Information for colleagues who are carers

At STSFT we are committed to supporting colleagues to achieve an effective work life balance. We recognise that you are likely to have different pressures to deal with at different stages during your working lives.

Are you a carer?

A carer is anyone (including children, young people and adults) who looks after a family member, partner or friend who needs help because of their illness, frailty, disability, a mental health problem or an addiction, and cannot cope without their support.

We know the needs of carers in employment are varied and individual.  This means that some of you may have long term or permanent caring responsibilities for a family member, partner, or friend. The need to care can sometimes occur suddenly and is often unpredictable and demanding. It can lead to long term responsibilities with increasing dependency. 

With this in mind, we have approved our ‘Support for Employees with Caring Responsibilities Policy’. We also have monthly drop-in sessions for Carers which you can read more about on the link below.

If you would like to know more about what services are available to support you with your childcare/caring responsibilities then please contact our Carer Coordinator on 404 1242.