Children & Young People Coordinator- Young Carers (Imago Community/East Sussex Young Carers)

East Sussex County Council; Eastbourne; Hybrid; GBP 20,000 - 24,000; Part time

Job summary

A social action charity in East Sussex is seeking a part-time CYP Coordinator to support Young Carers aged 5-18. You will manage referrals, conduct assessments, and deliver workshops to enhance wellbeing. The role requires strong communication and organizational skills, and some travel is necessary. A competitive remuneration package and opportunities for hybrid working are offered.

Benefits

Competitive remuneration package

Workplace pension scheme

Generous annual leave

Development opportunities

Hybrid working options

Qualifications

• Experience working with children and young people.
• Understanding of the challenges faced by young carers.
• Ability to manage a caseload and provide support.

Responsibilities

• Manage an existing caseload and new referrals.
• Complete statutory assessments and provide interventions.
• Plan and deliver workshop sessions and activities.

Skills

Communication

Empathy

Organizational skills

Job description

Job Description

Salary: up to £24,000 per annum pro rata.

Contract type: Permanent.

Working pattern: Part-time.

Closing date: 03 December 2025.

Interview date: TBC.

How to apply: Please either submit your CV to [e-mail] with a short covering note or visit our website at www.imago.community for full details.

Do you want to make a difference now and for the future?

We have an exciting opportunity to join our team in East Sussex who support Young Carers, aged 5-18 years, who have caring responsibilities for someone in their family due to disability, long-term illness, mental health, or drug or alcohol misuse.

You will manage an existing caseload and new referrals, meeting with families and Young Carers to complete statutory assessments and providing short-term interventions that support Young Carers to improve their resilience, educational chances and wellbeing. This might be signposting to local services, action planning, one-to-one support, or our workshop programme.

Working closely with schools and Childrens Services, you will make referrals to a range of professionals and community services, ensuring whole family needs are met, and thereby reducing the impact of caring on the Young Carer.

As a CYP Coordinator, you will plan and deliver workshop sessions and activities, providing opportunities for Young Carers to spend time with their peers and recognise that they are not alone.

This is a part-time role (22.5 hours) delivering the service across Wealden and includes working occasionally at our Tunbridge Wells office. Some early evenings required. Own car essential.

You can make the difference and give a Young Carer their childhood back.

Benefits

• Inclusive values-based environment
• Competitive remuneration package
• Workplace pension scheme
• Generous annual leave entitlement plus bank holidays
• Opportunities for hybrid working
• Benenden Health Care
• Death in Service Benefit
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Employee Supported Volunteering scheme
• Development opportunities
• and more

Imago is committed to Safer Recruitment practices, and the post is subject to references and an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.

Imago recognises that many people in our society experience discrimination or lack of opportunity for reasons that are not fair. We aim to create a culture that respects and values each other’s differences, and see these differences as an asset, as they improve our ability to meet the needs of the organisations and people we work with. We proactively seek to increase opportunities for inclusion and celebrate diversity across our organisation and within communities.

Imago recognises its duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of the children, young people and adults at risk who access its services or with whom it comes into contact.

About Imago

Imago is a well-respected social action charity working across Kent, Medway, East Sussex and London. Through our services and projects, we aim to support independence, reduce social isolation and empower individuals and communities.

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

We apply our commitment to excellence, evidencing impact and safeguarding vulnerable people to all aspects of our work.

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Additional Information

Your starting salary will be pro rata if the above position is part-time or term-time only.