YOUNG CARER SUPPORT WORKER
- Location:
- Falkirk and Clackmannanshire Carers Centre, 1a Bank Street, FK1 1NB
- Salary:
- £28,793 per year
- Contract Type:
- Permanent
- Position Type:
- Full Time
- Hours:
- 35 hours per week
- Work From Home:
- Hybrid
Young Carers are young people aged between 8 and 18 who help to look after a parent, sibling or grandparent who has a disability, illness, a mental health issue, addiction, or frailty. Providing unpaid care for someone can be rewarding, but it can also be a huge responsibility that can affect other areas of a person’s life, such as, education, family life and their own health and wellbeing.
In this role you will support young carers to identify their needs, develop a Young Carers Statement and provide any support identified by the young carer to ensure they are protected from undertaking caring responsibilities and tasks which are inappropriate, having regards to their age and maturity.
As a young carer support worker, you will:
- Work directly with young carers, providing personalised information and support, referring on to other agencies where appropriate.
- Carry out initial assessment using videocall or at home visits to ascertain the needs of the young carer and prepare a Young Carers Statement.
- Plan the development and implementation of a programme of age-related group meetings for young carers.
- Develop, support and deliver new and existing young carers peer support groups in the evening and carry out individual issue-based work.
- Organise and staff one-off events including occasional residential breaks.
- Develop and distribute information for young carers and information concerning young carers’ issues.
- Identify and access funding for young carer activities and for individual young carers.
Applicants will need to evidence an understanding of the needs and difficulties faced by young carers and the importance of the support provided to them.
This role requires full UK drivers licence and PVG Scheme membership.
If you think you have the necessary skills, knowledge and experience and you would like to join our dedicated team to help make a positive difference to the lives of local carers, please read the supporting documents below and apply now!
**Please read the role profile carefully before applying for this role**