Job Description

Salary: 30,446.96 FTE

Hours of Work: 35 hours per week

Location: The Carers Centre, Lewis Place, Perth PH1 3BD

Contract Type: Permanent

Overview

Young carers play an extraordinary role in their families, and PKAVS is dedicated to ensuring they receive the recognition, support, and opportunities they deserve. As our Young Carers Coordinator, you'll lead a passionate team committed to improving the wellbeing, confidence, and future prospects of young carers across Perth & Kinross. This is a chance to shape a service that truly changes lives and strengthens our community.

The Role

As our Young Carers Coordinator, you'll lead a well?established, highly valued service that makes a life?changing difference to young carers across Perth & Kinross. You'll guide the strategic and day?to?day delivery of the Young Carers Project, ensuring young carers are recognised, supported, and empowered to thrive. This is a chance to shape a service that truly transforms lives.

Key Responsibilities

Provide strategic leadership to develop and strengthen the Young Carers Service. Advocate for young carers locally and nationally, ensuring their voices are heard. Manage budgets, identify funding opportunities, and complete reporting requirements. Build strong partnerships with external agencies and create opportunities for joint working. Offer compassionate, inspiring leadership to the Young Carers Team, including supervision, appraisals, and professional development. Support recruitment, induction, and absence management within the team. Contribute to occasional delivery activities, bringing energy, creativity, and a fun?loving approach.

What makes this role great for you:

You'll lead a service that makes a genuine, lasting difference in the lives of young carers. You'll join a warm, supportive, values?driven team that believes in compassion, community, and empowerment. You'll have the chance to shape and grow a well?established project with real influence across Perth & Kinross. You'll enjoy generous annual leave, flexible working, and strong wellbeing support. You'll have opportunities for ongoing training, development, and leadership growth. You'll be part of an organisation that values diversity, inclusion, and the unique strengths you bring.

Why Join PKAVS?

Generous 7-week holiday allowance. Enhanced company sick pay. Pension scheme contribution. Access to an Employee Assistance Programme for mental and physical wellbeing. Blue Light Card discounts. Flexible and family-friendly working arrangements. Ongoing training and development opportunities
If you're passionate about empowering young people and creating positive change, we'd love you to bring your skills and heart to PKAVS. Your leadership can help young carers feel seen, supported, and able to reach their full potential.

Interested in joining us?

We review applications on a rolling basis and will close the vacancy once a successful candidate is appointed. If you're interested, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

Please use the Apply button to complete our application form.

You can also send your CV to recruitment@pkavs.org.uk,

but the application form gives us the best insight into your skills and helps us process your application more quickly.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: 30,446.96 per year

Work Location: In person