Key Responsibilities:

Primary Tasks

To Engage and Support Unpaid Global Majority Carers within Harrow.

• Lead on implementing community engagement activities and wellbeing programmes for global majority unpaid carers across the Borough.
• Lead our community hub and organise weekly activities which include professional talks, training, and social activities for unpaid carers.
• Build relationships with Carers leads and other professional within Harrow who can support carers and those from global majority communities.
• Attend networking meetings to promote the service and build partnerships, giving presentations where necessary in support of global majority carers and organisations
• To work as part of a team and pathway in the support of unpaid carers.
• Set up carers forums to provide a safe environment for carers to meet to support each other and to have a voice in the strategic planning for Harrow carers.
• Work in collaboration with the marketing manager to devise literature suitable for the target group.
• Organise and carry out regular promotional and marketing events in the community for unpaid carers from global majority communities and circulate information about the project regularly.
• Link with other professionals in social care and health organisations to support unpaid carers from global majority communities.
• Recruiting and training 5 volunteers each year.

Secondary Tasks

• Signpost and refer carers to external services either universal or statutory.
• To provide monthly engagement outcome -based reports as well as attendance record keeping.
• Log all information on a database and collate relevant reports at the request of the Adult Services Manager
• To support colleagues in other areas of the organisation as when required
• To undertake additional responsibilities as designated by Harrow Carers
• To comply with General Data Protection Regulations relating to personal information of individuals of the public.
• To comply with all relevant policies, procedures, and guidelines, including those relating to Safeguarding, Equal Opportunities, Health and Safety, Confidentiality and Dignity at Work.

Experience and Knowledge
• Experience of providing front line, holistic support to vulnerable people
• Experience of organising and delivering workshops
• Experience of working with external professionals and organisations
• Knowledge and Understanding of the challenges faced by global majority communities in Harrow
• Good working understanding of supporting unpaid carers and the challenges they face
• Knowledge and understanding of welfare benefits systems for unpaid carers & Care Act 2014

• Understanding of Safeguarding vulnerable adults and deprivation of liberty procedures
• Understanding and Commitment to Equality of Opportunity and working practices
• Experience of using Charity log (desirable)
• Experience of completing monitoring and evaluation reports

Person Specification

Skills

Is able to…
• Work independently and as part of the team
• Be consistently empathetic
• Work within professional boundaries
• Excellent IT skills knowledge Word, Outlook & Power point
• Accurate attention to detail
• Flexible adaptable and can-do attitude
• Excellent organisational skills
• Analytical and problem-solving skills, solution focused.
• Enthusiastic and self-motivated
• Supervisory and project management & presentation skills (Desirable)

Benefits:

• Opportunity to lead a meaningful project supporting unpaid carers across North West London.
• Collaborative and supportive team environment.
• Pension 3%
• Holiday 26 days pro rata adjustment

Closing date –Tuesday 3rd June 2025 We may close this vacancy earlier than the deadline as applications are being reviewed on a regular basis throughout the advertised period and interviews may take place for suitable candidates.