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.



Carer Support and Assessment Coordinator - North Essex

Salary: 20,015 per annum pro rata

Hours: 28 Hours per week

Location: Community Working, North Essex

The requirements of post will include pro-active identification of carers through partnership working, running peer support groups, delivery of carer assessments and providing information, advice, guidance and emotional support to carers.

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Community Inclusion Coordinator - Lincolnshire

Salary: £20,199 per annum

Hours: 37 Hours per week

Location: This is an outreach role linked with the Grantham office – travel base options and working arrangements to be discussed at interview

The successful candidate will be able to work under their own initiative, alongside the operational teams to develop and co-ordinate active carer and volunteer led projects that will enhance community engagement, in particular, by those with lived experience of caring for a relative or friend.

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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)

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