Carers Engagement Officer - Paisley, United Kingdom - Renfrewshire Carers Centre

Renfrewshire Carers Centre

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Paisley, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

We want Renfrewshire to be a Carer friendly community where we work in partnership with Statutory, Third Sector, Private and Community organisations to ensure:

Carers have a voice and are involved in shaping the services offered
Carers are listened to and valued in their role

Main Duties

To ensure the effective representation of Carers and Carers' issues within local and National forums
Develop the Carers forum to be representative of Carers in Renfrewshire. Keep comprehensive, accurate and accessible records and reports
To ensure effective lines of communication between Carer representatives and Carers
To support Carers representatives to be more confident, influential and involved in decision making processes
Develop opportunities for collective support mechanisms for Carers representatives.
To enable the sharing of information between carers representatives by establishing and supporting the Carers forum
Manage own workload on a daytoday basis and use initiative and judgment to make decisions regarding workload, priorities, to meet changing deadlines.
Undertake additional duties as may be required to ensure the development and success of the Carers Centre.
To train and support carers in their role as Carer representatives
Occasional evening and weekend work may be required.

Job Types:
Part-time, Fixed term contract

Contract length: 12 months

Salary:
£11,250.00-£12,343.00 per year

Expected hours: 17.5 per week

Benefits: