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Interested in becoming a Supported Carer?
If you wish to progress your interest in becoming a carer, you will be invited to attend a preparation group. This will enable you to learn what is involved in becoming a supported carer and allow you to make an informed decision as to whether you wish to proceed. Following this, an assessment will be undertaken.
For further information on becoming a carer please contact:
Karen Rinaldi: karen.rinaldi@stepdown.org.uk or tel: 0141 762 4523
What Do Support Carers Do?
Supported Carers come from a variety of backgrounds. They can be married or single, working or retired, childless or have children still living at home. Some Carers have children who have left home and they miss the company of young people. We need a variety of Carers in order to meet our young people’s individual needs.
Young people living with supported carers require extra support as they move towards independence in the form of practical skills such as cooking, budgeting, employment/training and emotional support in their transition to adulthood.Young people prepare to move into Supported Care around the age of 16. They stay for varying lengths of time, from a few months to a few years. Most of us can remember what we were like at 16 and the thought of living alone at this age can be very daunting and isolating. Supported Carers will offer encouragement and advice. Stepdown supported carers and staff work in partnership with Local Authority social workers as well as other relevant professionals to provide the best care and support possible’
For further information on becoming a carer please contact:
Karen Rinaldi: karen.rinaldi@stepdown.org.uk or tel: 0141 762 4523
Do I need Qualifications and Do I Get Paid?
You will receive a generous allowance for each child or young person placed with you.
For further information on becoming a carer please contact:
Karen Rinaldi: karen.rinaldi@stepdown.org.uk or tel: 0141 762 4523