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Job Opportunities At West Cumbria Carers. 19th February 2015 Category: General Job Opportunities At West Cumbria Carers. Following our Big Lottery Fund grant award we are looking to recruit to two new posts. Both are part time with some hours falling outside of normal office hours: Carers Clinic Support Worker 15 hours a week (at least 3hrs per week will be worked outside of 9am – 5pm Mon to Fri this will include regular Saturday mornings) £19,997 full time salary for 37hrs The post holder will be responsible for the development, promotion and running of a series of community based clinics providing support to carers throughout Allerdale & Copeland Carers Support Line Information Worker 15hrs per week  (at least 7hrs per week will be worked outside of 9am – 5pm Mon to Fri, this will include regular Saturday mornings) £19,997 full time salary for 37hrs The post holder will be responsible for the development of a Carers Support Line providing telephone support to carers throughout Allerdale and Copeland outside of 9am-5pm. Read More Job Opportunities At West Cumbria Carers.
Why Henry Would Recommend Getting a Lasting Power of Attorney. 11th December 2014 Category: General Why Henry Would Recommend Getting a Lasting Power of Attorney. At a recent event a former Carer spoke to one of our support workers about his experiences both with using the Court of Protection and a Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA). Henry (not his real name), was unaware of the Lasting Power of Attorney process, and therefore did not apply for one when his wife first began to show signs of dementia. Read More Why Henry Would Recommend Getting a Lasting Power of Attorney.
Plenty of Volunteering Opportunities This Autumn With NCIP 13th November 2014 Category: Volunteers Cumbria's Neighbourhood Care Independence Programme, managed by the Cumbria Community Foundation, has lots of volunteering opportunities around West Cumbria this Autumn. There's something for everyone, no matter your skills, so why not have a look a Read More
Annual Volunteer Celebration 2nd October 2014 Category: Volunteers Annual Volunteer Celebration Our annual volunteer celebration event is taking place this year on Thursday, 30th October, 2pm - 4pm, at Hunday Manor Hotel. Volunteers will be treated to coffee and cake as a thank you for all their hard work over the last year. If you are one of our volunteers and would like to attend, please contact Nia on 01900 821 976. Read More Annual Volunteer Celebration
Tweet Tweet Tweet 20th August 2014 Category: General Tweet Tweet Tweet West Cumbria Carers is now on Twitter.  For all the latest updates, news, useful links and information, follow us @WCumbriaCarers Hope to see you there! Read More Tweet Tweet Tweet
Vacancies at West Cumbria Carers - Adult Carers Support Workers 5th August 2014 Category: General We currently have two Adult Carers Support Worker vacancies - One full time position and one maternity cover: Fixed term contract to cover up to 12 months maternity leave from w/c 22nd September 2014 Salary: £11,134 (for 22hrs Wednesday/Thursday/Friday) Full time position: This post will mainly cover the district of Copeland Salary: 18,726 for 37hrs a week West Cumbria Carers is a local voluntary organisation which supports carers throughout the areas of Allerdale and Copeland. Read More
More Than Four In Ten Of The UK's Unpaid Carers Are Male - New Carers Trust Report 15th July 2014 Category: General More Than Four In Ten Of The UK's Unpaid Carers Are Male - New Carers Trust Report More than four in ten (42%) of the UK’s unpaid carers are male, dispelling the stereotype that caring is a female issue, according to a new report launched today by Carers Trust, the largest charity for carers in the UK and the Men’s Health Forum, the charity that works to improve men's health services and the health of men. Read More More Than Four In Ten Of The UK's Unpaid Carers Are Male - New Carers Trust Report
Four Fantastic Events and One Sizzling Summer Trip You Won't Want to Miss 2nd July 2014 Category: General Four Fantastic Events and One Sizzling Summer Trip You Won't Want to Miss In our last newsletter we wrote about the changes that are underway at West Cumbria Carers, and we are now able to provide you with the details of our new Carers Meets and Summer Trip that we have planned. We've produced a mini update newletter that has the full details, and you can download it here. Read More Four Fantastic Events and One Sizzling Summer Trip You Won't Want to Miss
New - Beneficial Benefits Clinics Helping YOU to Control Your Finances. 2nd July 2014 Category: General New - Beneficial Benefits Clinics Helping YOU to Control Your Finances.  Have you got questions or queries about what benefits you or the person you care for are eligible for? Would you like help to complete a form for Carers Allowance, Attendance Allowance, Disability Living Allowance, Personal Independence Payment or Employment Support Allowance? Do you want to know about Council Tax Discounts for people with dementia and get help to fill in the forms? Would you like information and support to access grants and other financial support? Why not come along to one of West Cumbria Carers FREE Benefit Clinics and find out more. Read More New - Beneficial Benefits Clinics Helping YOU to Control Your Finances.
New Online & Mobile Donation Options Available 17th June 2014 Category: General New Online & Mobile Donation Options Available We are very pleased to announce that we have teamed up with JustGiving to create new online and mobile donation options. The money we receive in donations goes towards supporting the 18,000 carers in Allerdale and Copeland.  With Justgiving you can create a sponsorship page for an event you are doing, such as a sponsored walk etc, and your friends and family can sponsor you online, with the money coming directly to us. Read More New Online & Mobile Donation Options Available
Carers Shoes 12th June 2014 Category: General Carers Shoes Help publicise 'A day in a Carers Shoes' by retweeting Helens tweets https://twitter.com/_HelenStatham Read More Carers Shoes
A Day in a Carer's Shoes 12th June 2014 Category: General We are really excited that Helen Statham from Cumberland Newsgroup is spending the day 'In a Carer's Shoes' today, Thursday, 12th June. Helen will be providing a commentary on life as a Carer and highlighting some of the issues and difficulties that Carers can face. Read More
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Cumbria, CA13 0QT
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