Young Carers Support Coordinator
  £17k-£19k depending on experience
  Kent
  permanent,full-time

This Job Has Expired! This advert has now been deleted by the advertiser, the details below are for information only.


Imago (formerly Voluntary Action within Kent) is a long established, well respected and effective charity working across Kent, Medway and East Sussex to deliver a range of services to individuals, voluntary and community organisations, the public and private sector.
Our mission is to promote, develop and facilitate social action, support independence and empower communities. User and volunteer engagement, leadership and involvement in decision making are core principles.

We deliver a wide range of services in partnership with funders, public sector commissioners and private sector sponsors to children and young people, older people, carers, and volunteers.

Underpinning our work is a commitment to excellence, evidencing impact and safeguarding vulnerable people.

Imago offers a competitive remuneration package consisting of salary, contributory pension, healthcare benefits and 25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays.

Purpose of Role:
To work with colleagues to successfully deliver and develop a range of exemplary, innovative and responsive services to support Young Carers. To provide proportionate and holistic assessments of Young Carers’ needs and to develop support plans.

Main Duties:
* Receive referrals from the Central YC Hub and assess level of need

* To support Young Carers to plan how they would like to live their lives and create support plans to achieve these outcomes, reviewing regularly

* Deliver local ‘Chill Clubs’ that are Young Carer focused youth groups

* Signpost appropriately in accordance with agreed action plan

* Identify local universal respite and short breaks for Young Carers

* Support Young Carers to access mainstream community services

* Recruit and manage volunteers to support Young Carers

* Work with community partners to identify opportunities for Young Carers

* Assist with and ensure any Safeguarding concerns that occur within the project are dealt with appropriately with the support of Imago’s Safeguarding Lead

* Give a voice to Young Carers through awareness raising and identification

* Work in partnership with the Young Carers team, education, health, youth services, voluntary sector, early help, social care providers to ensure they comply with young carer related legislation, and are able to identify, assess and support young carers within their own setting

* To undertake regular evaluation of the services provided ensuring that Young Carers experiences are at the heart of evaluation

* Keep up to date with issues affecting Young Carers [both nationally and locally]

* Attend training, team meetings and regular supervision

* Any other tasks and responsibilities that may be identified as necessary as the service evolves and develops

Qualities/skills:

*Knowledge of the needs of Young Carers, Social Care system for both Children and Adults

* Knowledge of issues relating to Disability, Long term illness, Mental health and Substance misuse

* Ability to work independently, organising work to meet targets, objectives and deadlines

* Ability to stay calm in a crisis and be measured in your response; be non-judgemental and measured in your actions

* Excellent oral communication and written skills, good organisational and time management skills

* Self-reliant and able to work with minimal supervision, as well as good team working skills

* A willingness to work flexibly

* A commitment to equal opportunities, diversity and making services accessible to all sections of the community

* Excellent computer skills, including the use of social media

* Hold a current driving licence and have access to own transport is essential

Essential Experience:

* Relevant personal or professional experience in social care, health, education, private or voluntary and community sector

* Educated to degree level or equivalent

Desirable Experience:

* Personal experience of being a Carer

* Knowledge of policy and legislation relating to Carers

Post is subject to references and an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check

Please either submit your CV with a short covering note outlining your CURRENT SALARY and or visit our website at www.imago.community for a full application.

Imago recognises that many people in our society experience discrimination or lack of opportunity for reasons that are not fair. These include: race, religion, creed, colour, national and ethnic origin, political beliefs, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability (including mental illness), HIV status, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity/paternity status, responsibility for dependants, appearance, geographical area, social class, income level or criminal record.

Imago aims to create a culture that respects and values each other’s differences. Imago sees these differences as an asset to our work as they improve our ability to meet the needs of the organisations and people we serve. We proactively seek to increase opportunities for inclusion, and celebrate diversity across our organisation and within the communities we serve.


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Young Carers Support Coordinator
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  Kent
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This Job Has Expired! This advert has now been deleted by the advertiser, the details below are for information only.


Imago (formerly Voluntary Action within Kent) is a long established, well respected and effective charity working across Kent, Medway and East Sussex to deliver a range of services to individuals, voluntary and community organisations, the public and private sector.
Our mission is to promote, develop and facilitate social action, support independence and empower communities. User and volunteer engagement, leadership and involvement in decision making are core principles.

We deliver a wide range of services in partnership with funders, public sector commissioners and private sector sponsors to children and young people, older people, carers, and volunteers.

Underpinning our work is a commitment to excellence, evidencing impact and safeguarding vulnerable people.

Imago offers a competitive remuneration package consisting of salary, contributory pension, healthcare benefits and 25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays.

Purpose of Role:
To work with colleagues to successfully deliver and develop a range of exemplary, innovative and responsive services to support Young Carers. To provide proportionate and holistic assessments of Young Carers’ needs and to develop support plans.

Main Duties:
* Receive referrals from the Central YC Hub and assess level of need

* To support Young Carers to plan how they would like to live their lives and create support plans to achieve these outcomes, reviewing regularly

* Deliver local ‘Chill Clubs’ that are Young Carer focused youth groups

* Signpost appropriately in accordance with agreed action plan

* Identify local universal respite and short breaks for Young Carers

* Support Young Carers to access mainstream community services

* Recruit and manage volunteers to support Young Carers

* Work with community partners to identify opportunities for Young Carers

* Assist with and ensure any Safeguarding concerns that occur within the project are dealt with appropriately with the support of Imago’s Safeguarding Lead

* Give a voice to Young Carers through awareness raising and identification

* Work in partnership with the Young Carers team, education, health, youth services, voluntary sector, early help, social care providers to ensure they comply with young carer related legislation, and are able to identify, assess and support young carers within their own setting

* To undertake regular evaluation of the services provided ensuring that Young Carers experiences are at the heart of evaluation

* Keep up to date with issues affecting Young Carers [both nationally and locally]

* Attend training, team meetings and regular supervision

* Any other tasks and responsibilities that may be identified as necessary as the service evolves and develops

Qualities/skills:

*Knowledge of the needs of Young Carers, Social Care system for both Children and Adults

* Knowledge of issues relating to Disability, Long term illness, Mental health and Substance misuse

* Ability to work independently, organising work to meet targets, objectives and deadlines

* Ability to stay calm in a crisis and be measured in your response; be non-judgemental and measured in your actions

* Excellent oral communication and written skills, good organisational and time management skills

* Self-reliant and able to work with minimal supervision, as well as good team working skills

* A willingness to work flexibly

* A commitment to equal opportunities, diversity and making services accessible to all sections of the community

* Excellent computer skills, including the use of social media

* Hold a current driving licence and have access to own transport is essential

Essential Experience:

* Relevant personal or professional experience in social care, health, education, private or voluntary and community sector

* Educated to degree level or equivalent

Desirable Experience:

* Personal experience of being a Carer

* Knowledge of policy and legislation relating to Carers

Post is subject to references and an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check

Please either submit your CV with a short covering note outlining your CURRENT SALARY and or visit our website at www.imago.community for a full application.

Imago recognises that many people in our society experience discrimination or lack of opportunity for reasons that are not fair. These include: race, religion, creed, colour, national and ethnic origin, political beliefs, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability (including mental illness), HIV status, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity/paternity status, responsibility for dependants, appearance, geographical area, social class, income level or criminal record.

Imago aims to create a culture that respects and values each other’s differences. Imago sees these differences as an asset to our work as they improve our ability to meet the needs of the organisations and people we serve. We proactively seek to increase opportunities for inclusion, and celebrate diversity across our organisation and within the communities we serve.


Advertiser: Direct Employer

Reference: YCSC290416

Posted on: 2016-04-29 08:24:03

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