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A force to be reckoned with, our board and senior management team have made a commitment: over the next 10 years we will change the face of social care for good, strengthening communities to use the rule of law to drive up social care outcomes. We will be a household name, a safety net so that people know where to turn when things go wrong.
We are a dynamic team of passionate people. We are dedicated to the people who need our expertise and legal support, but we also care deeply about our team and we think that work should be an exciting and enjoyable place to be. We welcome applications from under-represented groups and we are a flexible employer that recognises the importance of balancing home and work life.
To work with us we expect you to share and demonstrate our values.
Trustworthy – Recognised for excellence, we will be the best we can be in everything we do. We will be truthful, independent and outcomes focussed.
Fair – We believe in treating people with kindness and compassion in a way that is right, reasonable, and just.
Fearless – We will do what is right, not what is easy. We will bravely challenge injustice.
Inclusive – Our beneficiaries’ voices will influence our thinking and decision making at all levels of our organisation. Collaborative in our thinking, we will work with others to achieve our goals.
Positive - We will be constructive and progressive in our challenge. We will optimistically and dynamically drive for change
Vacancies
Legal Manager
We are looking for a responsible and experienced community care practitioner to support the casework conducted by the team. You will provide casework supervision to team members as well as holding your own caseload.
The Legal Manager’s main duties will include line management of a team of staff, supervision of client casework and clinic casework, induction and training of new team members, and responsibility for one or more casework membership contracts.
How to apply
At Access Social care, we aren’t interested in tokenism. We know that if we are to make the biggest difference for the people that need us the most, we need to get Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and anti-racism right. Part of this is recruiting greater diversity in all our teams.
With this in mind, we particularly welcome applications from candidates with experience of the communities we serve, including people with direct experience of the social care system, and from marginalised groups, particularly people of colour, trans and non-binary people, older and disabled people.
To apply, please provide a CV, a completed diversity monitoring form and cover letter/statement setting out how you meet the requirements, and your motivation to apply for this role. Your cover letter/statement should be a maximum 2-page document.
Please ensure that you address all the essential requirements in the person specification as this will be used for shortlisting.
Please ensure that your CV and covering letter do not include your name - use initials only. This helps ensure that we avoid unconscious bias in our shortlisting process.
Send to enquiries@accesscharity.org.uk
Deadline for applications: Rolling, no end date.
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We need your help! Chatbot Volunteers
We are developing a legal information chatbot so we can provide information about the law to anyone who needs it, when they need it. The chatbot will tell people about the law help them access further help.
To make it work really well we need input from lots of different people so that the chatbot can learn to answer a wide range of questions. We are looking for volunteers to help us develop the chatbot. We are particularly interested in hearing from:
older or disabled people with a social care need
family carers, disabled or older people, and social care staff from Black, Asian or minority ethnicities
We know that people who need social care or, those who support them, may have limited time to spare. The help we are looking for can take as little as ten minutes. If you are interested in finding out more, please email us at enquiries@accesscharity.org.uk.