Young Adult Carers Worker (Project Worker 2) - Barnardo's Action With Young Carers Liverpool

Interested in working with Young Adult Carers (18 - 25)?

Do you want to make a positive impact?
Looking for engaging and rewarding work?

We're looking for a committed Young Adult Carers worker for our Barnardo's Young Adult Carers service working alongside the Young Carers workers

About Us

We support Young Adult Carers (18 - 25) who care for another adult
We work closely with the Carers Centre to ensure access to inclusive respite/activities and additional support
We are passionate about inclusion, safeguarding and positive experiences

Location

Office base: 109 Eaton Road, West Derby, Liverpool, L12 1LU
The post is in-person, and worker is in/around the Liverpool City region

Working Pattern

37 hours per week (Monday - Friday as a rule, may be exceptions for occasional events)
Hours work around Young Adult Carers needs (may be after 5/6pm)

What We're Looking For (evidence required in your application)

Experience of working with 18+/young adults
Warm, empathetic and effective communication skills
Strong organisation and attention to detail
Ability to work independently and as part of a team
Partnership work/multi-agency approaches
A clear understanding of safeguarding and child protection requirements
Solution focused and young person centred

Key Responsibilities

Support in completion of statutory Carers assessments, support plans and reviews
Case management and recording on Liquid Logic
Positive and pro-active mindset
Facilitate and support Young Adult Carers breaks linking in with the Carers Centre
Liaising with partner agencies for wrap around supporting needs, referring and signposting
Work with Team Manager & contribute to reports/monitoring
dentifying Young Adult Carers through statutory Carers assessments
Supporting Young Adult Carers in their caring role to reduce negative impact of caring
Reviewing support needed and formulating plans to address those needs

When completing your application, please clearly link your skills, knowledge and experience to the Person Specification, Job Description including Additional Information sheet, with an understanding of the service context described.

Please note due to the high volume of applications for some posts, this advert might close before the displayed closing date. We recommend that you apply for this role as soon as possible.

We know that our colleagues go above and beyond in delivering our vital work, driven by their passion and commitment to Barnardo's values.  We also know that we can only realise our ambitions and achieve better outcomes for more children, thanks to the talent, hard work and creativity of our people.

For all these reasons, we are committed to a new approach to pay and reward, to ensure it is fair, attractive and progressive, which was rolled out in April 2023. This is a positive change for the charity, and a part of our People & Culture Strategy. It will assist us in supporting colleagues to belong, thrive and grow in their colleague journey at Barnardo's and in time will offer clear routes of progression for colleagues in both their career and their pay.

Whilst the full pay band and salary range is advertised, our approach to starting salaries is to appoint between the minimum to mid-point of the pay band – this ensures that pay steps are available to reward our colleagues annually based on their contribution to excellence and alignment to our values and behaviours.  More details on Barnardo's pay framework can be found upon application.

Workplace Offer: What it means for you

Our hybrid working initiative is based on trust, flexibility and empowerment. We understand our workplace offer means different things to different people, and we encourage those conversations. This may mean working at one of our stores, services, working at home, in the community, at one of our Collaboration Hubs or depending on the role any combination of these. Please read through the advert carefully to understand the remits of hybrid working that will be specific to the role.

Barnardo's require colleagues to be UK residents, based in the UK and to complete their roles from within the UK (with the exception of colleagues providing Barnardo's services in Jersey and colleagues who live in the Republic of Ireland providing services in Northern Ireland)

Barnardo's believe in creating equality of opportunity in the workplace and supporting people to manage their work-life balance; we are therefore open to offering flexible working arrangements.
Annual Leave entitlement for full-time colleagues is 26 days per annum, increasing to 27 days per annum, after 3 years Barnardo's service, 29 days per annum, after 5 years Barnardo's service and 30 days per annum, after 7 years Barnardo's service. Those working less than full time are entitled to the same level of holiday pro rata
The ability to buy up to another 5 days annual leave via our Buy Your Leave scheme
A host of family friendly leave options including company Maternity Paternity and Adoption pay; together with all family additional leave options
Service related sick pay from day 1
Access to a Group Personal Pension with a matched 4% or 6% contribution from Barnardo's. Ability to pay via salary sacrifice to garner both tax and NI savings on your own contribution
Death in service cover of 4x annual earnings for all staff contributing to our Group Personal Pension
Cycle2work scheme
Interest free season ticket loans
Discounts and cashback from at high street shops including major supermarkets, cinemas, gyms, leisure/theme parks, holidays and much more via our Benefit Portal
20% discount at Barnardo's stores
Opportunity to purchase a health cash plan to claim towards dental, glasses, therapy etc
Free access to round the clock employee assistance program for advice and support
Access to Barnardo's Learning and Development offer

*T&C's apply based on contract

We are committed to being an inclusive employer and cultivating a culture where everyone can belong and thrive through inclusion and connectivity. We want our workforce to be reflective of the communities we work with, and for equality, diversity and inclusion to be embedded in everything we do. We are a Disability Confident Leader, are progressing our ambition to be an anti-racist organisation with Anti-Racism Commitments and actions in place and have networks for colleagues who are disabled, LGBT+, Black and Minoritised Ethnic and Women. We particularly encourage applications from Black and Minoritised Ethnic and/or disabled candidates who are currently underrepresented in our workforce. For disabled applicants, we offer reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process.

Reference number:23411
Job Title:Young Adult Carers Worker - Liverpool Young Carers
Location:Liverpool
Locality:Merseyside
Contract type:Permanent
Hours:37
Salary:£28,687
Closing Date:5 August 2026
Interview Date:TBC

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