Adult placement scheme - carers wanted
Information on how you can become an adult placement carer supporting adults with learning difficulties in your home.
- What is the Adult Placement Scheme?
- Who are we looking for?
- What does an adult placement carer do?
- What help will I get?
- Rewarding?
- Interested?
What is the Adult Placement Scheme?
The scheme recruits and approves ordinary people as carers. These carers provide support to adults with a learning disability, providing opportunities for them to share their home for short or long stays. Sometimes the carers will offer community based support.
The Nottinghamshire Adult Placement Scheme is run by our Adult Social Care and Health Department. It is registered and inspected by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) and meets Legislation and National Minimum Standards.
We welcome people:
- of all ages, backgrounds and ethnic groups
- who are single, married or living with a partner
- who own or rent their own home
- who have a spare bedroom and have space in their home and life to share with another adult.
Experience of working with or caring for people with learning disabilities is desirable.
If you are interested in finding out more about the role of an adult placement carer, please contact us.
What does an adult placement carer do?
Carers provide:
- opportunities for people to live in the community as part of a family
- support and encouragement to enable people to make choices about how they want to live their lives
- support to people whilst they learn new skills, develop their confidence and work towards independence
- support and guidance to meet the needs of the person placed as identified in their support plan
- an environment that is safe and healthy for people to live
- knowledge and skills to assist with all of the above.
Adult placement carers are supported by adult placement coordinators who:
- carefully match you with the person you will be supporting
- arrange introductory visits
- make sure that the placement is working well.
We provide on-going training, guidance and support to ensure you have the skills and knowledge you need.
Being an adult placement carer is an opportunity to learn new skills and to make a difference to someone else’s life.
Adult placement carers are self employed and are paid a fee for the work they do.
If you are interested in becoming an adult placement carer and want to find out more, please contact us:
Tel: 0115 854 6204 and ask for the Adult Placement Scheme
Email: adultplacement@nottscc.gov.uk
Write to us:
Adult placement co-ordinator
Adult Social Care and Health Department
Nottinghamshire County Council
Sir John Robinson Way
Nottingham
NG5 6DB
We look forward to hearing from you.
