Staff With Caring Responsibilities Peer Support Group
This peer support network group was established in August 2014.
The group aims to be a support network for members of staff who have caring responsibilities and a way to share experiences and help each other with the scenarios that arise out of being a carer.
This year for Carers Week, St Peter's House are hosting a day of events and activities for carers on Friday 10th June from 10:30am until 3pm.
All events are free, but some require pre-booking online or you can email wholeness@stpeters.org
Meetings
The next meeting will be confirmed shortly - more details to follow. Please mail equalityanddiversity@manchester.ac.uk with agenda items or to be included in the meeting.
Useful Documents
There are some existing internal documents that people may find helpful:
Time off for special leave policy
Our Managers Essentials pages contain useful guidance too. They also have Parents and Carers pages which could also prove useful.
There is also guidance for Supporting Staff with a Caring Responsibility and a Carers' Policy.
Below are some external websites* along with some useful links for information & support
Carers UK
This is a website offering support and advice for the UK's 6.5 million carers:
EAC
FirstStop Advice is an independent, free service providing advice and information for older people, their families and carers about care and housing options.
For young carers
Manchester Carers Forum provide pratcal support with the day to day challenges involved with being a carer
The Carers Trust (Formerly Crossroads)
There is also a great deal of information available from the different local authorities - as the support and resources differs between each one, it's best to check what's on offer from the local authority in which you (or the cared person) resides in:
*the university is not responsible for the content of external webpagesTo join the confidential mailing list - please contact equalityanddiversity@manchester.ac.uk