Advocacy Worker

This post has been developed as part of the PEACE IV Programme which provides investment for cross-border health and wellbeing services by increasing the quality of care in the sector for victims and survivors.

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This project (funded through PEACE IV) offers support, advocacy and advice in relation to Truth, Justice and Acknowledgment to families bereaved as a result of the Conflict/Troubles. The post holder will be required to support, advocate on behalf of, and advise families who wish to engage with statutory and other bodies in respect of their bereavement.

The principle duties of the post are:

Advocacy Services

Provide families with information about relevant statutory and other organisations to help them make a properly informed judgement on engaging with such organisations, and to help them to consider all options available to them.
Prepare families for and facilitate meetings with relevant organisations and witnesses.
Maintain and update files on each case, and ensure all files are properly archived and recorded into a single publicly accessible record.
Research individual cases to ensure that families and (employing organisation) are fully prepared for meetings with relevant agencies.
Correspond with any relevant bodies to gather information on each case.
Organise meetings with client groups and/or families for the purposes of sharing information or planning events.
Conduct research with families to document the impact of the Conflict related incident and broader issues that provide a contextual background to cases.

Service Development and Quality Improvement

Collate and edit the information from official and family sources into a single publicly accessible record.
Represent the (employing organisation) at public meetings, conferences and subgroups.
Plan and organise conferences, meetings etc as relevant to the work of Omagh Support & Self Help Group.
Undertake further training as required.