Young Carer Key Worker
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Are you experienced at working with young people and the network of professionals who support them?
Would you like an opportunity to make a real difference to young carers?
Interested in a varied role working directly with and for young carers from assessment through to support planning and group work?
This could be just the job for you!
Specific Duties
a) Using a whole family approach, to undertake young carer assessments and develop and review young carer support plans within specified time frames.
b) To provide information, advice and guidance to families in relation to meeting the support needs of young carers.
c) To link young carers into services delivered by GYC and to signpost and/or refer young carers and their families to statutory and voluntary agencies as appropriate to need.
d) To organise, lead and facilitate a minimum of one monthly young carer group alongside sessional workers and volunteers. This will involve evening work.
e) To provide additional cover in the groups around the county as capacity and availability allows.
f) Using the groups as well-being monitor, to address any issues that may arise for young carers liaising with families as appropriate.
g) To contribute to the provision of youth work across the county, including organising and facilitating activity days and occasional residential trips.
h) To hold a small caseload of the most vulnerable young carers providing one to one support where appropriate in agreement with line manager.
i) To contribute to ensuring that young carers can access GYC services through the provision of safe transport including direct organisation, maintaining systems and developing new initiatives.
j) To contribute to the delivery of GYC health and Wellbeing programme ‘Caring Counts’ as capacity allows.
k) To work in partnership with statutory and voluntary agencies to ensure a multi-agency approach and ‘joined up’ working in delivering services to young carers and their families. This will include attending multi-agency meetings and case conferences where caring is the major issue and as capacity allows.
l) To ensure that data and information on the Case Management System (Charitylog) is accurate, up to date and all processes are followed.
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