Team Lead Young and Young Adult Carers Sevices

Carers First is a charity that works directly with, and for unpaid carers, providing personalised information, advice and tailored support making it easier for those caring for someone else to continue living their lives to the fullest.

We have a committed, dedicated staff team and you could be just the person we are looking for to join us to make that valuable difference in carers lives. We live and work through our values in all that we achieve by being positive, collaborative and ambitious and we have clear plans to scale our reach, support and impact for carers.

About this role

As a Team Lead for Young and Young Adult carers your responsibilities would include: –

provide day to day line management of Carers Support Advisers

work in co-production with young carers and young adult carers to ensure that all services are exceptional and build effective relationships with locality partners.

About you

To be successful in this role you will need:

experience of managing multiple streams of work with the ability to inspire support and motivate staff

working knowledge of health and social care particularly in relation to young carers and young adult carers

excellent communication and interpersonal skills

We are looking for passionate people who are committed to the overall aims and objectives of the Charity. Carers First is committed to providing a supportive, vibrant, diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive.

Carers First Can Offer You

In return for your contribution, we have an amazing package of staff benefits including 26 days annual leave entitlement which increases with length of service, flexible working options, paid carers leave, access to our work-place pension, staff discount scheme, employee assistance programme and a Benenden Healthcare package. Whatever you are aiming to achieve in your career, we are here to encourage, help and support you grow, through our excellent training and development programmes.

How to apply

To apply for our exciting opportunity and make a real difference to the lives of carers, click on the Apply Now button to begin your application. Appointments are subject to Carers First receiving an appropriate disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service that we consider acceptable.

Interview date: Week commencing 10 March 2025

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