Take Control South Lanarkshire can help you to set up and manage
your support arrangements. Our experienced team of Advisers will
work with you to help you to arrange the support detailed in your
support plan.
In South Lanarkshire the Council will involve you in an
assessment of your needs. Some people already know
what they need and feel happy to discuss this with their Social
Worker. Others will need support to talk through what support needs
they have. You may choose to involve a family member, carer, friend
or the local Advocacy service.
From this, your Support Plan will be
developed. The support Plan will set out your choices of
support to help you meet the agreed goals and outcomes identified
in your assessment. For e.g.
- How you intend to achieve your outcomes
- How much it will cost
- Who is responsible for providing or arranging the support you
require
- How any risks will be managed
We can:
- provide independent information and advice on Self-directed
Support and your options
- arrange information sessions about how to make Self-directed
Support work for you
- find the best way to achieve the outcomes detailed in your
support plan
If you wish to purchase a service from an agency we can help you
to:
- gather accessible information on any service you may wish to
buy
- help you to arrange meetings with prospective agencies to
discuss how they can deliver their service to meet your needs
- arrange a bill paying service if needed
- help you to arrange a back up plan in case your regular
arrangements break down
If you wish to consider employing your own personal assistants
we can help you to:
- write suitable job descriptions
- advertise for personal assistants
- recruit personal assistants safely
- set up and manage a payroll system to pay your personal
assistant/s
- find the right insurance cover
- access expert employment advice when you need it
- access information and training for you and your personal
assistant/s
- arrange a back up service so that you have cover at times when
your personal assistant/s are ill or on holiday
- assistance to complete financial paperwork
If you receive a Direct Payment (Option 1) you will be required
to open a separate Bank Account and this will be audited by South
Lanarkshire Council - Our Advisers will support you to comply with
this.
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