Adult Carers Support Worker

Role

PKAVS Carers Hub is looking for a highly motivated individual to join the team as an Adult Carers Support Worker. You will provide information, advice and support to help carers achieve positive outcomes in their lives and caring roles. You will act in the best interest of carers and those they care for, taking into account current legislation. Post holder will be required to pro-actively approach the implementation and monitoring of the agreed support plan and referral processes within the Carers Hub model, ensuring visits, support plans and reviews are conducted in a timely manner.

Post holder will play a key role in the planning, preparation and review of Adult Carers Support Plans ensuring a sound knowledge of the support packages and respite services that are available to carers and those they care for. Central to this model will be supporting Carers to connect into community based supports and achieve personal outcomes. Experience of working with and being able to engage directly with carers and those they care for is an essential element of this role.

Key Objectives

1. To increase access for carers to information, advice and support within their locality.
2. To enable carers to be better able to manage their caring role and look after their own health and wellbeing.
3. To prevent emergency respite admissions as a result of carer crisis.
4. To assist carers to be empowered, able to make informed decisions and be active participants in personalised care and support.
5. To support Carers to have a life outside of caring and achieve personal goals and outcomes.
6. To support the awareness raising of the Carers Hub within localities.
7. To support and advocate the positive development of a partnership-working approach ensuring the best possible journey for unpaid carers in Perth & Kinross.

Offers will be made subject to satisfactory references, PVG check, and eligibility to work in the UK.

Please find the job description and an application attached. Please note CVs will not be accepted.

Closing date for applications is Monday 21st October 2019.

Interview dates are yet to be confirmed, however these will likely be held in the week commencing 28th October 2019.