Young Carer Support Adviser

7 days ago

Newham, United Kingdom Carers First Full time

**Community working in Newham**

At Carers First, we understand that caring can be hard, but believe getting the right help shouldn’t be. We work directly with and for, unpaid carers to provide personalised information, advice and support. Making it easier for those caring for someone else to continue living their lives to the fullest.

We are currently seeking a Young Carer Support Adviser, funded by the Young Londoners Fund (Mayor’s Fund), to join our team in the London Borough of Newham. The requirements of the role will include, providing high quality information and support to young carers, including 1-1 conversations, groups, activities and co-producing personal action plans to support them with their caring role.

To be successful you will have at least 1 years’ experience working with children or young people. You will be able to demonstrate an understanding of young carers and their issues and have excellent communication and interpersonal skills. You will need to have flexibility to work outside of normal working hours to meet the needs of young carers.

In return, you will benefit from working for a not-for-profit organisation 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 Job Description and Person Specification.

**Carers First Application Form**

**Carers First is an Equal Opportunities Employer**

**Job Types**: Full-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 4 months

**Salary**: £25,300.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- Sick pay
- Wellness programmes
- Work from home

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday
- Weekend availability

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Newham, Greater London: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

**Experience**:

- Working with Young Carers: 1 year (required)

Licence/Certification:

- Driving Licence (preferred)

Reference ID: CF/YCSA/Newham/Aug22

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