York Carers Centre

‘We See You’ We have launched an exciting new project for Carers Week called ‘WE SEE YOU’. We are asking carers to collect a small cardboard mirror from Explore Centres or from any of our Carers Week activities, and write a word, phrase or drawing on it, then post it back to us in one […]

Carers Week 2024 Carers Week (10 – 16 June) is an annual campaign to raise awareness of caring, highlight the challenges unpaid carers face and recognise the contribution they make to families and communities throughout the UK. It also helps people who don’t think of themselves as having caring responsibilities to identify as carers and […]

Carers Trust launches landmark Young Carers Covenant to transform the lives of over one million children Young Carers Covenant inspired by the Armed Forces Covenant and launched on Young Carers Action Day Organisations can sign up to ensure young carers are identified early for support, live free from poverty and can access education, training and […]

Just one week until #YoungCarersActionDay! Join us in calling for Fair Futures for Young Carers.   Young Carers Action Day (YCAD) is an annual event organised by Carers Trust. It is a day of recognition and action for young carers and young adult carers across the UK. We started our Young Carers Action Day celebrations […]

Volunteer Vacancies Our committed group of volunteers are an important part of our work supporting unpaid carers in York. Volunteers are involved in many ways, including helping at groups, helping with workshops / activities for young carers, young adult carers and adult carers, supporting fundraising and awareness-raising events, making one-to-one welfare and befriending calls and […]

York Carers Centre is an independent charity supporting unpaid carers in York. Following recent changes internally, we are now looking to recruit for YOUNG CARER SUPPORT WORKERS Various posts and part time hours are available working with Young People. Fixed Term: One-year contracts with possibility of extension subject to funding. Salary: £23,484 per annum pro […]

Young Carers Action Day (YCAD) is an annual event organised by Carers Trust. This year it takes place on Wednesday 13 March 2024. It is a day of recognition and action for young carers and young adult carers across the UK. This year’s theme is ‘Fair Futures for Young Carers.’ A young carer should not […]

York Carers Centre is an independent charity supporting unpaid carers in York. Following recent changes internally, we are now looking to recruit for the following roles. Young Carer Support Worker Various hours available. Salary: £23,484 per annum pro rata. Carer Support Workers Various hours and posts available working with Adults or Young People and Families. […]

Want to know more about our work helping unpaid carers in York? Our Annual Report 2022 / 2023 is now available to view Annual Report for the Year ending 31 March 2023 Read about our current projects and core support work with carers of all ages, including summaries from our Chair of Trustees Rosemarie Temple, […]