Children & Young People Coordinator

TunbridgeWells; Maidstone; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A community support organization in Maidstone is looking for a full-time CYP Coordinator to assist Young Carers aged 5-18 who provide care due to various circumstances. The role involves managing a caseload, conducting assessments, and facilitating activities to improve Young Carers' resilience and wellbeing. Experience in related fields is ideal. The organization promotes inclusion and diversity, offering competitive remuneration and opportunities for hybrid working.

Benefits

Inclusive values-based environment

Competitive remuneration package

Generous annual leave

Opportunities for hybrid working

Cycle to Work Scheme

Qualifications

• Experience of working or volunteering in education, health or social care is desirable.
• Confidence and approachability when working with young people.
• Ability to complete statutory assessments.

Responsibilities

• Manage caseload and new referrals for Young Carers.
• Complete statutory assessments and provide interventions.
• Plan and deliver respite activities for Young Carers.
• Work closely with schools and Childrens Services.

Skills

Confidence

Approachability

Self-motivation

Flexibility

Experience in youth work

Intervention planning

Job description

Sector: Advertising, Creative and Culture

Job Role:Other

Expected start date: Start date is dependant on references and notice period

Full job description

Do you want to make a difference now and for the future?

Are you confident, approachable, self-motivated and have a flexible attitude?

Then join our team supporting Young Carers, aged 5-18 years, who have caring responsibilities for someone in their family due to disability, long-term illness, mental health, or drug or alcohol misuse.

You’ll deliver the service across Tunbridge Wells and Sevenoaks, so your own car is essential. You will manage an existing caseload and new referrals, meeting with families and Young Carers to complete statutory assessments and providing short-term interventions that support Young Carers to improve their resilience, educational chances and wellbeing. This might be signposting to local services, action planning or one-to-one support.

Working closely with schools and Childrens Services, you will make referrals to a range of professionals and community services, ensuring whole family needs are met and thereby reducing the impact of caring on the Young Carer.

As a CYP Coordinator, you will plan and deliver respite activities, providing opportunities for Young Carers to spend time with their peers and recognise that they are not alone.

Applicants may have relevant experience of working or volunteering in education, health or social care, or be looking to start a career working with children or young people. This is a full-time role.

You can make the difference and give a Young Carer their childhood back.

We offer our employees:

• Inclusive values-based environment
• Competitive remuneration package
• Generous annual leave entitlement
• Opportunities for hybrid working
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• and more

Imago is committed to Safer Recruitment practices, and the post is subject to references and an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.

Please either submit your CV with a short covering note or visit our website at www.imago.community for full details.

Imago recognises that many people in our society experience discrimination or lack of opportunity for reasons that are not fair. We aim to create a culture that respects and values each other’s differences, and see these differences as an asset, as they improve our ability to meet the needs of the organisations and people we work with. We proactively seek to increase opportunities for inclusion and celebrate diversity across our organisation and within communities.

Imago recognises its duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of the children, young people and adults at risk who access its services or with whom it comes into contact.