Job Vacancies in Breakthrough UK

Job Vacancies

Advocacy Worker – Disability Hate Crime (DHC) ‘Working it Through Together’ Project x2

Post 1: 28 hours per week Salary: £15,400.30 p.a.
Post 2: 21 hours per week Salary: £11,550.22 p.a.

Aims of the Post
1. To identify and train a group of disabled people - particularly those from Black & Minority Ethnic groups (BME), and those from Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender (LGB&T) communities as advocates to support other disabled people who have been, or think they have been, victims of hate crime.
2. To support disabled people - particularly those from BME and LGB&T communities who have been victims of hate crime to join together to form peer groups for others.
3. To contribute to the development of DHC reporting methods.
4. To support the development of networks to ensure the delivery of project objectives.
5. To keep all relevant project and client records up to date.
The post is based in Manchester. Recruitment is open, though we employ 60% disabled people, thanks to our targeted process. No formal qualifications are required: relevant experience will be significant.
Please NOTE CV will not be accepted as part of an application.
Please contact Rachel Wise if you require an application pack in an alternative format. www.breakthrough-uk.co.uk

Tel: 0161 273 5412
Text phone: 0161 273 5727 (with answer phone facility)
Or Email: job2dhc@breakthrough-uk.co.uk

Please return both the completed application form and the anonymous equal opportunities monitoring form. Applications can be returned by email to the address above, by fax on 0161 274 4053, or by post to:
Breakthrough UK Ltd, Aked Close, Ardwick, Manchester M12 4AN

CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS: Tuesday 30 March, 2010