Main Duties and Responsibilities

• Assist in planning, facilitating and delivering activities to young people at CancerCare centres.

• Develop positive relationships with the young people and to provide a 1-2-1 casework approach for their needs.

• Signpost the young people to other opportunities and support services, including internal referral for 1-2-1 counselling.

• Develop links with local schools, wellbeing services and other community providers of youth services to ensure the best support packages for the young people who access our services.

• Assist parents and guardians to support their children through cancer or bereavement, where appropriate.

• Plan and evaluate work with colleagues and contribute to reports for funders and the CancerCare Board of Trustees.

• Risk assess activities and young people’s behaviour and report back when necessary.

• Report concerns about young people’s welfare in line with CancerCare’s safeguarding policy and procedure.

• Ensure all young people complete an outcomes tool (e.g. MYCaW) and that the data is analysed.

• Attend regular staff meetings and other ad hoc meetings as required.

• Maintain and improve your knowledge through continuous personal and professional development.

Skills and Abilities

• Ability to safeguard the young people who access the service.

• Approachable and an excellent communicator with good interpersonal skills and the ability to build relationships with outside agencies.

• Excellent teamwork skills.

• Strong self-motivation and the ability to work on personal initiative.

• IT literate.

• Ability to organise and prioritise own workload on a daily basis.

• Excellent written and oral communication skills including preparation of reports, evaluations, minutes, outcome tools etc.

• Plan, monitor and evaluate services.

• Ability to travel throughout the area as needed.

• Ability to drive and move materials around easily.

• Ability to do evening work

• The ability quickly to build a rapport and working relationship with staff and volunteers at all levels.

General

• Championing and promoting the organisation.

• Committed to the principles of equal opportunities.

• Non-judgemental attitude.

• Knowledge and understanding of the cancer journey and support services.

• Promote the aims, vision and values of CancerCare and safeguard its good name and reputation at every opportunity.

• Encourage the community, donors and clients to be aware of the full extent of CancerCare’s services.

• To carry out the duties of the post in accordance with the charity’s policies and procedures.

• Flexible approach to work patterns with hours to suit the needs of the role. Some evening and weekend work will be required.

• To undertake any other appropriate duties for the effective operation of CancerCare as may be required from time to time by the Executive Leadership Team.