Young Carers Support Worker

Young Carers Support Worker

Richmond Carers Centre, a network partner of the Carers Trust, is a registered charity providing information, support, advice and a voice for carers living and caring in London Borough of Richmond upon Thames.

Helping Carers to Live Well is our organizational aim. We provide a targeted service to young carers, aged 5 - 18 years. Young carers provide vital emotional and practical support to a family member with a care need including sibling young carers. Their care role can have an impact on their wellbeing, education and social opportunities. We are looking for someone with the skills and ability to offer a coordinated approach in supporting young carers in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames.

As a Young Carers Support Worker you will be part of a small, dedicated team which directly delivers a range of services for young carers, including information and advice, emotional support and mentoring, promoting awareness of young carers and delivering a wide selection of group activities, both term-time and in the school holiday programme. Using all your skills, you will work with the Young Carers Support Team to deliver, review, and continually develop services for young carers to best meet their identified needs.

With your proven knowledge of working with children and young people, families, carers or other vulnerable groups on an individual and/or group basis, you will recognise the importance of being client focused and have a commitment to enhance the lives of young carers and their families, including knowledge and awareness of sibling young carers and vulnerable families. You will be able to demonstrate a broad knowledge of young carer’s needs, a wide range of skills in relation to service delivery to support young carers and have a sound understanding of social care provision in both statutory and voluntary sector environments.

You will be self-motivated and positive in your approach to working with both young carers, their families and team members, and have a willingness to embrace our organizational values. Being innovative and creative, you will identify and implement a range of support mechanisms for young carers, enhancing their wellbeing and supporting them to achieve identified goals. Strong administrative, time management, IT and organizational skills are essential. Your ability and willingness to regularly work outside normal working hours is required.

In return, we offer regular supervision, training and professional development for this rewarding position, along with generous annual leave, work-based pension or employer’s contribution to your pension scheme and above all, a supportive and friendly working environment.

Richmond Carers Centre welcomes and encourages applicants from all sections of the community regardless of their gender, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, or religious belief.

Benefits of working for Richmond Carers Centre:

• 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays per year (pro rata)

• Bonus 3 days of annual leave per year over the festive period (subject to Trustee approval) • Workplace Pension Scheme with Peoples Pension

• Flexible working/option of working from home (subject to CEO approval)

• Equipment and support to be set up to work from home

• Paid time off for medical appointments

• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

• Training and personal development opportunities

• Staff away days and socials

• Staff retention grant to support with wellbeing

• Access to shared resources and training opportunities

• Supportive and friendly working environment

Please apply by in the first case by sending your CV and covering letter to Viv Sage at Better Talent. There will be a requirment to complete an application form and the diversity and equal opportunities monitoring form before client interview.