Having successfully secured multi-year funding from the National Lottery Community Fund, we are delighted to continue our Carers Engagement work until the 31 August 2028. We are now looking to recruit a Carers Engagement Worker to join our successful team.
We want Renfrewshire to be a Carer friendly community where we work in partnership with Statutory, Third Sector, Private and Community organisations to ensure:
• Carers have a voice and are involved in shaping the services offered
• Carers are listened to and valued in their role
Main Duties
· To ensure the effective representation of Carers and Carers’ issues within local and National forums
· Develop the Carers forum to be representative of Carers in Renfrewshire. Keep comprehensive, accurate and accessible records and reports
· To ensure effective lines of communication between Carer representatives and Carers
· To support Carers representatives to be more confident, influential and involved in decision making processes
· Develop opportunities for collective support mechanisms for Carers representatives.
· To enable the sharing of information between carers representatives by establishing and supporting the Carers forum
· Manage own workload on a day-to-day basis and use initiative and judgment to make decisions regarding workload, priorities, to meet changing deadlines.
· Undertake additional duties as may be required to ensure the development and success of the Carers Centre.
· To train and support carers in their role as Carer representatives
· Occasional evening and weekend work may be required.
To apply for this position, please send a copy of your CV to fionahr@renfrewshirecarers.org.uk
Job Types: Part-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 31 August 2028
Hours : 17.5/week (Monday all day, Tuesday all day and a half day on Friday)
Benefits:
• Casual dress
• Company pension
• Life Assurance
• EAP
• Free parking
• On-site parking
• Referral programme
• Sick pay