FB WN EL, Support Worker required
Tranent mum looking for support worker to help her young son who has autism.
The job will involve taking the child places and supporting him to have fun. This will include going on buses and swimming. There will be personal care tasks too.
You must either be a member of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) scheme or willing to join. Membership will be paid for by the employer.
Applicants must have experience with working with disabled children and be reliable.
The rate of pay is £9.24 per hour.
The post is for five hours per week during school time and nine hours per week during school holidays.
To apply either send in your CV or complete and return an application form.
For more information and an application form please obtain an application pack. This can be downloaded from FB WN EL ap pack 7 nov 2019 or by emailing [email protected] and quoting reference FB WN EL. Alternatively, you can phone 0131 475 2558, quote FB WN EL and leave your contact details.
When sending in CV quote reference FB WN EL and email them to [email protected] or post to FB WN EL recruitment, LCIL, Norton Park Centre, 57 Albion Road, Edinburgh, EH7 5QY.
The Disabled Children and Young Peoples (Transitions)(Scotland) Bill
Johann Lamont MSP has lodged a Member’s Bill in the Scottish Parliament to give disabled young people and their families additional rights and support during transitions.
The Disabled Children and Young People (Transitions)(Scotland) Bill would give a right to a Transitions Plan to every child or young person with an impairment or long term health condition. Support with transitions would then remain in place for the young person and their parents until no longer needed, or the young person’s 26th birthday.
The Bill would also require the Scottish Government to introduce a national transitions strategy to improve outcomes for children and young people with a disability, and require the Scottish Government to appoint a Minister with special responsibility for transitions. The consultation document and a copy of the proposed Bill, can be accessed at:
https://www.parliament.scot/parliamentarybusiness/Bills/113161.aspx
There’s to be a public meeting about the Bill in Glasgow (details below).
Lead Scotland’s New Campaign
Lead Scotland have launched a new campaign to widen access to university for disabled people.
Disabled people in Scotland can face multiple barriers in trying to access university.
Students along with their families tell us that inadequate additional support to learn at school, interruption to school education from serious illness, and inability to re-locate due to complex needs are just some of the issues that can have an impact on their chances of going to university.
If universities considered the background and circumstances of disabled applicants during the admissions process like they do for other groups of students, they may have a fairer chance of getting in.
Please sign the petition and comment to show your support, thank you!
CLICK HERE TO ACCESS THE PETITION
Self Directed Support Focus Groups
The Self-directed Support Project at Stirling University are looking for participants to take part in focus groups discussing people’s experiences of self directed support. They also have a survey which looks at what people do with their support. The links to our website and the survey are included below.
For more information please click on link: http://goodselfdirectedsupport.org.uk/
To complete the survey please click on link: http://goodselfdirectedsupport.org.uk/survey/
Inclusion Scotland 3 internship opportunities
Inclusion Scotland are currently advertising 3 internship opportunities, detailed below:
- Office Administrator/ Assistant Private Secretary Internship, Scottish Government (Closing Date Friday 1 November 2019) https://inclusionscotland.org/office-admin-private-secretary/
- Content Preparation Internship with STV (Closing Date Monday 11 November 2019) https://inclusionscotland.org/stv-internship/
- Employability Project Assistant, East Lothian Council (Closing Date: 14 November 2019) https://inclusionscotland.org/employability-intern/
For further information on the internship opportunities click on the links above.
IOM UN Migration Supporting Vulnerable People To Access The EU Settlement Scheme
The International Office for Migration in Scotland has set up an EUSS support service for vulnerable EU/EEA citizens and their families in Scotland, in partnership with COSLA.
IOM’s consortium project is one of a network of 57 organisations funded by the UK Home Office to deliver practical assistance to vulnerable or at-risk EU citizens and their family members, and to provide them with end-to-end support to apply. Across the network, organisations aim to support an estimated 200,000 people who may be marginalised or in need of help to access the Scheme .
For more information about this project click here.
Legal support project: help with transport discrimination claims
The Equality and Human Rights Commission’s legal support project provides funding and legal assistance to help people who have experienced discrimination to pursue their claims and access justice.
We want to challenge transport operators when they have failed to act on their legal responsibilities so that this acts as a deterrent to others.
You can find out more via their website;
My Support My Choice, Service User Experiences of Self-Directed Support in Scotland
Between June 2018-March 2020, Self Directed Support and the Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland (The ALLIANCE) are running a project called ‘My Support My Choice: user experiences of Self-directed Support in Scotland’. This project is funded by the Scottish government. ‘My Support My Choice’ will examine the lived experiences of social care users of Self-directed Support in each Local Authority across Scotland and carry out a national survey. In particular, we would like to hear about how people found the application or review process for SDS within the past 12 months, what works well/not so well in relation to the management of SDS and what forms of support are/aren’t present throughout the SDS journey.
We are looking for interviewees living in the Edinburgh area. We are looking for volunteers to spend an hour sharing their experience of applying for and managing Self-directed Support in a one-to-one, face-to-face interview. Contributions are anonymous and information shared will be kept confidential by the research team.
The venue for interviews can be somewhere local to interviewees, we are flexible. Interviews will take place on a date and time convenient for the interviewee.
For further information about the project, please contact: Dianne Theakstone, Service User Experience Research Officer on 0131 475 2625 or [email protected]
There is also a national online survey available here; https://sdsscotland.formtitan.com/MSMC_survey?fld587=Eorg
The future of the Independent Living Fund
ILF Scotland is now over four years old, and once again it is time to think about the future of the Independent Living Fund. What role should ILF Scotland play in the coming years in relation to independent living and social care support for disabled people? Where does ILF Scotland, as a national organisation focused on independent living, fit within the context of Self Directed Support and wider adult social care reform? What about our new Transition Fund?
ILF Scotland wants your help to develop their strategy for 2020 to 2023, and would welcome your thoughts. Please could you take a little bit of time to complete this short online survey?
https://ilf.scot/about-us/have-your-say/
The survey is only six questions long, and is completely anonymous. ILF Scotland want as many people as possible to complete the survey and help influence what ILF Scotland prioritises over the coming years.
Your help is very much appreciated. Thank you.
Note the deadline for responses is 10th October 2019.
Note also that ILF Scotland have two remaining engagement events in Scotland. The Glasgow event is now fully booked, however there are still places at the Dundee event on 26th September – details here: https://ilf.scot/category/september-2019/
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/
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