Job description

Waveney Development Co-ordinator

30 hours per week £26,844 pro rata (£21,765)

About the role

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the team at Suffolk Family Carers in delivering an excellent service to family carers in and around the Waveney area.

This role will involve building strong relationships within the local community as well as working directly with family carers to increase and enhance the support on offer to family carers within the region.

This is a part time position of 30 hours a week on a fixed term contract until March 2026. This a hybrid role, based from within the Waveney region, with time split between working from home and out within the local community.

As our Waveney Development Coordinator, you will be responsible for:

· Mapping key services in the Waveney area for family carers and the person they support, developing an understanding of the Norfolk/Suffolk border challenges

· Identifying funding opportunities in response to need in collaboration with partners and line manager

· Developing good working relationships with GP practices and the use of the GP Framework

· Attending appropriate meetings and ‘be the voice of Family Carers’ in the Waveney area

· Developing relationships with employers, care agencies, pharmacies, seldom heard communities and the wider community to identify carers and provide appropriate support in line with the Waveney project plan

· Directly supporting family carers by providing information, advice, guidance and emotional support

Ideally, we are looking for someone with the following key skills, knowledge and experience, however, even if you don’t quite have all of it, please do still apply.

· Excellent interpersonal, communication and networking skills, with the ability to relate to all people

· Analytical, creative and problem solving skills, with the ability to make informed decisions

· Confident presentation skills

· Experience of giving information, advice and guidance

· An understanding of the impact of the caring role

· Ability to effectively monitor and evaluate working practices alongside and with support from the Project Manager

· Community Development Experience (desirable)

· Experience of working in the community to improve wellbeing (desirable)

· Experience of identifying suitable funding opportunities (desirable)

Due to the nature of this role you will need to have the ability to travel between rural locations as required.

This role will be subject to an enhanced DBS check, which will be carried out following acceptance of any offer made to the successful candidate

But why work for us?

For over 30 years Suffolk Family Carers have been helping family carers of all ages across Suffolk get the support they need to live fuller lives. We provided information, advice and guidance to thousands of family carers each year and is recognised nationally as the GSK Impact Award winner 2019.

Our credible representation of family carers’ needs enables us to campaign on issues that affect them, to ensure their voices are heard. We will keep driving change across society to enable family carers to have a life of their own alongside their caring role.

We offer some great employee benefits, which include:

· Flexible working with some flexibility to work from home, depending on role

· Enhanced annual leave entitlement

· Sick pay

· Various Wellbeing at work initiatives

If you would like to work for an organisation that values people as individuals with diverse opinions, cultures, lifestyles and circumstances, who holds staff and volunteers in high regard, listens and enables them to flourish and see their good ideas through to fruition then we would like to hear from you.

To apply, please read the job specification before uploading your CV through our website

Your supporting statement should clearly evidence how you meet the role requirements (set out in the person specification section of the job spec).

Closing date: 15 May 2023, although we will be shortlisting throughout and reserve the right to close early for the right candidate

Interview date: TBC

Informal enquiries: Julie Ing (Adult Services Manager) or Adele Cull (Project Manager)

Job Types: Part-time, Fixed term contract
Part-time hours: 30 per week

Salary: £26,844.00 per year

Benefits:

• Additional leave
• Casual dress
• Company pension
• Flexitime
• Free flu jabs
• Free parking
• On-site parking
• Referral programme
• Sick pay
• Wellness programme
• Work from home

Schedule:

• Flexitime
• Monday to Friday
• Weekend availability

Application question(s):

• All applications should include a cover letter clearly detailing how they meet the criteria for the role (available from our website www.suffolkfamilycarers/work-with-us). Your application will be rejected without the cover letter.

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 15/05/2023