Can you help shape the future of support for young carers in Harrow?
Every day, hundreds of young people in Harrow help care for a family member. We're looking for an exceptional leader to ensure they receive the support, recognition and opportunities they deserve.
Harrow Carers is seeking an experienced, passionate and motivated Young Carers Manager to lead our Young Carers and Young Adult Carers services across the London Borough of Harrow. This is an exciting opportunity to make a genuine difference to the lives of children and young people who provide care and support to family members.
Key Responsibilities
✅ Lead and develop borough-wide Young Carers and Young Adult Carers services.
✅ Oversee statutory young carers assessments and ensure high-quality service delivery.
✅ Manage, support and develop staff, volunteers and students.
✅ Lead safeguarding practice across the service.
✅ Build strong partnerships with schools, social care, health services and community organisations.
✅ Monitor outcomes, quality standards and service performance.
✅ Support activities, residentials, school programmes and transition services for young adult carers.
Essential Skills & Experience
- Experience managing children's, young people's, carers' or family support services.
- Strong safeguarding knowledge and ability to manage concerns effectively.
- Experience of managing and developing staff teams.
- Excellent assessment, report writing and case management skills.
- Strong partnership-building skills with schools, local authorities, health providers and voluntary sector partners.
- Excellent communication, presentation and stakeholder engagement skills.
- Ability to analyse data, monitor outcomes and drive continuous improvement.
- Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities.
- Understanding of the challenges faced by young carers and their families.
- A commitment to delivering high-quality, person-centred services.
Why Join Harrow Carers?
Lead a respected and established service.
Shape the future of support for young carers across the borough.
Work alongside a dedicated and supportive team.
Make a lasting difference to the lives of children, young people and families.
Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
Harrow Carers is committed to creating an inclusive workplace that reflects the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and particularly encourage applications from people with lived experience of caring, individuals from underrepresented communities, and candidates who can help us further strengthen the diversity of our workforce. We are committed to fair recruitment practices and to ensuring that everyone is treated with dignity, respect and equal opportunity throughout the recruitment process and employment journey.
- For an application pack or an informal discussion, please contact, our CEO via email: [email protected]
Pay: £36,000.00-£38,000.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Health & wellbeing programme
Work Location: In person
