Young Carer Support Worker at Carers Northumberland

Contract Type: Fixed term

Role Type: Employment

Hours: Part time

Application deadline: Monday, September 14, 2026 - 17:00

Based: Northumberland

Salary: £28,500 Pro Rata

Salary Type: Fixed Salary

Location: Northumberland

Role description: Project Support

£28,500 per annum (pro rata) actual £17,332

22.5 hours per week

Based at: Central Office, 107 & 109 Station Road, Ashington, NE63 8RS (Hybrid working currently in place)

Fixed Term: 12 months (initially)

Carers Northumberland is looking for a warm, approachable, and motivated Young Carer Support Worker to join our team.  We are looking for someone who can build trusted relationships with young carers, providing a safe space to talk, help them understand and manage the impact of their caring role, supporting their wellbeing, and increasing their confidence and resilience.  The key elements of this role include offering 1-to-1 support and group activities in schools, building positive relationships with young carers, working closely with school staff, families and other professionals, and helping to shape the Young Carer Service.

The work we do is incredibly varied, and our staff team come from a range of different backgrounds.  We are looking for someone who is empathetic, patient, non-judgemental, resilience and outcome focused.  Experience of working with children and young people is essential.  You will be required to travel to meetings and events throughout Northumberland and due to the nature of the county access to your own transport is needed.

If you are passionate about supporting young carers and want to make a real difference to their lives, we would love to hear from you.

Closing date for applications: 5 pm Monday 14 September 2026

Interviews will be held on Wednesday 23 September 2026

To download an application pack please go to https://carersnorthumberland.org.uk/vacancies or email recruitment@carersnorthumberland.org.uk. 

The application pack can be made available in other formats upon request. 

Please note that if you have not been contacted within 2 weeks of the closing date, you have not been shortlisted for interview.

Charity Number: 1122972

Company Number: 6266972