Are you skilled in supporting unpaid carers and confident in delivering peer group work for people who care for others? Sound like you? Join Quarriers and reach your full potential as a Family Wellbeing Worker in our Moray Carer Support Service!
At Moray Carer Support Service, our aim is to improve the wellbeing of unpaid carers of all ages throughout Moray, to enable them to continue in their caring role, where appropriate, and support them to have a life of their own.
Your new opportunity
Quarriers are on the lookout for two part time Family Wellbeing Workers to join our team at Moray Carer Support Service to improve the wellbeing of unpaid carers of all ages throughout Moray and enable them to continue in their caring role. As a key support you will encourage and facilitate opportunities where carers of all ages feel supported to have a life of their own. You will also work closely with potential volunteers, apprentices or student in areas of development while offering a positive experience for them to grow and support the service where needed.
Working pattering: We have both full time & part time opportunities available which can be discussed with the successful candidates at time of interview. Usual working hours are 9am to 5pm but you may be required (on occasion and pre-arranged) to work outside those hours to meet the needs of service delivery.
Other duties will include:
• Managing referrals, assessment and support processes for carers.
• Enabling for wellbeing and support programmes for individuals and families.
• Facilitating inclusive opportunities to deliver a carer voice within Moray
What you will need to bring to the role
• Reliability, flexibility and a positive attitude
• Ability to build trusting long-lasting relationships
• Empathy and excellent communication skills
• Excellent team player
• Ability to apply transferable life experience and skills to support and enable individuals.
• It is essential for the successful candidate to have access to a car as a level of travel will be required across a geographical remit.
What's in it for you?
• Generous holiday entitlement.
• HSF Health Cash Plans.
• 24/7 free and confidential Employee Assistance programme.
• £500 refer a friend scheme (t&c’s apply)
• Life Assurance Benefit.
• Workplace Pension.
• Registered with Concert for Carers.
• Access to health services free of charge (physiotherapy & occupational health)
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Christmas saving scheme.
Quarriers have Investors in People Platinum accreditation.
Full details of this role can be viewed on the attached Job Role Profile.