Service: The Bridge Young Carers Service
Location: County Durham
Office base is Butterwick Hospice, Bishop Auckland, DL14 6JU
Flexible working from home and office - arrangements to be agreed.
Hours: 29.6 hours per week (part-time)
Salary: Grade 3 Point 20 – Point 23: £28,315 - £31,073 FTE per annum (£22,652.00 - £24,858.40 per annum, pro rata)
Contract type: Permanent contract
Family Action is a registered charity, building stronger families since 1869. Today we work with more than 60,000 families in over 150 community based services, as well as supporting thousands more through national programmes and grants. We transform lives by providing practical, emotional and financial support to those who are experiencing poverty, disadvantage and social isolation.
Your impact:
We are seeking a Senior Young Carers Practitioner who will lead on our service offer to young carers and their families, whilst supporting a team of practitioners to ensure high standards of delivery and impact. Family Action's Young Carers Service in County Durham, known locally as The Bridge, provides support to Young Carers, Young Adult Carers, and their families. Family Action have delivered the Young Carers service since 2011 and are an established provider within the sector.
We operate a whole family approach to working, with the child, young people or young adults being at the center of the support. The service is commissioned to carry out Young Carer Needs Assessments with Young Carers within County Durham. The service supports families through one-to-one sessions, home visits, school, college or university visits, telephone support and small peer support sessions. Additionally, the service will deliver age-appropriate, focused events and support groups to provide peer support and learning with partner agencies.
Main Responsibilities: Completing Young Carers Needs Assessment or Young Adult Carers Assessment which will inform a package of support tailored to the young person and their family's specific needs. Delivering that support in a flexible and effective manner.Line managing Young Carers Practitioners within the team and deputising for the Service Manager where appropriate.Managing the waiting list for the service, so that families are safe whilst waiting for our support to begin.Main Requirements: Enthusiasm, a creative approach to work and an ability to engage positively with a wide range of people and ages.Knowledge of young carers and their needs.Experience of previously managing staff.A sound knowledge of child/young adult development, safeguarding, and the assessment process is essential as is sharing our commitment to co-production.Qualified to a level 4 or above with a recognised professional qualification in social work, health, education or equivalent.Excellent communication skills.Experience in lead professional roles is desirable.Appointments are subject to Family Action receiving a satisfactory disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service.Benefits: An annual paid leave entitlement that commences at 25 working days, rising each April by one day, subject to a maximum of 30 working days plus bank holidays.Up to 6% matched-pension contributions.Flexible working arrangements and new starters have the right to make flexible working requests from day one of employment.Enhanced paid sick leave and paid family leave provisions.Eye care and winter flu jabs vouchers.Cycle to work scheme.Investing in your professional development with ongoing quality training and career development opportunities.We are forward looking, ambitious and committed to continuous improvement. We are a people focused, can-do organisation, which strives for excellence in all we do and operates with mutual respect.
To Apply: Complete: the Application Form and send to: ******Closing Date: Monday 16th September 2024 at 9amInterview date: Thursday 19th SeptemberFor direct queries or if you would like to discuss any aspect of the selection process or flexible working requests, please email: Philippa May, Service Manager - ******
Our commitment to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion:
We are happy to consider any reasonable adjustments that candidates may need during the recruitment process and you will be asked whether you require any adjustments if shortlisted for interview. We also make reasonable adjustments on the job, where required. We are committed to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion in all that we do and welcome applications from all sections of the community. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQIA+ candidates and candidates with disabilities because we are committed to increasing the representation of these groups at Family Action. We know that greater diversity will lead to even greater results for families and children and strive for our workforce to be truly representative of the diverse communities we support. We offer a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants and will reimburse your travel cost if you attend an interview.
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