Join The Carers' Centre team!

About the role

We are seeking a dedicated and compassionate Young Carers’ Support Officer to join our team at The Carers’ Centre. The successful candidate will support young carers through every stage of their journey with us, from registration through to wellbeing activities, assessments, and follow-up support.

Key responsibilities include providing holistic needs assessments, organising wellbeing activities, collaborating with our wider teams including Communications, Digital and Participation, and raising awareness about young carers in the community. The role requires proactive engagement with young carers, professionals, and stakeholders to enhance support and ensure the voices of young carers are heard.

About you

You have experience of working in similar roles supporting children and young people in both one-to-one and group settings. You are confident in planning and delivering creative youth work sessions, especially those focusing on mental health and wellbeing.

You also have a good understanding of the needs and challenges faced by young carers. You are skilled in managing projects within a budget, maintaining positive relationships with colleagues, young carers and volunteers across various settings. You are organised, proactive, reliable, and adaptable to meet the needs of young carers.

About us

The Carers’ Centre is a local independent charity with a big vision! We want to live in a community where unpaid carers are fully recognised, valued and supported. By joining The Carers’ Centre, you are joining a team dedicated to helping families across Bath and North East Somerset when they need us most.

We provide trusted information, advice and support to unpaid carers of all ages, enabling them to maintain or improve their health and wellbeing, stay in control of their caring role and get connected with others in a similar situation to them. In addition, we work with the wider community to improve recognition and support for unpaid carers.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children/young people and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All applicants are subject to a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service check and at least two independent references.

We are a collaborative, values driven organisation where compassion, innovation and community impact sit at the heart of what we do. We are committed to providing services that embrace diversity and promote equality of opportunity.

Why join us?

• We want our employees to have more control over their work/life balance, which is why we offer flexible start and finish times, as well as opportunities to contribute meaningfully to the local community.
• With work/life balance in mind and the many caring roles we know people can experience, we make sure our policies work for families.
• By joining The Carers’ Centre, you’ll be part of strong and dedicated team, where collaboration and support is at the heart. We’re all in this to make the world a little better.
• As a small but powerful local charity, we rely on digital innovation. You’ll have access to a large suite of digital tools to support you to make the biggest impact in your role.
• As well as all this, you will receive a 5% pension contribution, generous sickness pay, 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays and discounts through an employee discount scheme. In addition, you will also get an additional day of leave each year, for 5 years and 1 wellbeing day per year.

To apply for this exciting opportunity, read the documents below and send your Application Form to: recruitment@banescarerscentre.org.uk