Being an unpaid carer can sometimes feel lonely and challenging. It can affect your wellbeing, mental health, and social life. We know how important it is for carers to get support too.
Our volunteers offer a safe place for unpaid carers to talk about their feelings and what’s happening in their lives. We help carers through their challenges and also encourage them to think about their own needs and the support they could use.
We are looking for volunteers who have experience as an unpaid carer or have faced their own mental health struggles. You’ll understand how this can affect a person’s life and wellbeing.
To become a volunteer, you’ll need to complete our one-day Volunteer Selection Training programme.
Key qualities for volunteers include patience, understanding, empathy and good listening skills, so you can really hear what our carers are going through.
As a Carers Peer Support Worker, I find the role very varied and interesting. If I ever get stuck, I have a very supportive manager, who is always there to help me. I get great satisfaction from being a Carers Peer Support Worker and I find it very rewarding.
You can volunteer remotely over the phone, online (like on Zoom), in person at one of our Wellbeing Centres, or a mix that works for you.
