Sds Link Practitioner - Dumfries, United Kingdom - Capability Scotland

Capability Scotland

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Dumfries, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Dumfries & Galloway

£16,844.00 per annum

Permanent, Part-Time

29 hours per week

Closing Date: 28 May 2023

Warm, friendly, and share our values of ensuring the best lives possible for everyone? Raise your hand if that's you.

About Our Service

Capability Scotland is a well-established and respected provider of community-based facilitation services throughout Dumfries and Galloway.

In the past three years we have grown from a small but very well-established and respected service to that of a major contributor to the provision of care and support across Dumfries and the wider region.

We pride ourselves on our creativity, flexibility, and willingness to think outside the box with the support we offer.

Capability Scotland provides:

Self-Directed Support brokerage and payroll service
Wraparound rehabilitation service for people with an Acquired Brain Injury
Community facilitation service for people with physical disabilities.

We currently have a vacancy for an SDS Link Practitioner within our brokerage service.

About the role

We are looking for an SDS Link Practitioner to join our busy brokerage team.

Working alongside colleagues you will provide the people we support with the opportunity to exercise choice and control over their care needs and how this is delivered.

Self-Directed Support enables people with the choice to receive 'personalised' care that reflects their needs and wishes.

At Capability Scotland we provide independent advice and support and help to navigate the social care map in Dumfries & Galloway.

Taking a Human Resources approach you will:

Empower individuals to exercise choice and control around care needs
Support people to utilise their Direct Payment award
Guiding people to undertake safer recruitment of personal assistants and become good employers
Assist people to effectively manage their personal budgets (which may include payroll services)
Work alongside social work to navigate the intricacies of managing an SDS award
Give people the opportunity to ensure their views are heard
Provide general information, advice, and support.

We are looking for someone who is keen to implement national policy into practice at a local level, keen to implement innovation while maintaining a positive environment and high-quality service.

This role is ideal for someone who wants to put their values and vision into practice.

What our staff say about this role:

"It's rewarding and fulfilling".

- "Every day is different and new challenge".
- "I feel valued and happy in my role. Capability Scotland provides me with flexibility that suits my life and the people we support".
- "I enjoy advocating on behalf of people when SDS becomes difficult and frustrating".
- "I feel I am safe and secure within my role as I receive the right support from my local team".

Working with Capability Scotland brings you lots of benefits:

Competitive salary
Fully paid, sectorleading learning and development
Fully funded SVQ placement a qualification which is yours for life
Excellent annual leave of 32 days per year, increasing with service
Generous and enhanced pension schemes and family benefits
As a member of our autoenrollment pension scheme, £10,000 provided in the case of Death in Service
Flexible working is available
Access to shopping discounts through the Perks At Work scheme
Access to Cycle to Work Scheme
Free 24/7 employee assistance programme
Free PVG checks throughout your career.

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