Young Carers Transition Lead JOB DESCRIPTION Job Title: Young Carers Transition Lead Reports to: Young Carers Service Manager Location: Various Salary: £28,250 per annum Hours: Full time, worked over 5 days per week (regular evenings and occasional weekends by prior arrangement) Safeguarding Level: Enhanced DBS with barred lists Purpose of the Role Lead and coordinate the Young Carers Transition Pathway so that young carers (YC) and young adult carers (YAC) experience a consistent, person-centred journey from early preparation (5–10) through post-16 and into adulthood. The role drives awareness and access to support across schools, FE/HE and employers, maintains regular conversations and touch points, and embeds the Transition Pathway within the Local Authority statutory assessment and review cycle in partnership with Assessment Officers. Working Pattern and Requirements • This post is full-time, with regular evenings (and occasional weekends) to deliver and/or cover groups across our area of operation, ensuring consistent conversations and touch points for carers who cannot attend in school hours. • Travel across community venues, schools/colleges and partners is required; flexibility in location and hours is essential. • Maintain an enhanced DBS check and up-to-date safeguarding training. Key Responsibilities • Maintain Carers Trust Heart of England (CTHoE) Young Carers Transition Pathway (tools, timelines, checklists, templates); ensure alignment with statutory guidance and commissioning requirements; champion co-production and inclusive practice. • Run a blended model of weekly venue-based groups, the Drop-In Hub, structured one-to-one (1:1) sessions, and online options, tailored by age and stage (including early preparation for children aged 5–10 and post-16 transition content). • Plan, deliver and cover groups across our area of operation to maintain continuity and meet agreed access and touch-point standards; provide contingency cover to avoid session gaps. • Co-work with Assessment Officers so Transition Pathway prompts are built into statutory assessments and scheduled 6 and 12-month reviews; update prompts, templates and Customer/Client Relationship Management (CRM) fields as needed. • Model best practice in assessment, planning, reviews and safe closure; work in a trauma-informed, strengths-based way; escalate risks promptly via safeguarding procedures. • Develop active relationships with schools, Further Education (FE) and Higher Education (HE) providers, employers, and Voluntary, Community, Faith and Social Enterprise (VCFSE) partners; coordinate assemblies, staff briefings, campus visits, mentoring and careers inputs to increase awareness and referrals. • To work towards all of our Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) as set out in our funding agreements, which will be kept under regular review. • Produce routine updates for the Service Manager, Senior Management Team (SMT) and commissioners; use data to target continuous improvement. • Deliver in line with safeguarding policy; promote EDI across all delivery; follow lone-working procedures and escalate concerns appropriately. • Health & Safety and compliance: Complete and review risk assessments; report incidents, hazards and defects; ensure safe use of venues, transport and equipment; maintain professional boundaries; complete mandatory and refresher training (including Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and safeguarding) and participate in supervision/appraisal. • Attend activities and events outside core hours (evenings/weekends) where service needs require. • Work with colleagues who support adult carers to coordinate support plans and assessments ensuring that young adult carers receive joined-up timely help that meets their needs. • Create and maintain a clear young carer (under 18) adult carer (18+) handover process, including joint meetings, shared action plans and follow-up checks to ensure no loss of support at the point of transition. • Co-design and, where appropriate, co-deliver sessions (e.g. information evenings, carer’s rights, benefits, condition-specific education, wellbeing) that meet the needs of both young carers and adult carers. • Apply the No Wrong Doors approach and the Triangle of Care principles across children’s and adults’ services so families experience seamless access, shared responsibility and consistent professional boundaries. This job description may be reviewed and updated by agreement to reflect changing organisational and commissioning needs PERSON SPECIFICATION Essential Desirable Knowledge of young carer and young adult carer issues. Transition planning within education/FE settings. Understanding of safeguarding (children), trauma-informed practice and inclusive delivery. Building partnerships with schools/FE/HE/employers and community organisations. Strong facilitation and rapport-building; clear verbal, written and digital communication. Delivering group work and 1:1 support with children/young people and/or young adult carers. Using case-management systems and outcome frameworks to evidence impact. Values-led, with high standards of integrity, trust and empathy. Coordinating multi-site programmes and providing evening delivery. Organised and data-literate; able to balance priorities across venues and deadlines. Solution-focused, reflective, and committed to co-production and continuous improvement. Car driver with access to a vehicle for multi-site delivery.