Deadline: 31 July 2026
Lewisham Speaking Up is a diverse and friendly independent advocacy charity in Lewisham, London. We are a rights-based organisation that have been supporting people with learning disabilities to speak up and get their voices heard for over 20 years. We all work together towards our vision for a society where people with learning disabilities are listened to, recognised, respected and included in all decisions about their lives.
The two main service areas are 1-2-1 advocacy and self-advocacy through various group activities. We are not part of council or any other organisation and can support people directly.
Our largest group is the quarterly People’s Parliament. In addition, we have several smaller self-advocacy groups. Through these groups people discuss topics that affect people with learning disabilities and the aim is to feed this through to decision makers and people in positions of power. These activities unite people with learning disabilities to support each other to have a stronger voice.
Our culture and values can be summarised as follows:
We work together to understand what people with learning disabilities want, support their independence by advocating for change outside statutory rules, build strength through collaboration, and treat everyone with kindness and respect.
Based: Office is in the Leemore Centre in Lewisham, London SE13 5ES.
Our trustees work mostly remotely with online Board meetings (1.5 hrs) and online Finance Subcommittee meetings (1 hr). Both happen 5 times a year.
Our Board and Staff Away Day (usually a Saturday in July), and our Annual General Meeting (AGM) take place in-person during November/December
For enquiries about role contact:
Director: Marsh Stitchman
Mobile: 07593 058 464