ANGUS CARERS ASSOCIATION
THE PRINCESS ROYAL TRUST – ANGUS CARERS CENTRE
GENERAL INFORMATION
Angus Carers Association: is a registered charity and a company limited by
guarantee administered by an elected Board of Directors. Its aims are:
 to provide and develop services that directly support carers in Angus
 to publish information on carers issues
 to raise awareness of carers’ needs in Angus.
Angus Carers Centre: was established in November 1996 under the management of
Angus Carers Association, and is mainly funded by Angus Council, NHS Tayside and
charitable trusts such as the Big Lottery Fund, Comic Relief and Children in Need.
A Carer: is a person whose life is in any way restricted by the need to provide care
for someone who cannot manage without their help. The reason they cannot manage
may be because of age, disability, mental or physical ill health. This includes young
people between the ages of 8-18 years.
Angus Carers Centre: provides a confidential, impartial and free service to all carers
in Angus. Information, advice, and support are provided to carers through one to one
contact, peer support groups, social and recreational activities, training and
counselling. Angus Carers Centre, in conjunction with carers and their families,
participate in the consultation and planning process in relation to carers’ services in
Angus. Several specific projects are undertaken including support for those caring for
someone affected by substance misuse, or facing major change in the caring
experience, carers seeking to return to work and those for whom the caring role has
ended. In addition the Young Carers Project also provides appropriate support and
activities for young carers with a specific project supporting young carers who care
for a sibling.
The Centre Staff:
Chief Executive Officer (35 hours)
Deputy Manager (35 hours)
Carer Support Worker (17.5 hours)
Carer Development Worker - Alcohol (35 hours)
Carer Development Worker - Health (21 hours)
Carer Development Worker – Caring for Life (28 hours)
Carer Development Worker – Caring for Life (17.5 hours)
Carer Review Worker (10 hours)
Young Carers Worker (35 hours)
Young Carers Worker (30 hours)
Young Carers Worker (25 hours)
Volunteer/Outreach Worker (35 hours)
Admin/Finance Officer (35 hours)
Admin/Information Worker (24.5 hours)
Admin/employ/general information – May 2012
The Staff Team: functions very much as a team, each with their own set of
responsibilities, but collectively planning, organising and maintaining the overall
services of Angus Carers Centre through collaboration and co-operation helping and
assisting one another as required. Staff offer each other mutual support and cover for
one another during holidays or sickness so a flexible approach is the required method
of working.
The Princess Royal Trust for Carers (PRTC): which has recently merged with
Crossroads Care (in England and Wales) is has now become the Carers Trust, but has
retained the PRTC branding in Scotland, is the umbrella organisation to which Angus
Carers Centre is networked. The Trust has a network of carer centres throughout the
UK to which they provide on-going support services. These include funding for
development projects, advice and support on a range of professional issues,
monitoring and evaluation to ensure quality standards are maintained. PRTC in
Scotland, provide very useful network meetings for various categories of staff for
mutual support and shared learning e.g. managers meetings, rural outreach worker
meetings, etc. Each Centre has the opportunity to participate in national initiatives
organised by PRTC and implemented locally.
The PRTC facilitates the Young Carers Alliance which enables training and sharing
of best practices among Young Carer Projects.
The Angus Scene: is one where the overall area is small enough for close working
relationships with individuals in the other voluntary and statutory organisations to be
easily attainable. The Centre is well established and respected within Angus and is
regularly invited and expected to participate in planning and organising local
activities e.g. voluntary sector initiatives, statutory consultations meetings, advisory
groups etc.
The Carers currently on our mailing list comprise of approximately 1700 adult carers
and 200 Young Carers. Some carers are happy to remain on the mailing list receiving
their quarterly newsletter, others engage in the variety of support, training and
activities organised by the Centre. Others use the Carers Support Worker on an
individual basis quite intensively at times of need but less so at other times.
Various support groups exist to offer carers the opportunity to meet with others in a
similar caring situation. There are four groups meeting monthly for young carers.
There is great enthusiasm for developing Angus Carers Centre from within the staff
team, the PRTC network, and the Board of Directors.
16 July 2012
Admin/employ/general information – May 2012