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Ref no:
PKA00062
Published:
28/09/2021
Closes:
11/10/2021
Location:
Carers Centre, Lewis Place, North Muirton, , PH1 3BD
Salary:
£21,880 per year
Contract Type:
Permanent, Temporary
Position Type:
Full Time
Hours:
35 hours per week

Job Overview

Job Title: Adult Male Carers Support Worker

Salary: £21,880 per annum

Contracted Hours: 35 per week

Contract Type: Fixed Term (1 year initially)

Background

PKAVS is a leading charity in Perth & Kinross, enhancing lives and connecting communities through diverse services in the areas of Carers, Mental Wellbeing, Minority Communities, Third Sector support and Volunteering. Every year PKAVS enhances the lives of over 5,000 local people, helping them to overcome barriers and achieve their goals. PKAVS is also the Third Sector Interface for Perth & Kinross, supporting and developing the Third Sector and enhancing the Sector’s role in Community Planning.

PKAVS Carers Hub supports unpaid carers of all ages who are living in Perth & Kinross and caring for family, partners, friends, or neighbours. Our trained support workers and volunteers help over 1,200 adult carers retain a life outside of caring and develop skills or interests to enhance their own lives. PKAVS Carers Hub uses a holistic approach in working with people who have caring responsibilities and their families to assess and plan support. Supports can include access to training, respite services, information and advice, and support groups.

The Hub is available virtually through a multi-agency website and locally, through Carers Support Staff working in localities in Perth & Kinross. PKAVS Carers Support Staff will work as part of a health and social care partnership approach with health and social care colleagues who support complex care in a community setting.

Role

PKAVS Carers Hub is looking for a highly motivated individual to join us as an Adult Male Carers Support Worker. The post-holder has been funded by the Carers Trust to raise awareness of male unpaid carers and then create a bank of appropriate support specifically for them. Currently only 23% of the unpaid carers registered with PKAVS are male and so this post-holder will look to raise awareness of and identify male carers and then create a bank of supports that male carers will access. The post-holder will also engage in conversations with male carers to identify the barriers they felt they faced in accessing support and then look at ways to overcome these. You will provide information, advice and support to help male carers achieve positive outcomes in their lives and caring roles. You will act in the best interest of male carers and those they care for, taking into account current legislation. The post-holder will be required to proactively 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.

The post-holder will support with the planning, preparation, and review of Adult Male Carers Support Plans, ensuring a sound knowledge of the support packages and respite services that are available to male carers and those they care for. Central to this model will be supporting male 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 a key element of this role.


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 form attached. Please note CVs will not be accepted.

Closing date for applications: Monday 11th October 2021.

Interview date: Week Commencing Monday 18th October 2021.