Category: Carers

Volunteering – your gateway to great things

19 July 2024

As a mental health charity, volunteers are a big piece of the picture that makes up Mind BLMK. Their value is felt every day at all levels in the charity. The volunteer picture looks very different to what it used to pre-Covid. We have seen a big decrease in the average age of our volunteers […]

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EY – an employer embracing diverse abilities

9 February 2024

I didn’t join professional services partnership EY because it’s is a global organisation, or because it has an expansive client network. It was very simply for two reasons: The commitment to supporting staff with disabilities, and the internal support community the EY Ability Network. This is an employee-led workplace community group which brings together persons […]

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Carer, student or career changer? – Who are you today?

26 May 2022

We all have different roles – some days I can be a carer, mum, careers consultant, friend, finance manager, admin worker, first aider, grown up daughter, cook, cleaner, event organiser… The list is endless.” Jackie Pickles, OU Careers and Employability Consultant I bet some of you recognise this, especially if you’re juggling caring responsibilities with […]

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