Advance notice: MA in Career Development
- Are you a people person?
- Do you like to help others?
- Are you hardworking?
- Are you committed to learning while you work?
If so, Skills Development Scotland’s MA in Career Development allows you to obtain a vocational qualification and gain work experience. Based in one of our public careers centres you will be responding to customer enquiries, signposting services and building your knowledge to enable you to provide information, advice and guidance on career pathways. To be eligible to apply you will be aged 16 to 24 (up to 29 if care experienced or disabled).
They have MA jobs in: Inverness, Stornoway, Aberdeen, Musselburgh, Galashiels, Stirling, Livingston, Stranraer, Airdrie, Kilmarnock and Glasgow.
Dates for local information sessions are now confirmed. Dates and locations are available by clicking on link: Information sessions dates and locations
There’s a competitive salary of £17,888 and a two year fixed term contract. Interested? Find our more at: www.sds.co.uk/MA
They welcome applications from everyone, and particularly those who are disabled, care experienced, male or from minority ethnic communities particularly as they are underrepresented as employees in this field.
Adverts live: 5th to 29th August 2019
Assessment Centres: 7th to 11th October (approx), (Aberdeen dates TBC)
Outcomes: 14th to 18th October (approx)
Start Date: 13th January 2020
If you have any enquiries contact Skills Development Scotland on:
More information online: www.skillsdevelopmentscotland.co.uk/work-with-us/young-talent-programme/
Helpline for individuals
0800 917 8000
Recruitment to the Scottish Government’s Social Security Experience Panels is now open
The Scottish Government Experience Panels are recruiting for more members now. They will be involved in shaping the way the new Social Security system will work when certain benefits are devolved to Scotland over the coming years. In particular they are looking for people with personal experience of:
- Personal Independence Payment
- Disability Living Allowance
- Attendance Allowance
- Carer’s Allowance
- Funeral Expenses Payment
- Cold Weather Payment
- Winter Fuel Payment
- Industrial Injuries Disability Benefit
You can find out more about the Experience Panels and register to join at: https://www.gov.scot/publications/social-security-experience-panels-faqs/ or by calling our Freephone number 0800 029 4974. People can register online, over the phone or by post.
Being a panel member is voluntary, and panel members will receive regular invitations to take part in focus groups, interviews and surveys. There is no obligation to complete any amount of work and panel members can participate as little or as often as they wish. They try to o make participating as accessible as possible. Our work with panel members informs key decisions in the design of social security in Scotland.
For email enquiries you can contact: [email protected]
Good Self-Directed Support (SDS) Project focus groups
The Good Self-Directed Support (SDS) project is currently looking for participants to take part in some Focus Groups about Self-directed Support. This project is a partnership involving the University of Stirling, Disability Research on Independent Living and Learning (DRILL), Glasgow Centre for Inclusive Living (GCIL) and the National Lottery Community Fund.
It is interested in finding out what users think about their support, that is, what works and what doesn’t. We would like to see how it could promote genuine independent living and enable more disabled people’s, and carers’, lives to be full of choices, opportunities and participation. Furthermore, we want to find out how much Self-directed Support (SDS) benefits families, friends, the community and society when disabled people and carers have the right kind of support.
A Focus Group is a meeting of people during which they share thoughts with one another on topics/questions put forward by the facilitator (a person who works with the research team). Our intention is that there will be a series of five Focus Groups in total, each involving 5 to 6 people, selected at random from those who volunteer, with each participant attending only one meeting. Four of the Focus Groups will take place in different local authority areas across Scotland. A fifth Focus Group will be conducted online using ‘SKYPE’ and will be recorded. This will allow some participants who would not otherwise be able to participate to take part. The information from each Focus Group will be transcribed with all individuals anonymised (no actual names will be used).
Participation will take approximately 1 hour for each Focus Group plus travel time to the location. Participants will be provided with expenses for travel, any personal assistant, advocate and/or interpreter costs. There is a message form on the website for people to fill in if they want to participate in the focus groups:- http://goodselfdirectedsupport.org.uk/focus-groups/ OR you can email the Researcher Dr Siabhainn Russell at: [email protected] Tel: 07525435361
‘How’s Life?’ Scotland’s Learning Disability Survey
In May 2019, the Scottish Commission for Learning Disability (SCLD) will launch a survey for people with learning disabilities living in Scotland. We hope as many people with learning disabilities as possible will respond, and we are looking for organisations to help in whatever way they can.
This survey has been developed with the help of Ipsos Mori, and with a number of partners:
- Pamis
- Down’s Syndrome Scotland
- People First Scotland
- ARC Scotland
- Key
- Enable Scotland
This survey will give people with learning disabilities (over the age of sixteen) the chance to have a say about their own lives. It will cover topics including:
- Family and Friends
- What you do with your time
- Life satisfaction
- Where you live
For more information about the survey please click on link: Scotland’s Learning Disability Survey Information
Expansion of free personal care
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon and Health Secretary Jeane Freeman visited the Capability Scotland Edinburgh Hub ahead of the extension of free personal care to people of all ages who are assessed as requiring it.
The expansion of free personal care – which was previously only available to those aged over 65 – comes into force on April 1 2019 and is often referred to as ‘Frank’s Law’ after the former Dundee United footballer Frank Kopel. Frank was diagnosed with dementia at the age of 59 and sadly died six years later in 2014.
The expansion means that anyone who is assessed by their local authority as requiring personal care will receive it free of charge, regardless of their age, condition, capital or income.
The First Minister met with staff at the centre and spoke with some of the people attending the hub who may benefit from the change in the law now or in the future.
She said:
“I’m very pleased that this legislation is now coming into effect, ensuring that all those who require personal care are able to access it free of charge, regardless of their age, condition or income.
“This change will help thousands of people across Scotland receive the support that they are entitled to without being impacted financially.
“I’d like to thank Amanda Kopel, Frank’s widow, for her tireless work bringing to public light the issues of personal care for under 65s. She has ensured this remained prominent in the public’s mind and she should feel very proud that it is now being delivered.”
Health Secretary Jeane Freeman said:
“We’ve made the necessary changes to the law, and issued clear guidance to local authorities, to clearly set out the expansion of free personal care. For the first time everyone under the aged of 65 who is assessed as requiring personal care will receive it for free.
“To ensure this is delivered we’ve backed this with £30 million of new funding to local authorities across Scotland. This is a step change in the provision in personal care in Scotland and we’ll continue to work with our colleagues in councils to ensure it is delivered in full.”
Background
The Community Care (Personal Care and Nursing Care) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 2018 comes into effect on April 1.
From then people can no longer be charged for personal care services they are assessed as requiring. Personal care includes areas such as; support with personal hygiene, issues with mobility, food preparation and support at mealtimes, and assistance with dressing or getting in or out of bed.
Social care services may be chargeable, such as help with housework, laundry, shopping and services outside the home, such as day care centres.
Midlothian Disabled People’s Assembly
You are warmly invited to join us for coffee, pastries and lunch to celebrate the launch of the Midlothian Disabled People’s Assembly 2019.
Join us and pick up your free copy of the invaluable new version of Forward Mid’s acclaimed Directory for Disabled People 2019
When – Wednesday 27th March 2019
11.30am – 1.00pm
Where – St John’s and King Park Church, Dalkeith (across from Morrisons)
Hear about a range of disabled people’s services and new initiatives and how you can help improve the lives of Disabled People in Midlothian.
Guest Speakers, Local Councillors and information stalls from voluntary & 3rd sector organisations.
We hope you see you there!
If you have problems with transport contact us and we’ll try to help.
Learn about local services. Connect with others. Have Good conversations. Have your voice heard.
The Directory is produced by Forward Mid as a one-stop source of accurate, supportive, empowering particularly for Disabled People across Midlothian and the carers and professionals who support them.
For more information phone Eric at 0131-663-9471
Mike Oliver, pioneer of ‘revolutionary’ social model of disability, dies
Dr Mike Oliver is best known for affirming that removing the disabling barriers that limit and oppress people with impairments is a social – not an individual – responsibility. Please read the report in the link below.
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Inclusion Scotland Disabled Leadership Network
Inclusion Scotland is hoping to build a ‘disabled leadership network’. This will be a network comprising of disabled people who want to become stronger leaders, within their community, workplace, education setting, or within politics and activism.
Our hope is to facilitate a platform where disabled people can develop their leadership skills and gain the confidence to lead in areas where they would like to see change.
We want this network to be shaped by disabled people’s voices and opinions. Please help inform the network by filling in this short survey and sharing it amongst your members: https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/85YBKSC
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