£33,571 per annum pro rata (actual £26,857) / 28 hours per week

Build flexibly on your charity career while supporting children and young people in this part-time role with a well-established charity based in Twickenham.

Richmond Carers Centre is a registered charity providing information, support, advice and a voice for carers living and caring in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames.  Helping Carers to Live Well is their organisational aim.

As Young Carers Support Worker you will provide information and advice, emotional support and mentoring, promote awareness of young carers and deliver a wide selection of group activities, both term-time and in the school holiday programme. 

Using all your skills, you will work with the young carers’ team to deliver, review, and continually develop services for young carers to best meet their identified needs.

You’ll have a proven knowledge of working with children and young people, families, carers or other vulnerable groups and also be able to demonstrate a broad knowledge of young carer’s needs, a wide range of skills in relation to service delivery to support young carers, and have a sound understanding of social care provision.

You will be self-motivated and positive in your approach and strong administrative, time management, IT and organisational skills are essential.

The closing date for applications is midnight on Monday 6 May 2024.

Interviews are provisionally planned for week commencing Monday 20 May 2024.

For full details, download the application pack at the Richmond Carers Centre website.