Advocate Vacancies


JobCodes:

NEAST0625: Louth, Meath, Cavan & Monaghan

SOU0625: Limerick, Cork, Waterford, Wexford, Clare & N.Tipp

YAP Advocates come from all walks of life and make a huge difference to the lives of Young People and Families.

As an equal opportunity employer we welcome applicants from a diverse background with relevant life/work experience or volunteering and you do not have to have a qualification. We provide training and experience that creates opportunities for advocates to become skilled and experienced at working with young people and families within their community in a strengths-based way.

YAP Advocates come from all walks of life and make a huge difference to the lives of Young People and Families. The young people we work with come from diverse ethnic, cultural and socio-economic backgrounds. We welcome applicants with first hand work / life experience of the issues facing these young people and their families including Roma and Travellers.

Please Note: If you are not in the areas where we are currently recruiting, but would still like to work as an Advocate, please fill out the application form and someone will contact you when we are recruiting in your area.

Application:

Download a Job Description and Person Specification here

To apply for this position in line with the Job Description and Person Specification,

Please fill out the Online Application Form here

Note:

Closing date for receipt of applications is 6TH July 2025: Only completed application forms will be accepted, CVs will NOT be accepted.

Full Training will be provided. Successful applicants will form a panel for consideration throughout 2025.

If you are successful, you will need to be available for an interview which will be face to face. Interviews will take place in July

There is a training programme that you will need to attend in July/August 2025.

To see some frequently asked questions about our recruitment process go to:

https://yapireland.ie/work-with-yap-ireland/recruitment-faqs-yap/

Do you have life experience relevant to young people and families e.g. raising children, child minding, sports coaching, community work, volunteering, youth club or lived experience of overcoming the challenges facing young people and families?

Are you available for up to 15 hours per week [€16.52 per hour]?

If you are interested in becoming an Advocate please fill out the application form and we will contact you when we are recruiting in your area.

Application:

Download a Job Description and Person Specification here

Please fill out the Online Application Form here

YAP Advocates come from all walks of life and make a huge difference to the lives of Young People and Families.

As an equal opportunity employer we welcome applicants from a diverse background with relevant life/work experience or volunteering and you do not have to have a qualification. We provide training and experience that creates opportunities for advocates to become skilled and experienced at working with young people and families within their community in a strengths-based way.

Be Part of Creating Real Change for Young People and Families

YAP Advocates come from all walks of life and make a huge difference to the lives of Young People and Families. As an equal opportunity employer we welcome applicants from a diverse background with relevant life/work experience or volunteering and you do not have to have a qualification. We provide training and experience that creates opportunities for advocates to become skilled and experienced at working with young people and families within their community in a strengths-based way.

We particularly welcome applications from people from all communities, who have lived experience of mental health or who have a disability and all genders due to the needs of our client group. We are an equal opportunities employer.

About Us

YAP Ireland is a registered charity that provides a needs-led, family support service which uses a strengths-based approach to improve the lives of young people and their families in their community achieving positive outcomes.

“It is an organisation that cares about employees and clients”

Advocate, YAP Staff Opinion Survey 2018

“Great support for this young person and helped to build capacity to get out into community”

Social Worker, TUSLA

“It`s getting my son out. He’s starting to socialise. It gives him a break away from the home and time to do his own little thing. He loves going with his Advocate.”

Parent
“YAP is the best thing that has ever happened to me.”
Young Person

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