Carer Locality Worker Supporting Airedale Collaborative Care Team (ACCT)

RESOURCE; Keighley; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

An impactful care organization in the UK is seeking a Carer Locality Worker to support unpaid carers through advocacy and wellbeing assessments. Your role will involve conducting reviews, collaborating with local services, and promoting peer support groups. This position demands a commitment to improve carers' lives and requires own transport and a clean driving license. If you're passionate about making a difference, we invite you to apply before the closing date on January 4th, 2026.

Qualifications

• Own transport and clean driving license are required for this role.
• Experience in supporting unpaid carers is desirable.
• Ability to collaborate with local services and promote wellbeing.

Responsibilities

• Conduct wellbeing reviews and needs assessments.
• Engage in outreach work promoting services and generating referrals.
• Align work with local safeguarding procedures.

Skills

Listening skills

Advising

Advocating

Peer support facilitation

Job description

Serving the people of Bradford, Harrogate, Selby and Craven Districts

All offices will be closed from 1pm on Christmas Eve until 8.30am on Friday 2nd January, however, all our services can be accessed by phone on our usual working days, excluding Bank Holidays throughout the Christmas period.

Carer Locality Worker supporting Airedale Collaborative Care Team (ACCT)

Carers’ Resource is excited to announce a new opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of carers. We are currently seeking a:

Carer Locality Worker supporting Airedale Collaborative Care Team (ACCT)

Hours: 23 hours per week

Role Overview

You will also play a pivotal role in supporting unpaid carers through listening, advising, and advocating for them. You’ll conduct wellbeing reviews, needs assessments, identify and carry out required actions, and collaborate with local services.

Additionally, you’ll work closely with Airedale Collaborative Care Team, engaging in outreach work to promote our services to them and to generate referrals of carers from the team to our services. The aim of ACCT is to help individuals to remain at home and avoid un-necessary admission to hospital as well as assisting with early discharge from Hospital. It is likely that many of the individuals ACCT assist will have an unpaid carer supporting them.

You may facilitate peer support groups in the community. Your work aligns with local safeguarding procedures, promoting wellbeing and positive change for carers.

Own transport, clean driving license, and business class insurance is a requirement of the role.

For an informal discussion about this role, please reach out to Julie Peacock on 01274 449660

Join Our Team

This is an opportunity to join a dedicated team that is committed to making a meaningful impact on the lives of carers. If you are passionate about supporting others and making a difference, we encourage you to apply. Carers’ Resource values diversity and is an equal opportunity employer. We encourage applications from all backgrounds.

Closing date for applications: Sunday 4th January 2026

Proposed interview date: Monday 12th January 2026

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