Young Carers Schools Liaison Officer at Enfield Carers Centre

Love Your DoorStep Limited; Enfield; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job description

Main Duties of the Role:

1. Raise awareness of the existence and needs of Young Carers (YCs) aged 5–18 within education, health and social care, voluntary, and other agencies.
2. Provide support to access education, respite, and training.
3. Offer respite breaks and activities to enable YCs to access a break from their caring role.
4. Encourage and support YCs to think about their future life choices.
5. Encourage and work with YCs to emphasise the positive aspects of the caring role.
6. Use a whole family approach to signpost to relevant support services and help to alleviate inappropriate levels of care.
7. Use volunteers to support the project including the recruitment of young adult peer mentors and qualified tutors.
8. Assess YCs using a holistic assessment tool to establish baseline data on each individual when entering the service.
9. Use an established outcomes tool to monitor the impact of the project on individuals and outcomes achieved.
10. Organise, run and attend regular YC respite activities and outings.
11. Identify those YCs most in need and implement appropriate support.
12. Deliver YC awareness training sessions to schools and colleges across the borough, including assemblies to students.
13. Work in local schools and colleges to raise awareness of the needs of YCs and ensure a clear referral pathway is provided.
14. Work with local schools and colleges to embed YC-friendly policies and procedures.
15. Monitor and evaluate the project accordingly and produce regular reports when required.
16. Complete all admin as required by the project.
17. Take on a small caseload of 12-week intervention work and manage and record as required by project plan.
18. Co-ordinate the weekly homework club and free tuition scheme.

Job type: Full Time

Location: Enfield

How to apply: Follow the link: https://enfieldcarers.org/young-carers-schools-liaison-officer-job-vacancy/