Citizen Advocacy promotes and protects the rights, needs and interests of people with intellectual disability by connecting them in one-to-one, freely given relationships with local citizens.

A citizen advocate is an unpaid person who commits to a long-term connection with a person with intellectual disability who has unmet needs and is at risk of social exclusion. Some of these connections may last for life.

What the citizen advocate does will vary depending on the needs of the person they are matched with.

Citizen Advocates are provided with comprehensive orientation and training and regular and ongoing support from the Citizen Advocacy Coordinator.

Side By Side Advocacy is located in Parramatta, NSW. We have been supporting citizen advocates for more than 30 years.

The role will suite people who live geographically close to the Ryde and Parramatta.