The Team Leader - Communities will work across a range of community settings to support carers and develop two new satellite carers centres. You’ll be working closely with stakeholders and voluntary sector partners to achieve positive outcomes for local carers and reach more carers from diverse communities. If you have experience of running community projects, providing line management support, addressing barriers to inclusion and enabling seldom heard communities to access services, this could be the role for you. You’ll be part of a committed, supportive team making a big impact on local carers’ lives.
TEAM LEADER – Communities
30 to 37 hours per week
Salary: £27,741 per annum, based on 37 hours per week
Contract term: Permanent
Care for the Carers is developing new services to support unpaid carers in East Sussex. We are offering a range of exciting opportunities to join our friendly team. If you are passionate about bringing about positive change, and have the commitment and drive to make a real difference to local carers’ lives, we would love to hear from you.
Care for the Carers values diversity and is an equal opportunities employer. We have a number of measures in place to support our staff who are carers, including carers leave. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds. We strive to support all carers across East Sussex. To do that well, we need a workforce that’s more representative of the communities we serve, so we particularly welcome applications from candidates who are disabled or from ethnically diverse communities.
Additionally, we offer a number of staff benefits, including:
• Office based and remote working
• Paid annual leave of 25 days plus bank holidays (pro rata for part-time positions)
• Comprehensive induction programme
• Enrolment onto the Government Pension Scheme ‘The Peoples Pension’
• Employee Assistance Programme which includes a 24/7 confidential helpline and access to counselling sessions
After the probationary period;
• Flexible Working opportunities
• Care and Domestic Incident Leave
• Childcare Voucher scheme
All posts are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, six-month probationary period and satisfactory references.
More information and apply using the application pack at: https://www.cftc.org.uk/about-care-for-the-carers/work-with-us/
Closing date for all applications is 9am on Monday 24th January 2022, and the interviews expected to be held in early February 2022.
