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Welcome to the Working Carers Gateway
| This website has been created to help people who are juggling working AND caring roles. Who is a working carer? - A working carer is a person who is in paid employment and who cares for a relative or friend who is ill, frail, has a disability or is ageing. They may work full-time, part-time, casually or have a business of their own. |
New Carer?
Recently become a working carer?
 Then you have come to the right place. Visit our carer fact sheets to find out your options when it comes to dealing with Centrelink, your workplace and the new role you have taken on. |
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Read the Work 'n' Care Monthly Newsletter
 The latest edition Work 'n' Care, Our monthly newsletter, is now available. Take some time and have a look as our goal is to present you with new information and effective projects to improve carers’ lives, so that what works, spreads. |
| Issue #23 |
| Tuesday, 06 December 2005 03:23 | |||
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Work 'n' Care Issue #23 November 29, 2005 “Circle the wagons – the kin are a’comin” For many years the heralding of Christmas was like the voice of doom for me. The skies would darken, my children hid and birds stopped singing as the flock of carrion crows, disguised as well-meaning relatives, descended on our home mouthing platitudes as they plucked and picked at each other. [READ MORE] When caring ends It is inevitable that your role as a working carer will end or change at some point. When caring ends you may want or need to reconsider your working life. You may be able to join an employment support program at Centrelink, and look for more or different work. Coping with emotions about your change of caring role at the same time as you are changing your work situation can be challenging. Working carer Stacy Hughes has faced all of these issues. Subsidies for child care Carers with children with on-going high support needs may need extra help to allow them to work, study and participate in the community generally. [READ MORE] Family Relationship Centres announced Maintaining a healthy relationship and being a good working parent can be a real challenge. These difficulties often increase when parents separate. Everyone needs help and advice on relationships from time to time. With this in mind, the Federal Government will open 65 Family Relationship Centres across Australia over the next three years. The first Centres in New South Wales will be located in Lismore, Sutherland, Wollongong and Penrith and will be open by the middle of 2006. Vacation care matters With less than a month to go before the school holidays begin, working carers with younger school age children may need to start organising holiday care. For many of us, it is not always possible to depend on friends, neighbours or family to care for them whilst we are at work. Vacation care programs provide creative indoor and outdoor activities that should keep the kids happily and safely occupied. Extra support may be available to help children with disabilities access these mainstream services. [READ MORE]
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Aboriginal Carers
If you identify as an Indigenous carer, then take a look at our information that relates directly to your needs. Click Here
Carers From Diverse Backgrounds
Our website provides information for carers who identify with culturally diverse backgrounds. Click Here
Employer Advice
Our Employer section has a range of information to help any size employer make the most of the carers at work. Click Here
Employee Guide
Read our employee tips on how to speak with your employer and making your workplace carer friendly. Click Here
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