Safeguarding Coordinator and Advocate
ABOUT OUR ORGANISATION
The Personal Advocacy and Safeguarding Adults Trust (PASAT) is a registered charitable trust established in 1967. We work with and alongside adults with care and support needs to support their expression of will and preference and decision making, protect their wellbeing and rights, and safeguard against abuse or neglect.
ABOUT THE ROLE
PASAT is now looking for a full time Safeguarding Adults from Abuse (SAFA) Coordinator and Advocate. This role is offered as an 12-month fixed-term position. Safeguarding Adults from Abuse means protecting and promoting the human rights, health, safety and wellbeing of Adults at Risk. This enables people to live the life they choose, free from harm, abuse and neglect.
The caseload and referrals are received from anywhere in the country but with a focus on referrals based in the Greater Wellington Region for Advocacy and Supported Decision makingn work. The work of the SAFA Coordinator is largely completed remotely and online, and will draw heavily on your communication, networking, and collaboration skills. We are a paperless organisation and all staff are equipped with a laptop and mobile phone to allow them to remotely access our systems for communication and reporting.
Some of your tasks include:
Provide advice, guidance and prompt, high quality responses to all SAFA enquiries.
Establish a professional’s group that can be convened to meet the specific needs of the adult at risk.
Coordinate the ongoing multi agency response of the professional’s group, directed by the person and a human rights approach
Ensure timely communication and sharing of information between parties
Provide education and training on Safeguarding principles and strategies
Building relationships with disabled people.
Understanding a person's will and preferences.
Supporting people to understand and exercise their rights
This position may involve work outside of normal business hours.
Travel within New Zealand may be required.
Applicants for this position must have valid New Zealand work status
REMUNERATION AND TERM
This role is offered as a fixed term contract position, however PASAT is also open to framing it as a permanent casual position, or fixed term and part time employment. There is also scope and likelihood for the hours to grow over time.
This role is offered on a fixed term contract of 12 months, with the likelihood that the role would be renewed thereafter (conditional on funding).
These hours are fixed but how they are worked across the week are flexible and the successful candidate would manage their own work schedule.
Remuneration is paid at an hourly rate, with a pay band between $34 and $39 an hour, guided by the experience and skill set of the applicant.
EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS
A background in and understanding of:
Working with people with a learning disability, or who are neurodiverse or have a cognitive impairment
advocacy
Community or social work in a multi-disciplinary setting
Adults at Risk (sometimes referred to in legislation as ‘vulnerable adults’)
Disability and the disability and healthy system
Can demonstrate an understanding and practical application of:
Te Tiriti o Waitangi and its implications for Adults at Risk
United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD), and international Human Rights framework
New Zealand Disability Strategy
Enabling Good Lives – Principles
Te Aorerekura – The National Strategy for the Elimination of Family Violence and Sexual Violence
Crimes Amendment Act 2011 as it pertains to Vulnerable Adults
PPPR Act and other legislation as they pertain to mental capacity
Demonstrates an understanding of the national and international legal and research and political context of the human rights of people with intellectual disability
Understanding of the social context and services impacting on the welfare of Adults at Risk
Understanding of the nature and dynamics of family violence and its effects on Adults at Risk
SKILLS
Demonstrates Person Centred practises
Able to discern and respond to signs and indicators of distress, abuse and neglect
Has strong facilitation skills, including chairing complex meetings
Developed personal and interpersonal skills and able to engage with a wide range of people and community agencies
Keen awareness of advocacy in the disability sector, and networking skills with other supporting organisations
Competent with use of communication technologies, electronic reporting, and is computer literate.
Communication – oral and written, including report writing
Able to work collaboratively, be self-directed and flexible
Excellent organisational and time management skill and the ability to work under pressure
Sound judgement and decision making
Is clear about professional and personal boundaries
If you are keen to build strong relationships, work part-time with disabled people, and provide a mix of support, advocacy and encourage members to become more independent – then we urge you to apply!
On appointment you will become part of an established team of Advocates, Independent Supporters for Decision Making, and Safeguarding Coordinators spread across New Zealand guided by our National Office. You must be able to work collaboratively and independently, to undertake training, and be highly organised, in what is both challenging and highly rewarding work.
Applications close when the position is filled.
For a full Job Description please visit:
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Applications will be reviewed as they come in until the position is filled.
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