Young Carer Wellbeing Mentor

Location:

Hybrid Working, Northamptonshire Carers, Anne Goodman Carers Centre, 123 Midland Road, Wellingborough, NN8 1LU

Hours:

21 per week

Salary: £13,791.96 per annum (£12.63 p/h)

📢 Reporting to:
Young Carer Lead

💡 Make a Difference Every Day

Supporting Young Carers in progressing a personalised pathway to improved wellbeing. To build trusting relationships with Young Carers; so they feel able to talk about the different problems they face.

Ensuring that Young Carers are at the centre of shaping support packages tailored to their needs and aspirations. To assess the wellbeing needs of individual Young Carers and create holistic wellbeing improvement plans, and to record progress in advancing their personal wellbeing goals.

Helping Young Carers gain insight into their emotions; and help them develop practical self-help strategies and build confidence, self-esteem, emotional resilience and motivation.

A team of dedicated people who make a real difference to the lives of young people living in Northamptonshire, we love what we do! After a referral to the Young Carers Service a Young Carer Worker will initially carry out a Needs Assessment which looks at what caring activities a young person may be undertaking, the appropriateness of these activities, and the impact the caring role may be having on them.

This assessment takes into consideration the voice of the parent and the voice of the young person. The young person may also want us to talk to other adults in their lives. Following this, a support plan will be put together with actions and recommendations to support the young carer and the family. This could include information, advice, guidance, referrals to other agencies for the young carer or the cared‑for person, or access to support within the service.

• To deliver wellbeing focussed one-to-one and group support to a cohort of young carers. To design, develop and implement, in partnership with young people and the wider team, wellbeing resources and a programme of content for groups and one-to-ones.
• To evaluate and review the needs of young carers, to contribute to monitoring project outcomes and summarising report themes from information gathered.
• To communicate with Young Carers and their families as appropriate to their needs, encourage participation, whilst considering and being respectful of their individual needs and being culturally sensitive.
• To provide occasional transport to Young Carers to enable them to access groups and activities.
• To work as part of the Young Carers Team and feedback any information or concerns to line manager. To report any safeguarding concerns to appropriate staff member, following organisational policies and procedures.
• To work with Health & Safety law and organisational policies and procedures as part of safe practice, including risk assessments and accident and incident reporting.
• To provide other such services as may be required from time to time in relation to the post.

• Deliver wellbeing focussed 1-to-1 and group support
• Design, develop and implement wellbeing resources and a content programme
• Evaluate and review the needs of young carers with the project
• Provide transport enabling access to groups and activities
• Support to the wider community team

• An understanding of young carers’ needs and issues, including the barriers to accessing education and the community.
• Excellent communication skills on all levels
• Ability to travel to multiple locations and access to a vehicle to transport young people.
• A positive attitude towards young carers, sibling carers and their families.
• Openness and willingness to learn and work towards future developments.
• Confident self‑starter with ability to work under own initiative, as well as part of a team.

You may already be working with younger people as a youth worker, support worker or in education.

24 days holiday plus bank holidays – pro‑rata for part‑time

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