Project Assistant Self Advocacy Group

1. Work with the Project Coordinator to organise and facilitate self-advocacy groups for
people with a learning disability in Kirklees. Groups will be face to face. You will support
members to set priorities and agendas, then create and distribute accessible minutes,
easy read newsletters etc.

2. Work closely with people with a learning disability to find out what works well, or what
barriers they experience in using services or in their wider life. Plan an agreed response
with them and the wider KIN team.


3. Attend meetings and events with self-advocates and other stakeholders to facilitate the
conversation and support involvement in areas of work eg Kirklees Action Network

4. Develop appropriate materials to raise awareness of the service alongside self-advocates,
and distribute as necessary, including via social media and events


5. Provide information for monitoring as required.

6. Take responsibility for being a good role model and participating in appropriate learning
and development opportunities.
7. Ensure the service meets with and implements Cloverleaf's policies, rules and quality
standards




8. Ensure that pragmatic and robust risk assessments are carried out for all groups, activities
and events.

• Experience or an understanding of facilitating groups


• Understanding of the issues faced by people with a learning disability and

those who access health and social care services

• Experience or an understanding of planning effective events or groups


• Outstanding organisational skills


• Able to actively participate in one-to-one support with line managers, and

contribute towards your own development.

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills


• Experience or understanding of building strong working relationships with

others, e.g. community groups, health and social care professionals, and other
providers

• Strong IT skills including use of Microsoft Office 365 and the internet


• Self-motivated and able to work under own initiative


• Ability to manage a varied workload and prioritise effectively


• Car driver or able to travel independently across the Calderdale area, Experience of working with volunteers


• Experience of partnership working across organisations


• Understanding of social media platforms (and ability to use them effectively to

promote services)

• Sound understanding of risk assessments and experience of conducting them in

a workplace

• Understand and can use Canva and Sendible to manage multiple social media

platforms.

Kirklee's Involvement Network is over 25 years old. It is an established selfadvocacy
group for adults with a learning disability across Kirklees.


We are looking for passionate people who believe in equality, enjoy working
with people who have a learning disability and want to make a difference?
Experience is helpful but isn't essential. Having the right attitude is.

Self advocacy is the ability to speak up for yourself and say what is important to
you. Self-advocacy is knowing your rights and responsibilities, so you decide
what is right for you and can help say what might make things better for others.
Self-advocacy can make a difference more effectively by working as a group.

Working with the Kirklees Involvement Network you will use your excellent
communication skills, understand how to support people with a learning
disability and have positive attitude to support groups of people with a learning
disability. You will help to arrange and attend meetings both in person and




online, enabling people to connect with each other and other professionals and
do the work that has been decided by the self-advocates.

You may also be asked to attend meetings or events on behalf of KIN and
support self-advocates to be heard and included.

This is a rewarding opportunity to work for an excellent advocacy organisation,
within a small and experienced team.

We provide a comprehensive induction programme as well as on-going training
to develop new and existing skills