Carers & Personal Assistants

Support for Carers & PAs

We support unpaid carers, offer training and guidance for PAs, and highlight opportunities to get involved with the DRC — all completely free.

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What We Offer

How We Support Carers & PAs

Whether you’re an unpaid carer looking for support or a PA wanting training, guidance or role information, we’re here to help you every step of the way.

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Care Certificate

Gain the nationally recognised Care Certificate qualification with support from the DRC. Ideal for new care workers and PAs looking to build their skills and confidence.

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Carers Helping Carers

A peer-led programme connecting unpaid carers with others who truly understand. Regular meetings, events and community activities to reduce isolation and share experiences.

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Carer Training Courses

Free and paid training courses for carers and care professionals — including Dementia Awareness, Personal Care Skills, Moving & Handling and Emergency First Aid.

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Peer Support

Carers Helping Carers

Our Carers Helping Carers programme brings together unpaid carers to share experiences, provide mutual support and connect with a community that truly understands.

Through regular meetings, events and activities, carers access practical advice, emotional support and friendship from people who know firsthand what it means to care for someone they love.

  • Regular peer support meetings and events
  • Led by people with lived caring experience
  • Practical advice and emotional support
  • Connect with your local carer community
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Carers Toolkit

Everything You Need in One Place

Our comprehensive Carers Toolkit gives you the resources to manage your caring role with more confidence — from rights and benefits to health and wellbeing.

  • Know your rights as a carer
  • Benefits and financial support guides
  • Health and wellbeing resources
  • Templates, checklists and local links

Our Support for Carers and PAs

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Free
Support for unpaid carers & PAs
35+
Years supporting our community
DRC Roles

Roles at the Disability Resource Centre

If you’d like to work with the Disability Resource Centre, our DRC Roles blog site is the best place to see current opportunities. It brings together paid jobs, volunteer roles and other ways to get involved with our charity.

Paid Roles

Join the DRC Team

See current charity roles across advice, support, training and administration. Our roles blog is where we share the latest opportunities to join the DRC team.

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Volunteering

Support Our Community

From outreach and events to centre-based support, volunteering roles at DRC help us reach more disabled people, carers and families across our communities.

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Leadership & Governance

Trustee and Board Opportunities

We also use the roles blog to share trustee and board-level opportunities for people who want to help shape the future of the Disability Resource Centre.

View all DRC roles

Browse the latest opportunities and check back regularly as new roles are added to the DRC Roles blog site.

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FAQs

Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Carers Central for? +
Carers Central is for unpaid carers of any age who live or work in Luton. It doesn’t matter what condition or disability the person you care for has — if you provide unpaid care, we’re here for you. The service is completely free and funded by Luton Council.
What is the Carers Helping Carers programme? +
Carers Helping Carers is a peer support programme that connects unpaid carers with one another. It’s led by people with lived caring experience and offers regular meetings, activities and events where carers can share experiences, get practical advice and build friendships with people who truly understand.
How do I apply for a role at the DRC? +
Visit our DRC Roles blog site to browse current paid roles, volunteering opportunities and trustee vacancies. Each listing explains the role and how to apply. If you do not see the right opportunity today, check back regularly as new roles are added over time.
Where can I see all current DRC roles? +
All current opportunities are collected on the DRC Roles blog site at staging.drcbeds.org.uk/roles-at-drc. That is the best place to see the latest jobs, volunteer roles and governance opportunities in one place.
What’s in the Carers Toolkit? +
The Carers Toolkit contains practical resources to help unpaid carers manage their role, including guides on carer rights, benefits and financial support, health and wellbeing advice, templates, checklists and links to local support services. Contact us to access the toolkit.