Volunteer Opportunities
Did you know that Manchester has between 30,000 and 50,000 unpaid carers? Unpaid carers support a relative, a friend or a neighbour, who needs help to manage daily life. They need help because of physical or mental illness, disability, frailty or addiction.
There's also a range of organisations that support unpaid carers in Manchester. Most of these collect valuable information about what carers need. We want to capture and record this information. This will enable us to identify gaps in services and develop actions to address them. We also work with carers to develop projects and address issues that they are dealing with.
Carers Manchester research volunteers gather information from a range of sources, supporting us to evaluate projects and with support, identify gaps in service provision for carers in Manchester. You'll need to think critically and communicate effectively with our team and other organisations supporting carers in Manchester.
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Will the role suit me? Yes, if you are:
A keen researcher and want to use your skills to understand more about the services on offer for carers living in Manchester.
Able to gather information from a range of sources and summarise it clearly and concisely.
An effective communicator who can express themselves well verbally and in writing.
Someone with basic admin and IT skills, including using Excel and Word.
Interested in learning about the sources of support available to carers and understanding the gaps in provision.
Able to work well with the team, take direction and communicate your learning with Carers Manchester colleagues.
Committed and passionate about supporting unwaged, family carers.