Co-production and Advocacy Facilitator at Sunderland People First CIC
Contract Type: Fixed term
Role Type: Employment
Hours: Full time
Application deadline:
Based: Sunderland
Salary: £ Per Annum
Salary Type: Fixed Salary
Location: Tyne and Wear
Role description: Project Support
We are seeking a Co-production and Advocacy Facilitator to support and work alongside self advocates with a Leaning disability and autistic people to deliver engagement activity, and develop inclusive, responsive services across Sunderland and beyond to influence the services and policy that affect their lives.
Salary: £26,824 (pay award pending)
Location: Sunderland People First, 9 Derwent Street, SR1 3NT
Hybrid – 80% Office, 20% work from home when appropriate
Responsible to: CEO
Hours per week: Fulltime (37 Hours per week)
Contract: Fixed term until June 2027
Annual leave: 26 days, increasing to 30 days after 5 years’ service. (plus all bank holidays)
Pension: NEST
About the role
You will work alongside people with learning disabilities and autistic people to ensure their views shape services, training, consultations, and community activity.
What you’ll do
Support and mentor self-advocates.
Develop co-production, outreach, and community engagement activity.
Co-produce and deliver training and consultation activity with people with lived experience.
Build positive relationships with individuals, families, partners, and services.
Help ensure lived experience shapes local services and policy.
What we’re looking for
Commitment to inclusion, co-production, and empowering people with lived experience.
Experience in advocacy, engagement, community work, or a related role.
Strong communication and relationship-building skills.
Ability to organise work, maintain records, and manage day-to-day administration.
Confidence using digital tools and everyday office applications.
For an applications pack please email hello@sunderlandpeoplefirst.com
Closing date: 5pm on 15th June 2026