Carer Support Adviser

Carer Support Adviser
(West) Lincs
Job Title: Carer Support Adviser (West) Lincs
Salary: £‎22,571 per annum
Contract: Permanent
Hours: ‎37 Hours per week
Location: This is a hybrid role which involves community working in the West
of Lincolnshire and some home working. You must be able to support carers face
to face in the North Kesteven, Lincoln and West Lindsey area
We have an exciting opportunity for a Carer Support Adviser to join our team
in West Lincolnshire.
As a Carer Support Adviser, you will be part of our Operational Team, helping
to improve the lives of carers through your work. This role will include,
managing conversations with carers to identify need; writing statutory carers
assessments on behalf of Lincolnshire County Council; providing information,
advice, and wellbeing support; running wellbeing groups and pro-active
identification of carers through partnership working.
To be successful you will have experience of working with adults either in a
‎1:1 or group setting, a working knowledge of health and social care
particularly in relation to adults and have excellent communication and
interpersonal skills.
A high standard of written skills is needed in order to help the carer
identify their support needs and to complete statutory assessments. We are
particularly interested in hearing from those who have experience of working
with young people to support our young adult carers, age ‎16 - ‎25.
In return, you will benefit from working for a charity that delivers a service
which makes a real difference to people's lives. We offer training and
development to help you grow your career, good annual leave entitlement,
flexible working options, access to our work-place pension, employee
assistance programme and a Benenden Healthcare package.
If you are interested in becoming part of our team and have the skills and
experience, we are looking for and are passionate about making a real
difference
Appointments are subject to Carers First receiving an appropriate disclosure
from the Disclosure and Barring Service that we consider acceptable.
We encourage and welcome applications regardless of gender, ethnicity,
religion, disability, sexual orientation or age.
If you would like to discuss this role confidentially, please contact us at
[email protected] and we will be happy to organise for one of the
Team to contact you.
Please note that if you have not been contacted within one week of the
closing date, your application has not been successful.
Interviews for suitable candidates will be arranged within one week upon
receipt of a completed Carers First Application Form
Carers First is an Equal Opportunities Employer
Carer Support Adviser (West) Lincs job vacancy
Apply now
About Carers First
There are currently ‎7 million unpaid carers in the UK, and that number is on
the rise. Their huge contribution saves our economy £‎132 billion each year -
the cost of a second NHS. Each carer's needs and situation are as unique as
they are, but many face similar challenges. They can struggle to balance
employment, finances, or their own wellbeing and time for themselves with
their caring role. They may not be aware of the help and support available to
them - and that's why we're here.

Carers First is a charity that works directly with, and for, thousands of
carers, providing personalised information and tailored support in the way
that suits them: online, on the phone, or face to face in their local
community.
Together for ‎250,000 carers
Last year, we reached over ‎165,000 carers (a ‎39% increase on the previous
year. We have been able to make a material difference in carers' lives as they
faced so many challenges. As a result, carers tell us they feel less alone,
have maximised their income and are managing better in their caring role, with
‎90% of carers saying there has been an improvement in their lives because of
our support.

By ‎2024, we aim to have reached ‎250,000 carers to provide access to
information, support and resources online, by phone, or face to face. Our
services will be designed with carers, ensuring the support we offer is
inclusive and accessible to all carers in different communities.
Join our team
When you join Carers First, you join a vibrant, inclusive, and supportive team
who all have a shared interest in supporting unpaid carers to continue living
their lives to the fullest, across the country. In a community dedicated to
caring, we believe that our employees and volunteers really do make a
difference, therefore, we emphasise the importance of learning and
development, as well as actively encouraging them to develop their skills with
our fantastic learning and development programme. This means that all of our
team become the best that they can be, whilst helping others do the same.