Jobs

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Join our team

 

We are committed to making Your Voice Counts a great place to work and
offer a supportive and fulfilling environment for our staff team. We’re proud of
the benefits we offer all our staff including: 

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• 28 days holiday plus bank holidays with additional benefits based on
  service  

• home/office hybrid working available  

• training opportunities including funding for qualifications 

• 6% employer pension contribution with opt-in pension salary sacrifice
  scheme

• death in service insurance cover

• cycle to work scheme  

• travel pass scheme

• enhanced paid leave for parents and carers  

• support with eyecare costs and free flu jabs 

• employee assistance programme  

• volunteering days

• trained Mental Health First Aiders 

• continued commitment to Covid safety. 

 

We are an inclusive employer and encourage applications from all community groups.  We are a Mindful Employer, Disability Confident Employer and proud to provide reasonable adjustments and support with Access to Work. 

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Experts by Experience are at the heart of all our work and we particularly welcome applications from people with lived experience of learning disabilities, autism and mental ill health. We are also committed to making our workplace more diverse and would also especially welcome applications from people from ethnically minoritised communities. 
 

Current job vacancies

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To apply for any of our vacancies, please download the recruitment pack and application form and email your completed application to jobs@yvc.org.uk along with the optional equality and diversity monitoring form if you choose to complete this.  If you have any questions about the jobs advertised or the recruitment process, please email us at jobs@yvc.org.uk or call 0191 478 6472.​​

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​​Sessional Advocate

• £12.40 per hour

• Sessional (flexible hours to suit your other commitments)

• Click here to download an application pack (word doc) and optional equality and diversity monitoring form (word doc)

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Join our Board

We currently have Trustee vacancies for:

• Lived Experience Trustees who are people who use or have used our services and may have lived experience of learning disabilities, autism or mental ill health.  They may also be a family member or carer of someone in this position - click here for info.

• Learned Experience Trustees who are Board members from any sector who are passionate about what we do - click here for info.

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