Advanced Children's Rights Advocates

The primary role of a Children’s Rights Advocate is to ensure that the child is central to the plans that are being made with them, that their wishes and feelings are paramount, and that their rights under the United Nations Convention for the Rights of the Child are fully respected. They ensure that all options for family life are considered and actively explored, and that if the child is not able to live safely within their family, the plan for them reduces the risk of harm and secures emotional, physical and legal permanence. Children’s Rights Advocates have an oversight and challenge role in respect of multi-agency plans for children, which extend to the quality and impact of practice and the contribution of professionals in partner agencies across Our Safeguarding Children Partnership. They also have a quality assurance role in monitoring practice quality standards, providing feedback to practitioners and their managers/supervisors.