Peer Advocate Coordinator (Ref PACO20) (Full Time and Bank List)

One in five people in Northern Ireland have a disability.  Disability Action believes in human rights for all and works to promote, protect and uphold the human rights of people with disabilities.  We are a Northern Ireland wide pan disability organisation working with disabled people with various disabilities; physical, mental, sensory, learning and hidden.

Disability Action and the Outreach & Navigation for Social Inclusion & Digital Engagement (ONSIDE) Project wishes to appoint a Peer Advocate Coordinator. The successful candidate will have the responsibility for recruiting, developing, training and supporting a network of volunteer peer advocates to provide ongoing support for disabled people. This Post seeks to improve the life outcomes of people with disabilities living in the border region of Northern Ireland & the Republic of Ireland by creating a new cross border area community support services to support disabled people who are socially isolated.