About Carers Gateway
What We Do
Carers Gateway South Ayrshire provides information, support and advice to unpaid carers across South Ayrshire.
We aim to ensure that carers of all ages are identified, supported and able to sustain their caring role.
Our services for unpaid carers are delivered in localities across South Ayrshire and online to make them as accessible as possible.
Who We Are
The Carers Gateway is the new name for the South Ayrshire Carers Centre. The new name better reflects the full range of services we offer and where these are delivered from.
We have staff operating in each of the six localities across South Ayrshire: Prestwick, Troon, Ayr North, Ayr South, North Carrick and South Carrick. We also have a dedicated team supporting young carers on a school cluster basis.
The Gateway team have more than 50 years combined experience of supporting unpaid carers and some are unpaid carers themselves. We also work with a number of volunteers who are helping us reach more carers and in new ways.
We do our best when we work in partnership with others. As well as our strategic partnership with South Ayrshire Health & Social Care Partnership we collaborate with scores of national and local organisations to better identify and support unpaid carers wherever they are.
How We Got Here
The Carers Gateway is operated by a charity and social enterprise called Unity. We have been supporting South Ayrshire’s unpaid carers for more than 20 years.
As well as supporting carers in South Ayrshire, Unity also operates separate Carers Gateway services in North Ayrshire and Inverclyde. Unity also runs services to support adults with learning disabilities in Glasgow, East and West Dunbartonshire and Inverclyde.
Unity was founded in 1989 to help people who are disadvantaged or at risk of exclusion in the West of Scotland. We believe in fair and inclusive communities where everyone is valued and has opportunities to fulfil their potential.
Meet The Team
Aaron Cyr
Gateway Manager
Bradley Mellor
Young Carers Officer
Georgina Dawson
Adult Carers Officer (North & South Carrick)
Helen Bath
Volunteer Coordinator
Rachel Francis
Short Breaks Officer
Runa Price Adult Carers Officer
(Ayr & Villages)
Shelia Vance
Adult Carers Officer (Prestwick & Troon)
Tonya Galloway
Young Carers Officer
Elaine Griffin
Coordinator Young Carers
Holly Tait
Young Carer Support Worker
Three Towns
Lizzy Cain
Young Carer Support Worker
Garnock Valley & North Coast
Stephen Miller
Activities & Well-being Officer
Kirsten Milligan
Short Breaks Officer
Join The Team
Carers Gateway is part of Unity, a charity that cares passionately about people, from the vulnerable and disadvantaged people we support to our amazing team who make Unity a great place to work.
When we recruit for key positions, we will post these here or at unity-enterprise.com