Each session lasts around one hour. This can also be adjusted to meet your organisation’s needs.
To book an employer training session, please contact or 0131 622 6666.
Identifying and supporting carers in the workplace
Our ‘Identifying and Supporting Carers in the Workplace’ session aims to make carers more visible in the workplace and helps managers reflect on the hidden impacts of caring. Managers can learn how to support team members who care for someone alongside work.
This session will explore:
- How to identify unpaid carers in the workplace
- The impact of caring and how this can affect carers at work
- How employers can support working carers and the associated business benefits
Caring Conversations
The Caring Conversations session aims to help staff and line managers feel more confident in initiating supportive conversations around caring. We also share strategies for effective and empathetic discussions.
This session explores:
- Practical tips to support positive conversations around caring
- How to build and establish rapport online, including active listening and best practices
- Key tips for creating a carer-friendly work environment
Practical tips for the workplace
This session aims to help line managers identify the key signs that colleagues and team members may be struggling to balance the demands of working and caring for someone. This session will explore:
- How to identify carers in the workplace and spot the signs of carers who may be struggling
- Tools to give managers the confidence to talk to team members about balancing caring and employment
- Top tips to support team members and the wider organisation
Bespoke training sessions
As a leading Scottish carers centre, we provide free training sessions for employers in Edinburgh and Midlothian across the public, private and third sectors. We aim to improve staff skills and knowledge, to identify, support and engage carers in the workplace.
Our training sessions focus on:
- Building employers’ confidence
- Providing practical tips and techniques for line managers
- Identifying and supporting carers in employment
These sessions can be tailored to your organisation’s goals. If you would like to discuss bespoke carer-focused training for your organisation or find out more about our open sessions, please email or call 0131 622 6666.
