Young Carers Activity Coordinator

Barnardo's; Thorley; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A local children's service organization in England is seeking a Young Carer's Activity Co-ordinator to support and empower young carers. The candidate will coordinate activities and ensure young carers have a life outside of caring, emphasizing mental health and well-being. This role includes supervising volunteers and requires access to a vehicle. The position offers a hybrid working model and aims to improve the lives of children and young people. Salary and organizational benefits are designed to reward dedication and commitment.

Qualifications

• Experience in coordinating activities for children and young people.
• Strong communication skills to raise awareness of young carers.
• Understanding of safeguarding practices.

Responsibilities

• Co-ordinate a programme of fun activities for Young Carers.
• Ensure the voice of young carers is considered in all work.
• Supervise volunteers and maintain a safe environment.

Skills

Experience working with children and young people

Passion for supporting young carers

Ability to supervise volunteers

Job description

Barnardo's Isle of Wight 0-19 Early Help Service are seeking to appoint a Young Carer's Activity Co-ordinator to join our amazing team in supporting Young Carers across the Isle of Wight. Are you committed to making a difference to the lives of children and young people? Are you up for a new opportunity and challenge? The successful candidate will have experience working with children and young people and have a passion for supporting young carers to reduce the impact of their caring role in their lives.

Service Aim

Our Aim is to support, empower and equip young carers by ensuring they are recognised as a young carer, supported to have a life outside caring, improve mental health and wellbeing and ensure children and young people are protected from harmful caring roles and are thriving.

Specific Responsibilities

• To co-ordinate a programme of fun activities for Young Carers across the Island
• To ensure the voice of young carers is at the core of all work
• To help raise awareness of young carers
• To supervise volunteers
• To safeguard the young carer by ensuring all activities are fully risk assessed
• To record in line with Barnardo's recording policy

We offer a hybrid model of working, therefore the successful candidate will have the opportunity to manage their working day between home and our Family Hub's situated across the Island. It is essential that applicants have access to their own vehicle for which mileage will be paid. 30 hours per day.

For more details about the role please read the additional information provided, job description and supporting documents. If after reading the additional information you have any questions please call Laura Groves on 07525244502 or email [e-mail].

Please note due to the high volume of applications for some posts, this advert might close before the displayed closing date. We recommend that you apply for this role as soon as possible.

Pay & Reward Framework

We know that our colleagues go above and beyond in delivering our vital work, driven by their passion and commitment to Barnardo's values. We also know that we can only realise our ambitions and achieve better outcomes for more children, thanks to the talent, hard work and creativity of our people. For all these reasons, we are committed to a new approach to pay and reward, to ensure it is fair, attractive and progressive, which was rolled out in April 2023. This is a positive change for the charity, and a part of our People & Culture Strategy. It will assist us in supporting colleagues to belong, thrive and grow in their colleague journey at Barnardo's and in time will offer clear routes of progression for colleagues in both their career and their pay. Whilst the full pay band and salary range is advertised, our approach to starting salaries is to appoint between the minimum to mid-point of the pay band – this ensures that pay steps are available to reward our colleagues annually based on their contribution to excellence and alignment to our values and behaviours. More details on Barnardo's pay framework can be found upon application.