Person Specification Young Carer Officer – Minimum of qualifications required for this post Qualifications required Subject Essential/Desirable Key Level 4; Bachelor’s Degree; Essential HNC; HND NVQ level 4 or equivalent Professional Qualification Youth work; Teaching; Social Desirable Work or equivalent Minimum level of skills, knowledge and experience required for this post Identify Describe Essential/Desirable Knowledge Knowledge of issues Awareness of issues relating to young carers Essential affecting young carers and the impact of being a young carer for children and young people in regard to key outcomes such as health, aspirations, educational attainment and wellbeing. Knowledge of risk and Understanding of young carers changing Essential protective factors needs. Ability to understand family dynamics and how to assess family strengths and needs, including risk and protective factors for young carers. Knowledge of adult, Good awareness of service provision and the Essential children’s and specialist confidence to develop working relationships services across public, voluntary and third sector organisations in pursuit of the aims and objectives of the support of young carers. Children & Families Act Awareness of the Care Act 2014 and the Desirable 2014 Children & Families Act 2014; key points related to young carers and support for them. Skills Assessment skills Ability to conduct thorough and Essential comprehensive assessments which represent young carers needs. Ability to distinguish between adult needs and young carer needs. Direct work with Ability to engage and communicate with Essential children, young people children and young people in a variety of and families
Person Specification – Young Carer Officer Minimum of qualifications required for this post Qualifications required Subject Essential/Desirable Key Level 4; Bachelor’s Degree; HNC; HND NVQ level 4 or equivalent Essential Professional Qualification Youth work; Teaching; Social Work or equivalent Desirable Minimum level of skills, knowledge and experience required for this post Identify Describe Essential/Desirable Knowledge Knowledge of issues affecting young carers Awareness of issues relating to young carers and the impact of being a young carer for children and young people in regard to key outcomes such as health, aspirations, educational attainment and wellbeing. Essential Knowledge of risk and protective factors Understanding of young carers changing needs. Ability to understand family dynamics and how to assess family strengths and needs, including risk and protective factors for young carers. Essential Knowledge of adult, children’s and specialist services Good awareness of service provision and the confidence to develop working relationships across public, voluntary and third sector organisations in pursuit of the aims and objectives of the support of young carers. Essential Children & Families Act 2014 Awareness of the Care Act 2014 and the Children & Families Act 2014; key points related to young carers and support for them. Desirable Skills Assessment skills Ability to conduct thorough and comprehensive assessments which represent young carers needs. Ability to distinguish between adult needs and young carer needs. Essential Direct work with children, young people and families Ability to engage and communicate with children and young people in a variety of Essential