Current Vacancies

Carers FIRST is a growing charity supporting adult and young carers working in the districts of South and North West Kent, Medway, Lincolnshire, Essex and the London Boroughs of Waltham Forest and Haringey  A carer is anyone who looks after a relative or friend who due to ill health, physical or mental illness, disability, frailty or addiction, cannot manage without their support.

Please find below details of roles we are currently recruiting for.

How to Apply for a Vacancy

If you are interested in a vacancy with Carers FIRST and wish to apply for the position, please carefully complete you application form, ensuring you fill in all of the sections and return your completed Application Form and Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form by email to recruitment@carersfirst.org.uk by the date and time specified on each job advert.

Please note that only electronic applications will be accepted and that CV's will not be accepted.
 
Tips on completing your application form

  • Read the Job Description and Personal Sepecification carefully.

  • Be sure to include in your employment history, details of relevant duties to the role you are applying for and any transferable skills you may have.

  • Include any other work or volunteering experience you have which you feel is relevant.

  • Read the Knowledge and Skills required for the role in the Personal Specification and demonstrate clearly in your application evidence of how you meet each of these.

If you need any further guidance, please contact us by email or by telephone on 0300 303 1555.



Central Services (HUB) Apprentice

Wage: £3.80 Per Hour

Hours: 37 Hours Mon-Thu 9am-5pm, Fri 9am-4:30pm, but some flexibility is required.

We require an apprentice to work within our Central Hub team, providing support and general admin support to operational teams and answering calls from professionals, taking referrals and adding information onto our Carer’s database.

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Carer Support and Assessment Coordinator (HUB) (2 Vacancies)

Salary: £20,415 pro rata, per annum

Hours: 22.5 Hours per week (Strood/Tonbridge - to be worked across 3 days - Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday) and 20 hours per week (Strood Office - Flexible days)

Location: Strood/Tonbridge, Kent

We are excited to offer the above role and the successful candidate will work within our busy Carers Hub team providing telephone support. Being the first point of contact for carers, you will be required to give information, advice, and guidance undertaking a proportionate assessment of carers needs and where appropriate assist with support planning.

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Carers FIRST is an Equal Opportunities Employer

 
Head Office: Michael Gill Building, Tolgate Lane, Strood, Kent ME2 4TG
 
Registered Charity No. 1085430 Registered Company No. 4144820 (England)