Lead Officer for Young Carers

1 week ago

York, United Kingdom York Carers Centre Full time

**About the role**
- Are you an effective leader with proven management experience and a passion for making a positive difference to the lives of children and young people?
- Are you organised, proactive, energetic and enthusiastic with the ability to motivate and support a team to deliver a quality person-centered service to achieve the best outcomes for children and young people?
- Do you have experience of community outreach work with vulnerable children and young people and the skills and experience to deal effectively with challenging situations?
- Are you empathetic and compassionate with excellent communication and engagement skills?
- Are you a confident practitioner with skills and experience in partnership working and networking with a range of professionals?
- Would you like to work as part of a supportive committed team and for an organisation that is friendly, fun, flexible and has good staff benefits?

If the answer to all these questions is yes, then we’d love to hear from you.

York Carers Centre is an independent charity that helps unpaid carers in York access the support they need. We currently have an exciting opportunity for an individual with a genuine interest in using their experience and skills to lead a dedicated team of staff and volunteers working with and for young carers across York.

With responsibility for the day-to-day management and delivery of an effective quality Young Carer Service the post holder will ensure young carers are identified and recognised and have access to a range of emotional and practical support according to their specific needs.

The role will involve providing monitoring reports to our funders, working strategically with a range of professionals from the voluntary and statutory sector, and building relationships with schools; to raise awareness of young carers and ensure carers and their families access relevant information and support.

The Lead Officer will support the team to deliver activities and one-to-one support for the most vulnerable young people and work with colleagues to create initiatives which ensure young carers have fun, develop healthy networks and develop their voice through active participation thereby effecting positive change.

We are looking for an individual who can work under pressure and prioritise and manage own workload and that of the Young Carer team with minimum supervision and take appropriate action according to policies and procedures, including safeguarding and child protection.

In return we’ll offer you:
The opportunity to make a notable contribution to our work in making a difference to the lives of young carers in York
- A friendly fun supportive working environment
- Generous Annual Leave
- Great flexible hybrid working options
- Learning and development opportunities
- Contributory pension scheme

**Closing date: 30 September 2024**

**Interview date: 14 October 2024**

**Job Type**: Part-time

Pay: £27,334.00 per year

Expected hours: 28 per week

**Benefits**:

- Additional leave
- Bereavement leave
- Company pension
- Sick pay
- Work from home

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 30/09/2024
Expected start date: 30/09/2024

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