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Individual Advocacy Worker (Mental Health and LGBTQIA+)

C A P S Independent Advocacy, Musselburgh, East Lothian

Individual Advocacy Worker (Mental Health and LGBTQIA+)

23 hours per week (part time over a minimum of 3.5 days). Salary Grade AP4: £25,778 – £28,533 p.a. FTE (£16,939 pro rata)

C A P S Independent Advocacy, Musselburgh, East Lothian

  • Part time
  • Permanent
  • Hybrid working

Posted 1 day ago, 16 Jul | Get your application in today.

Closing date: 12-08-2026 (In 26 days)

Job ref: None

Location ref: Musselburgh, East Lothian

Full Job Description

23 hours per week (part time over a minimum of 3.5 days).

  

Salary Grade AP4: £25,778 – £28,533 p.a. FTE (£ 16,939 pro rata)

                                               

Location: East Lothian and Midlothian with LGBTQIA+ work in Edinburgh

 

This is a great opportunity to join CAPS’ friendly, supportive Individual Advocacy team to provide Individual Advocacy to adults in East Lothian and Midlothian who are experiencing mental health issues. This post will also provide Individual Advocacy to the LGBTQIA+ community in Edinburgh, alongside our LGBTQIA+ Individual Advocacy service for young people (14-25). CAPS also provides an adult Individual Advocacy service for people who are affected by drugs or alcohol in Midlothian and East Lothian.

 

The focus of the work is the provision of Independent Advocacy – making sure that people’s views and wishes are heard. You will make sure people are informed about their options and their rights and assist people who have mental health issues to redress power imbalances in their lives and in their interactions with services. Individual Advocacy is very rewarding work that makes a real difference. Full training will be provided.

 

This post will be subject to membership of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme. There will be a 3 month probationary period attached to this post. A mix of home and office working is possible but face to face working with people is essential.

 

Closing date for applications is Wednesday 12 August 2026 at 12 noon. Provisional interview date Thursday 20 August 2026.

 


CAPS Independent Advocacy is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation. Scottish Charity Number: SC021772

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https://www.s1jobs.com/job/individual-advocacy-worker-mental-health-lgbtqia-127109735

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C A P S Independent Advocacy

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CAPS is an Independent Advocacy Organisation which provides Individual Advocacy to people from East Lothian and Midlothian who have mental health issues or are using drugs and alcohol. We also provide advocacy for children and young people going through the Children’s Hearings process, in these areas. We provide Collective Advocacy to groups of people across Lothian with mental health issues so they can come together and voice their experiences in order to bring about change for others or improvements in services. The main purpose of CAPS’ work is therefore to assist people, through advocacy, as individuals or as members of a group, to set their own agenda, make their wishes known and to have a say in how they live and what services they use. Visit our website for more details www.capsadvocacy.org We are set up so that the organisation and its staff are as free as possible from any conflicts of interest. We are independent from the people who fund us and those who provide other services to the people we work with. CAPS is a member of the Scottish Independent Advocacy Alliance (SIAA) and we adhere to the Principles and Standards of Independent Advocacy. CAPS was established in 1991.

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