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SalaryYoung carer adviser Merton Job Title: Young Carer Support Adviser Merton
Salary: £25,575 - £29,411
Contract: Permanent Hours: 37 Hours per week
Location: Working flexibly from home and the community, Merton.
We have an exciting opportunity for a Carer Support Adviser to join our team in West Lincolnshire. As a Carer Support Adviser, you will be part of our Operational Team, helping to improve the lives of carers through your work.
The role's requirements will include managing conversations with Young Carers to identify needs with assessments and support plans.
- providing advice and wellbeing support.
- running support groups and activities.
- working with community groups.
- and proactive identification of Young Carers through partnership working.
To be successful you will have experience of working with young people either in a 1:1 or group setting, a working knowledge of health and social care particularly in relation to young people and have excellent communication and interpersonal skills. A high standard of written skills is needed in order to help the carer identify their support needs and to complete assessments. In return, you will benefit from working for a charity that delivers a service which makes a real difference to people’s lives. We offer training and development to help you grow your career, good annual leave entitlement, flexible working options, access to our work-place pension, employee assistance programme and a Benenden Healthcare package.
If you are interested in becoming part of our team and have the skills and experience, we are looking for and are passionate about making a real difference then please read the Vacancy Candidate Pack here. Appointments are subject to Carers First receiving an appropriate disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service that we consider acceptable. We encourage and welcome applications regardless of gender, ethnicity, religion, disability, sexual orientation or age. If you would like to discuss this role confidentially, please contact us at recruitment@carersfirst.org.uk and we will be happy to organise for one of the Team to contact you. Please note that if you have not been contacted within one week of submitting your online application, that your application has not been successful. Interviews for suitable candidates will be arranged within one week upon receipt of a completed Carers First Application Form Carers First is an Equal Opportunities Employer
