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Advocacy worker

The role of an advocacy worker involves accessing services and ensure that people are involved in their own care and support planning.

What’s important is that you support individuals to express their views, wishes and choices regarding the services they receive.

All roles that involve supporting or working with vulnerable individuals will require a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS ) check. Find out more about information about DBS checks involve here.


Role overview:

Working to support people with decisions around housing, disability living allowance, care planning, medical decisions, financial planning, and hospital admissions. It can be a varied role and might include:

  • Exploring options and providing information to help people make decisions about their own lives and the care and support they receive
  • Assisting people to secure their rights to the help they need
  • Enabling people to self-advocate and represent themselves
  • Representing a person and speaking up on their behalf
  • Helping people access services

Salary expectation:

The average salary for Advocacy Worker is £23,491 per year - between £19,000 and £25,000 - in the United Kingdom according to Glassdoor, updated on Jan 2024. Salaries estimates are based on 3622 salaries submitted anonymously. This could vary depending on region and provider.


Skills and experience:

  • Developing good working relationships and good communication skills with a range of people
  • Researching information and people’s rights
  • Having challenging conversations and being able to challenge decisions
  • Good English skills to understand complex policies and procedure


If you’re new to advocacy, you might consider the Level 2 Award in Independent Advocacy. However, you do not need this prior to starting work as an advocate – most people complete the qualification when they begin their role with the support of their employer.

Experience working in a similar role or with vulnerable adults can be useful. You can gain this experience through a work placement, from your personal life, through volunteering or as part of a traineeship or apprenticeship.