Independent Mental Capacity Advocate (IMCA)

Help shape a better future for Disabled people.

A great opportunity to join a user-led charity working across the southwest to support D/deaf and disabled people to have a voice and to live their life, their way.

 Overview of the Role

Disability Together is the lead agency for Devon Advocacy Consortium, commissioned by Devon County Council, to provide advocacy services to adults, across Devon and Torbay. The Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy (IMCA) is located at Disability Together, Exeter.

Due to increasing demands on our service we are looking to expand our team. We are seeking people who have:

• A passion for meaningful engagement with vulnerable adults, with an aim to represent their wishes, values and feelings, in decision making processes.
   
• A good understanding of the principles of advocacy with a passion for person centred working and empowering people.
   
• Experience of working with people living with a range of conditions e.g. dementia, learning disability, autism, mental ill health, etc.
   
• A good working knowledge in areas of Adult Social Care e.g. Safeguarding, Mental Capacity, Mental Health, or other relevant experience.

Previous advocacy experience is not essential as full accredited IMCA training will be provided.
 

About Disability Together
Disability Together exists to ensure people with physical, learning and/or sensory disabilities and D/deaf people with BSL can make an active and equal contribution in society.

Benefits

In return for your hard work and dedication you’ll enjoy a wide range of benefits including:

• Flexible working options to suit all
• Disability confident employer in a supportive culture
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays increasing with length of service.
• Contributory pension scheme (conditions apply)
• Training and development opportunities.
• Cycle to work scheme
• Fully Accessible office with on-site parking

Closing Date: Friday 29/05/26 (5pm)

Interview Date: Thursday 04/06/26

Disability Confident

Disability Together strives to be user-led in all that we do and we welcome applications from disabled and D/deaf people.

All disabled and D/deaf people who meet the essential requirements against the person specification will be offered an interview.

This is part of our commitment as a Disability Confident Leader. Just let us know in your application that you are applying under the Offer an Interview Scheme.

 Please Note: All applications have to be received by a completed application form which can be downloaded from our website and returned to us (please see further details on our website). 

An enhanced DBS check is required for this post.

For further details, full job description, personal specification and application pack, please get in touch.

Please contact us if you require the application pack in a different format  or any other reasonable adjustments.