An Exciting Opportunity… Brent is a tremendously vibrant London borough where the iconic arch of Wembley Stadium dominates the skyline. Spanning both inner and outer London, it is a borough of huge contrasts in terms of its economic, environmental, ethnic and social make up. Brent’s diversity is evident to all who visit our borough and our long history of ethnic and cultural diversity has created a place that is truly unique and valued by those who live and work here. The council is pursuing a far-reaching transformation agenda that better meets the needs of our community so it is an exciting time to join us. The Post The post holder will develop and manage effective carer and stakeholder relationships across Adult Social Care services, including facilitation, promoting and supporting active engagement of a diverse range of customers and residents with lived experience of their health condition and services. The post holder will work with informal carers, council employees, customers and residents to develop a community of practice that promotes a culture of consultation, collaboration and coproduction. The post holder will inform and support carers groups, the Brent Carers Centre and the Brent Carers Board. The Person The post holder will have experience working on community initiatives and/or experience as a person with lived experience as a carer. They will have the people skills and the communication skills to work alongside a diverse range of community groups and organisations. They will have good coordination and management skills to develop and deliver consultation, collaboration and coproduction events. They will have knowledge of equality and accessibility standards. Closing date: 8 September 2024 (23:59) Additional Information If you are interested in applying for this job, please start by clicking the "Apply Now" button below. You must provide a supporting statement as part of your application that clearly shows how you meet the criteria on the Person Specification. We will accept a CV in support of your application, however, you should still provide a supporting statement. Brent Council values the diversity of its community and aims to have a workforce that reflects this and therefore encourage applications from all sections of the community. We positively encourage all applicants to self-identify their characteristics in the diversity survey section in the application. We are committed to safer recruitment and safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants should be aware that posts working with children, young people and vulnerable adults are subject to an Enhanced DBS check as well as other employment clearances. The information we collect from you will be shared with Cifas who will use it to prevent fraud, other unlawful or dishonest conduct, malpractice, and other seriously improper conduct. Further details of how your information will be used by us and Cifas and your data protection rights, can be found here. Brent has a positive approach to flexible working. As a disability confident employer Brent welcomes applications from people with all disabilities, including “non-visible” disabilities and mental health conditions. We will interview any disabled applicant who meets the essential criteria. If you require reasonable adjustments to be made to any part of the recruitment process due to your disability, please contact us on [email protected]

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