Advocate Vacancies

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 [€17.39 per hour]?

If you are interested in becoming an Advocate, please fill out the application form below and

we will contact you when we are recruiting in your area.

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Nationwide Youth Advocacy Recruitment

Fixed Purpose Contracts / Fixed Term Contracts (6 months – 15hrs/week)

€17.39 per hour

Are you passionate about making a difference in people’s lives? Would you like to have a significant positive impact on young people and help them discover their full potential? If so, YAP Ireland is seeking youth advocates for fulfilling opportunities within our services Nationwide. We provide the training, support and expertise needed in order for you to achieve incredible outcomes with our young people on a daily basis. YAP Advocates come from all walks of life and make a huge difference to the lives of Young People and Families.

We welcome applicants from a diverse background with relevant life/work experience or volunteering and you do not need to have a qualification.

Who we are:

As a registered Irish Charity – We are a leading provider of intensive support programmes for young people and families. Our approach focuses on using a strengths’ based, family-focused approach for young people with complex needs leading to positive outcomes for the young people, their families and referral agents. We work with over 500 young people and families each year through our programmes.

Why Us:

“We change the lives of young people and families in need of support by providing community-based, strengths-focused, inclusive and flexible services, which improve their skills and capacity to meet their own goals”


Your Role:

As a Youth Advocate, you will be part of a supportive team and work under the guidance of a Team Leader. Your role will involve using the YAP strengths-based model to provide tailored support to vulnerable young people and their families within their homes and local communities, empowering them to achieve their goals.

At YAP Ireland, we are committed to delivering a personalized service from three months to a year for children, young people, and families facing a diverse range of challenges. Through working together you will facilitate positive change and help them achieve their aspirations.

Join us in making a meaningful impact in the lives of those work with.

What you should have:

  • A knowledge/understanding of issues affecting young people.

  • Good communication skills.

  • Available for flexible working hours, day time, evenings and weekends

  • Good time management and organisational skills.

  • Basic computer skills.

  • Ability to write reports on work undertaken.

  • Full Driving Licence and your own means of transport.

What you will get:

• €17.39 per hour.

• Expert training and financial assistance for further education.

• Flexible working hours.

• Invaluable experience working with young people and families and excellent career progression opportunities.

• A fun, rewarding working environment where each day you make a massive positive impact on people lives.

What’s next:

If you want to play a pivotal role in young people’s lives then Apply Here Today and start your own YAP journey.

If you would like to apply , please complete an application form here

To read the Person Spec and Job Description please click here

Use the Job Reference Code for your area listed below!

Ref Codes:

Dublin North , Dublin South, Kildare & West Wicklow – DUB1025

Clare, N.tipp, Limerick, Cork, West Cork, Waterford, Wexford, Kilkenny & Carlow – SOU1025

Mayo, Sligo, Leitrim, Roscommon, Offaly, Laois, Longford, W.Meath and Galway – WES1025

Louth, Meath, Cavan and Monaghan – NEAST1025

Want to know more about our work? Go to www.yapireland.ie

Check out some of our frequently asked questions regarding our recruitment process (FAQ’s)

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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