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Amy and Pat

The amazing role of befriending

10 May 2024

For some of us who are looking after someone, our caring role can mean we start to become isolated. But we have a group of volunteers who are giving people a new sense of connection and making sure they do not feel they are on their own. Our Norfolk Befriending Service helps people like Craig […]

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Keith Care Professional Kerry and Joy

Kerry’s 30 years of caring for others

23 June 2023

Care professional Kerry Giles-Brown is celebrating 30 years of helping people through her work with Caring Together Charity. Caring Together Charity’s chief executive and some of the families she has supported have spoken of how much we all value the role she has played. At a time when there is a social care recruitment crisis, […]

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Phone call

Anna’s story – how our helpline team support people like you

24 August 2022

In a year the Caring Together carer helpline team will speak to carers on more than 14,000 calls. Each of those calls sees our team helping someone looking after a family member or friend. Anna, one of our advisers, sat down to tell us more about how she and the team do this. Connecting with […]

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Cat - HR administrator

“It’s an amazing work place and everyone is so welcoming” – Cat, our HR administrator

22 August 2022

Cat, our HR administrator talks about why she enjoys working for Caring Together. To find out more about the latest opportunities to join our team, please visit our vacancies page.

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Niky care professional

“By helping people it makes you feel better” – Niky, care professional

22 August 2022

Niky, one of our care professionals, talks about her role and how she enjoys making a difference to lives of people looking after family members or friends. If you would like to join our friendly team of care professionals, please visit our vacancies page.

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Belinda and Jill

“Our work makes a huge impact” – Community engagement team

15 August 2022

Our community engagement team’s key focus is to develop strong relationships with organisations that will help increase awareness and support for carers, their families, and the work of Caring Together as a charity. Jill, carer awareness and voice coordinator and Belinda, carer awareness and voice team leader, talk about a typical day in the engagement […]

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Lydia

My role as a care worker – Lydia

16 November 2020

At Caring Together we are extremely proud of the homecare service we offer and the way our staff provide such a valued service to so many families. “Just being there so that a family can have a break, is very important. I would highly recommend this job if you’ve got a good heart, if you […]

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Lydia Parsons

Making people smile – Lydia’s role as a care worker

22 October 2020

Lydia Parsons explains why she makes a difference as a care worker with Caring Together and why she loves her job, “Every time he sees me he’s got this big smile.” Watch her talk about her role here. You can find out more about our latest care worker vacancies by going to: https://www.caringtogether.org/about-us/join-our-team/vacancies

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My role as a care worker – Christine

7 October 2020

At Caring Together we are extremely proud of the homecare service we offer and the way our staff provide such a valued service to so many families. “Caring is a profession you’ll find rewarding. When you come home and you’ve finished your day’s work, you know that you have done something that has made a […]

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My role as a care worker – Lizzy

5 October 2020

At Caring Together we are extremely proud of the homecare service we offer and the way our staff provide such a valued service to so many families. “As a care worker I help vulnerable people manage their daily activities. “The relationships that I build with clients are so valuable!” – Lizzy, Caring Together care worker. […]

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Pedal power raises funds to support carers

18 August 2020

We are pleased to celebrate everyone who took part in the MyPrudential Ride London Virtual event and the money raised so far with Caring Together to support carers of all ages in Cambridgeshire, Peterborough and Norfolk. Bryony and Alex took part to raise money and support carers in your community, representing Caring Together. Both completed […]

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Michal Morkowski - Caring Together care worker

Why I enjoy being a care worker – Michal Morkowski

16 April 2020

Being a care worker can be a very rewarding career – even if it is one you might not have thought of before. Seeing us at a jobs fair in a shopping centre led to Michal now doing a job he loves and him making a big difference to the lives of those he supports. […]

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Jo Sawka, Caring together care worker, on That’s TV West Anglia

How we support our staff – Joanna Sawka

4 March 2020

At the start of 2020 we won the Health & Social Care Employer of the Year Award at the Cambridge Regional College Apprenticeship Awards. At the time of the awards Joanna Sawka, who is one of our care workers who is part of the apprenticeship scheme said, “I have been employed as a care worker […]

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Lizzie Hindler

Lizzie lacing up to raise money for Caring Together

3 October 2019

A member of Caring Together team is going to be taking on a 7K run at the A14 Great Ouse Challenge and will be raising funds for the charity she works for. Corporate services officer Lizzie Hindler will be heading along to the event on Saturday 12 October and explained she was keen to combine […]

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