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Join Our Team Make a Difference Every Day Are you passionate about supporting young people? Do you want to help improve the lives of children and young people who care for a family member? n-Compass is looking for a dedicated Young Carers Practitioner to join our committed and dynamic Warrington team. About the Role As a Young Carers Practitioner, you will play a vital role in supporting children and young people who care for a loved one. You will: Contact new Young Carers and welcome them to our service. Gain an understanding of each Young Carers unique caring role and develop tailored support plans to reduce the impact of their responsibilities. Make appropriate referrals for statutory Young Carers Assessments. Provide ongoing, time-limited one-to-one support, regularly reviewing and adapting support plans as needed. Build positive relationships and connect Young Carers and their families with a wide range of community resources and support services. Help Young Carers understand the condition of the person they care for, and provide relevant health and social care information. Participate in multi-agency meetings, including Team Around the Family, Child Protection Conferences, and Child-in-Need reviews. Create and lead peer support opportunities such as groups, activities, and trips including during evenings, weekends, and school holidays. Develop and deliver training sessions to help Young Carers build skills for their caring roles and future aspirations. Maintain accurate, confidential records in line with data protection requirements. Use digital platforms and social media to offer information, advice, and support. Actively identify new Young Carers through community outreach and engagement events. Promote and safeguard the welfare of all children, young people, and vulnerable adults you work with. About You You will be an excellent communicator with strong organisational skills and a real commitment to empowering young people. Youll be comfortable working both independently and as part of a team, and have experience working in a similar role supporting children, families, or vulnerable individuals. A working knowledge of safeguarding procedures and the ability to build trust with young people and families is essential. The successful applicant will demonstrate capability to: Work with children and young people, individually and in group settings Use Microsoft Office packages Understand and carry out safeguarding and child protection procedures Complete assessments and support plans Motivate and encourage others Manage a complex and varied workload Work well as a team and individually Commit to anti-discriminatory practice Commit to the values and aims of n-compass About us N-compass was established in 2009 and is a not-for-profit organisation determined to improve the lives of vulnerable people across England, delivering a range of Advocacy, Health and Wellbeing, Carers and Counselling services. N-compass values are what inspire us to make a difference and enhance life opportunities for adults and young people across local communities by being, professional, responsive, innovative, dynamic and empowering. They determine what we do, how we do it and what we are trying to achieve. n-compass is an equal opportunities employer, if you requite any reasonable adjustments to enable you to apply for this role, please contactus. Successful applicants will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check (formally CRB) Registered Charity Number: 1128809 Successful applicants will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check REF-222 688 TPBN1_UKTJ