£24,604 per annum, Pro-rata for 18.5 hrs per week (£12,302)
Fixed term until 31 December 2025 (Maternity Cover)
Closing date: 25 November 2024
Interview date: 03 December 2024
Based out of Claydon, Ipswich. Coastal & Lowestoft locality. Hybrid working
About the role
One of our goals is to enable Young Carers (YC) and Young Adult Carers (YAC) to overcome some of the challenges they may face in a creative and solution focused way. This may involve working to a whole family approach and utilising community assets to support and improve wellbeing and reduce agreed identified needs.
Working as a Young Carer Adviser within our Young Carers and Young Adult Carers Service, the ideal candidate will have the opportunity to assess and support identified carers working alongside them to develop life skills which support positive future outcomes.
As part of this role you will:
1. Need to travel independently across the county
2. Have a flexible approach to working hours to meet service needs
3. Be working with carers (aged 4-11 years) and their families
4. Deliver needs led one to one interventions
5. Support the wider service in supporting at respite activities for carers aged 5-24 years.
About you
Are you an enthusiastic and proactive individual who has the motivation and interpersonal skills to make a difference to the lives of Young Carers aged 4-11 years?
Someone with the confidence to work to their own initiative alongside being a motivated member of our team?
Do you have?
* Communication skills to build rapport with stakeholders
* Organisational skills to manage and maintain an evolving caseload
* Flexibility to support at respite and wellbeing opportunities across the county
* Motivation to work with children and young people to support their aspirations
This role will be subject to an enhanced DBS check, which will be carried out following acceptance of any offer made to the successful candidate.
But why work for us?
At Suffolk Family Carers we provide information, advice and guidance to thousands of family carers each year working to ensure family carers are visible, valued, supported and connected. We will keep driving change across society to enable family carers to have a life of their own alongside their caring role.
We offer some great employee benefits and have very recently achieved Platinum Accreditation at the Best Employer Eastern Region Awards 2023. Some of the benefits we offer:
* Flexible working and hybrid working opportunities
* Enhanced annual leave and maternity entitlement
* Competitive salary and 7% pension contribution
* An open, inclusive and values driven culture
Applications are to be received via our website www.suffolkfamilycarers.org/work-with-us. Please upload your CV and complete a supporting statement using the job description available on the website.
Our job roles are open to everyone and we encourage applicants from people all backgrounds and communities. If you would like to apply using a different format please do let us know.
Informal enquiries: helen.blight@suffolkfamilycarers.org or jessica.searle@suffolkfamilycarers.org
Please find the full job specification and further details on our website, www.suffolkfamilycarers.org/work-with-us.
Job Type: Part-time
Pay: Up to £24,604.00 per year
Expected hours: 18.5 per week
Schedule:
* Flexitime
* Monday to Friday
* Weekend availability
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Claydon
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