Lived Experience Carer Voice Representative

Lewisham Council is looking to recruit unpaid carers from across the borough to take on a new Lived Experience Carer Voice role. This is a unique opportunity to use your lived experience of caring to help shape services, influence decision-making, and improve support for unpaid carers.

This is a flexible, part-time role (approximately 5–16 hours per month), supporting key meetings, engagement activity, and partnership working across Lewisham.

The role is not a clinical or support role and does not involve casework. Instead, it focuses on engagement, co-production, and representing the views of carers.

In this role, you will

Act as a voice for unpaid carers in your neighbourhood

Gather and represent carers’ views to inform council decisions

Help shape the Lewisham Carers Forum agenda and discussions

Build connections with local carer groups and community networks

Support partnership working with organisations such as: NHS South East London ICB Voluntary sector providers (e.g. Imago)

Promote awareness, recognition and visibility of carers

Support co-production activities and engagement across diverse communities

We particularly welcome applications from individuals who:

Have lived experience as an unpaid carer

Live in one of Lewisham’s four neighbourhoods

Are passionate about improving support for carers

Are confident engaging with a wide range of people and partners

Have experience (formal or informal) of community engagement, listening, or co-production

Value equality, diversity and inclusion and can help ensure all voices are heard

Flexible, claims-based working arrangements

Induction, training and ongoing support

Opportunity to influence local services

Experience of working with council, NHS and voluntary sector partners

A chance to make a meaningful difference for carers in Lewisham

Important information about this role

This is a claims-based recruitment process.

Applicants do not need to complete a standard application form

Instead, you are required to submit: An up-to-date CV A supporting statement explaining how you meet the role requirements, not exceeding 1000 words.

Please send your CV and supporting statement to: proudtocare@lewisham.gov.uk

Please do not apply via Lewisham council website.

Your supporting statement should clearly explain

Your experience as an unpaid carer

Your connection to your local community in Lewisham and which neighbourhood you will be able represent

How you would represent the voice of carers

Any experience of engagement, listening, or working with groups

Application deadline - Tuesday 25th August at 5.00pm

Interviews will be on Thursday 3rd September 2026. We aim for the interviews to be online but can offer an in-person meeting if preferred (at The Albany in Deptford), please indicate your preference when submitting your application.

We propose the successful applicants will start in the role on 21 September 2026.

For an informal discussion about this role please contact proudtocare@lewisham.gov.uk.

Please click here to view the Job Description and Personal Specification.

Salary

£15.00 per hour (or voucher scheme available)

Lewisham Council is committed to equality and diversity and encourages applications from all backgrounds. Reasonable adjustments will be supported throughout the recruitment process where required.

Diversity

Lewisham Council is a Disability Confident employer. We welcome and encourage job applications of all abilities. If you require any reasonable adjustments in the application or interview, please contact the lead contact on this advert. We will make reasonable adjustments to make sure our disabled applicants and those with health conditions are supported throughout our recruitment process. We support the access to work scheme, further details are available at www.gov.uk/access-to-work/apply

The Council reserves the right to close adverts early if there is a large response.

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