[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” background_enable_color=”off” background_enable_image=”off” bottom_divider_style=”curve” bottom_divider_color=”#FFFFFF” bottom_divider_height=”70px” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=”Working Carers” text_orientation=”center” button_one_url=”https:\/\/dccarers.org\/fundraising\/#news” button_two_url=”https:\/\/dccarers.org\/fundraising\/#options” _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” content_font_size=”19px” background_color=”gcid-7f2e0233-83a2-4d96-b558-bfb97b314417″ use_background_color_gradient=”on” background_color_gradient_stops=”#6f498a 0%|rgba(111,73,138,0.7) 100%” background_color_gradient_overlays_image=”on” background_color_gradient_start=”#6f498a” background_color_gradient_end=”rgba(111,73,138,0.7)” background_image=”https:\/\/dccarers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Circle-background1.png” background_size=”initial” custom_button_one=”on” button_one_border_radius=”33px” button_one_icon=”||divi||400″ button_one_icon_placement=”left” button_one_on_hover=”off” custom_button_two=”on” button_two_border_radius=”33px” button_two_icon=”||divi||400″ button_two_icon_placement=”left” button_two_on_hover=”off” custom_padding=”||89px|||” custom_css_title=”margin-bottom: 11px;” custom_css_button_1=”margin-top: 33px;” global_colors_info=”{%22gcid-7f2e0233-83a2-4d96-b558-bfb97b314417%22:%91%22background_color%22,%22colorStart%22,%22background_color%22,%22colorStart%22%93}”]If you’re juggling work with looking after someone, we can fit around you and help you to access support tailored for Working Carers
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Knowing your Rights in work:<\/strong><\/p>\n Click HERE<\/a> for new resources for working Carers from the Job Centre<\/strong><\/p>\n Your rights in work come from two sources:<\/p>\n The following link will give you guidance about your statutory rights as a working carer. However, it’s always worth\u202fchecking your contract of employment, staff handbook, HR policies or\u202fletter of appointment to see if you have any contractual rights on top\u202fof your statutory rights. Information about your general rights:\u202fsee the GOV.UK website<\/a>.<\/p>\n Did you know?..<\/strong> As a Working Carer You can still access support for Carer Breaks, Benefits advice and much more from your Carer Support Coordinator.<\/p>\n If you have not yet signed up for support click here<\/a>, you can even sign up for Information Only and still receive a Carers Discount Card.<\/p>\n For more information about your rights and guidence around being a Working Carer, download our Working Carers Employee Guide<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_5,3_5″ _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” width=”65.7%” width_tablet=”80%” width_phone=”80%” width_last_edited=”on|tablet” custom_margin=”|auto|||false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”|||auto|false|false” custom_margin_phone=”|||auto|false|false” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_css_main_element_last_edited=”on|tablet” custom_css_main_element_tablet=”flex-direction: column-reverse;||display:flex” custom_css_main_element_phone=”flex-direction: column-reverse;||display:flex”][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]The thought of getting back into work or leaving work can feel like a big step. Knowing the financial impact and what benefits you can claim might effect your decision.\u00a0 If you are claiming benefits, working or studying might affect these benefits so it would be a good idea to have a benefits check before you make any decisions. Use our Benefits Calculator<\/a> or text ‘Benefits Check’ to 07800 005830<\/strong><\/p>\n Returning to work:\u00a0<\/strong>A good start is to think about what job you might want by identifying your skills and interests.<\/p>\n Focus on yourself, clarify your goals and planning ahead.\u00a0\u00a0CarersUK have a Learning for Living<\/a> course available for Carers which helps you to show and make use of the skills learned from your caring role.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n If you are, or have recently been, an unpaid carer, Open University Carers\u2019 Scholarship could allow you to study an OU qualification for free. click\u00a0here<\/a>\u00a0for more information<\/p>\n For Care Academy Courses click\u00a0here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n You can always speak to your Carer Support Coordinator for advice, if you don’t know their number then just call: 0300 005 1213<\/p><\/blockquote>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_blurb image=”https:\/\/dccarers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Thinking-of-leaving-work-1.png” _builder_version=”4.24.2″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”|0px||||” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_toggle title=” Carer Friendly Employer Training Hub” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” link_option_url=”https:\/\/training.dccarers.org\/” global_colors_info=”{}”]If you are looking for a Carer Friendly employer check out the list of employers at the bottom of the Training Hub<\/a>. If you are an Employer, click here<\/a> to get Carer Friendly Employer Accreditation. It will help you attract new talent and investing in employees will help you become an employer of choice. [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_blurb _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#f4f4f4″ custom_padding=”34px|34px|34px|34px|true|true” global_colors_info=”{}”]\u201cI did a benefits check when I was thinking about going back to work and found that I could still claim some benefits while working that I thought I would lose\u201d. 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\n[\/et_pb_toggle][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row make_equal=”on” module_id=”news” _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”||0px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” text_orientation=”center” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\nWhat Carers have told us about this support:<\/h4>\n
\n[\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_blurb _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#f4f4f4″ custom_padding=”34px|34px|34px|34px|true|true” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]\u201cI was surprised to learn that the skills learned in my Caring role were attractive to my new employer and they were able to fit my hours around my Caring role\u201d.
\n[\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”15px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_blurb _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#f4f4f4″ custom_padding=”34px|34px|34px|34px|true|true” global_colors_info=”{}”]\u201cI just couldn’t juggle work and my caring role. It was too much for me. I didn’t know what to do or what benefits I was entitled to when I left but my Carer Support Worker was a massive support. I don’t know what I would have done without them\u201d.
\n[\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_blurb _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#f4f4f4″ custom_padding=”34px|34px|34px|34px|true|true” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]\u201cI volunteer now with Durham County Carers Support to keep my CV up to date and keep on track with skills and knowledge in the workplace so that when I can return to work I haven’t lost all the skills I had\u201d.
\n[\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ disabled_on=”on|on|on” _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”50px||50px||true|” disabled=”on” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_4,1_4″ make_equal=”on” _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”gcid-a843041b-35bb-405d-a2de-a4bb7e60834c” custom_padding=”45px|45px|45px|45px|true|true” box_shadow_style=”preset3″ global_colors_info=”{%22gcid-7f2e0233-83a2-4d96-b558-bfb97b314417%22:%91%93,%22gcid-a843041b-35bb-405d-a2de-a4bb7e60834c%22:%91%22background_color%22%93}”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” header_5_text_color=”#FFFFFF” header_5_font_size=”38px” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\nWe are here to help, talk to us…<\/h5>\n