Carers Support Team
Sefton Carers Centre provides free advice and guidance, emotional and practical support and a range of training for unpaid carers living in Sefton.
Register with us as a carer by filling out the form at the bottom of the page and you can access any of our services
A Carers Assessment is a person-centred and detailed account of the caring role from the perspective of the carer.
It considers the impact of the caring role on the carer’s emotional and mental well-being as well as their physical health and how caring may be affecting their ability to access work, leisure, education or wider family and other significant relationships.
The outcome of the assessment is to identify impact and need for services and provide support
The Carers Emergency Card is a pocket sized card that can be carried as a source of identification in the event of an accident or illness.
This card identifies you as a carer and that somebody relies on your for their care.
For more information, see our Carer’s Emergency Card & Plan page
Sefton Carers Centre provides a free, confidential, Person-Centred Counselling service to unpaid carers, which is delivered by qualified/partially qualified volunteers.
If there are any issues that you feel you would like to discuss, talking to a counsellor might be a positive way to enhance your emotional wellbeing.
We can offer face to face-to-face appointments.
If you are not already registered, you may complete the form at the bottom of this webpage to register with us as a carer and request counselling in the text box.
If you are already registered with us, then please send us a message through the Contact Page and include your Telephone Number and Date of Birth to make it easier for us to identify you.
Alternatively, you can give us a call on 0151 288 6060
Sefton Carers Centre provides free courses, workshops, groups and further activities throughout the year available to anybody registered as a carer with us.
To check out our current listings, please see our Activities & Training page
Sefton Carers Centre provides a dedicated team aimed to support carers whilst our duty officer is on hand during the week to provide any immediate advice and to register carers with the Centre whether it be over the telephone on 0151 288 6060 or face-to-face drop-ins.
The Duty Officer is available for drop-ins:
Monday 09:30 – 12:30
Tuesday 14:30 – 16:30
Thursday 14:30 – 16:30
Friday 09:30 – 12:30
Our Listening Ear project is run by trained volunteers, many of whom have been carers themselves.
The project provides informal and confidential support to unpaid carers who are suffering bereavement, loss, anxiety, depression and isolation or just need someone to talk to.
Your Listening Ear volunteer will:
- Contact you on a regular basis at a time to be agreed between you (office hours) that is suitable and convenient
- Provide emotional support and listen to you impartially and without judgement
- Provide information on Sefton Carers Centre services and signpost you to relevant help, where possible.
All volunteers and staff are bound by a legal duty of confidentiality to protect any personal information they may come into contact with. However, if there is a concern for someone’s safety then volunteers will refer to the Sefton Carers Centre Safeguarding Lead Officer.
Volunteers are not allowed to share their personal details, make recommendations for services or make contact outside the agreed day and times.
If you are not already registered, you may complete the form at the bottom of this webpage to register with us as a carer and request the Listening Ear Project in the text box.
If you are already registered with us, then please send us a message through the Contact Page and include your Telephone Number and Date of Birth to make it easier for us to identify you.
Alternatively, you can give us a call on 0151 288 6060
Understanding the benefits system and what you’re entitled to can be a difficult task for anybody. At Sefton Carers Centre, we have a Welfare Benefits Advice team that can help you in filling out forms whether it relates to you as a carer or the person you care form.
We have a helpful advice listed on our website whilst you can set up an appointment with any of our advisors to assist you in filling out a form and/or finding out what you’re entitled to claim.