunity to make a difference every day. Recruitment process Our Children’s Rights Managers will undertake shortlisting . Successful candidates will be invited for interview. The interview process comprises of a written exercise and a panel interview. Successful candidates will have a further one to one interview with an independent Warner consultant in accordance within Warner recommendations. Internal candidates will need to notify HR of their interest in the post and they will provide further information on the internal application process. Returning your application: We cannot accept general CVs. When completing your application form, please address the essential criteria in the person specification and demonstrate how you meet it. Applications will not be considered if incomplete. If you are a current Coram Voice employee you may submit a supporting statement only, addressing the person specification requirements for the post. Closing date: 2nd August 2026 @ 11.59pm Interview date: Interv