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The Assertive Community Transition service (ACT) will deliver a local provision of support for people who have learning disabilities and/or complex needs, to develop options for access to direct, flexible support where significant difficulty is being experienced and there is risk of breakdown of current arrangements. The fundamental outcome of the service being that no young person or adult with learning disability and/or complex need in Shetland, who require care, support or protection from the statutory services, is placed off island.
People who use the service could include:
1. Young people, including those with additional needs;
2. Adults with learning disability and/or complex needs ,
3. People requiring repatriation from off island placements
In addition to learning disability and/or complex need, users of the service may have emotional, learning, social issues and associated behavioural challenges requiring enhanced support to understand, prepare for and manage life transitions.
Working within the ACT team will be very physically and emotionally demanding and a high level of personal resilience and strength is essential. Support activities may include:
4. Social skills learning, risk assessment, planning and risk enablement, positive behaviour support, budgeting, and all activities involved in successful daily living and citizenship.
5. Outdoor and indoor activities that promote a healthy lifestyle and wellbeing.
6. Moving & assisting, intimate care, and other tasks associated with personal care
The purpose of the service is to provide person centred, individualised transition support, skills building and whole life learning using assets based approaches and outcome planning.
The successful post holder will possess a set of core, strength based approaches, practices and values including: passion, drive, commitment, unconditional positive regard, trust, patience, resilience, innovation and solution focussed thinking.
The Assertive Community Transition (ACT) service sits within the Adult Services department of Community Health and Social Care Directorate, and uses a range of best practice approaches and guidance, including those promoted by National Institute for Health and Care Guidance (NICE), Scottish Transitions Forum, Association for Real Change (ARC) and Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE).
The service follows guidance from the Scottish Government’s Keys to Life Strategy, Health and Social Care Standards (My Support, My Life) with a focus on promoting choice and control and independent living through a healthy life, active citizenship, and inclusion. The service is registered with the SSSC and staff are required to register and adhere to codes of conduct and registration
More detail is provided in the Job Profile, Person Specification and Conditions of Service Summary attached to the bottom of this advert.
Additional Information
7. The grade of this post is G
8. Rate of pay shown in the advert is inclusive of Distant Islands Allowance of £1. per hour
9. Supply/Casual/Relief Part Time post