Registration information session for housing support and care at home services

Qualification criteria: registration of managers care at home and housing support services Linda Barr Education and Workforce Development Adviser

The SSSC’s responsibilities Publish Codes of Practice for all social service workers and their employers. Register key groups of social service workers. Regulate the training and education of the workforce. Contribute to workforce planning, development of qualifications, and promotion of education and training.

Why regulate? Strengthen and support the professionalism of the workforce. Protect those who use services. Raise standards of practice and in doing so… Raise public confidence in the workforce.

Context - Registration
Social workers April 2003
Social work students May 2004
Care Commission Officers December 2004
Managers residential child care services Oct 2005
Managers care home services adults January 2006
Managers adult day care services January 2006
Residential child care workers July 2006
Managers of day care of children services Oct 2006.

Context - Registration....
Practitioners day care of children March 2007
Workers with supervisory responsibilities in a care home service for adults Oct 2007
Support workers in day care of children services Oct 2008
School care accommodation workers Nov 2009
Managers of housing support services Dec 2010
Managers of care at home services Dec 2010

General registration process
Scottish Government sets down key groups.
SSSC consults on key issues eg role function and qualifications.
Workers are registered on the basis of their job function – not their job title ie the work they do rather than what they are called.
The qualifications set relate to a job function, not a job title.

Overview: Key group identification: Managers of housing support (2005) Managers of care at home (2009) Consultation process: Housing support (March– July 2005) ( Housing Support Qualifications Advisory Group October 2005 – September 2006) Care at home (Nov 09 – Jan 2010) Qualifications criteria: Housing support (2005 – 2006) Care at home (2009)

Functional definitions Manager of care at home service: “ A manager is a worker who is responsible for the overall professional management of the direct provision, supervision, and quality assurance of care and support provided in a care at home service.” Manager of a housing support service: “A manager is a worker who is responsible for the overall professional management of the direct provision, supervision, and quality assurance of care and support in a housing support service.

Qualifications required for registration All manager categories: an appropriate practice qualification and an appropriate management qualification.

Criteria and principles underpinning qualifications
Criteria
Assessment against occupational standards.
Designed to match particular function.
Subject to a recognised and regulated form of external verification.
Principles
Integrate observed, assessed practice and learning.
Recognised with a national framework eg SCQF.
Knowledge and value base consistent with Code of Practice of Social Service Workers.

Qualifications criteria Managers of housing support services Managers of care at home services. http://www.sssc.uk.com/sssc/all-about-registration/what-qualifications-do-i-need-to-register-with-the-sssc.html

Benchmark qualifications Care at home and housing support managers Practice S/NVQ Level 4 in Health and Social Care Management SVQ Leadership and Management for Care Services level 4

Post Registration Training and Learning (PRTL) 15 days / 90 hours over three years. Evidence of how PRTL has contributed to your professional development and informed your practice. Study, training, seminars, reading, teaching, other activities which could be reasonably expected to advance a registrant’s professional development, or contribute to the development of the profession as a whole.

Developing, training and supporting the workforce Workforce Solutions Portal http://workforcesolutions.sssc.uk.com

Key content in portal Induction Career development toolkits Career pathways NOS navigator Continuous Learning Framework Workforce information and planning eg funding. SCQF + RPL

http://workforcesolutions.sssc.uk.com/NavOnline/

Funding updates http://www.sssc.uk.com/sssc/news/funding-update-may-2010.html This summary provides updated information on sources of funding available in 2010-11 for organisations delivering social work, social care and support as well as childhood practice services. The content of this summary draws on the funding sources section of Funding and Support for Training: A Guide for Providers of Scottish Social Services 2009 .

Structure of funding guide: Section one Information about sources of grants and revenue for funding to contribute to workforce development. Section two Details of sources of advice, guidance, consultancy and support including sector specific support. Scottish Government links – helping you meet costs of learning. Section three E-Learning resources aimed at social services sector.

Funding update – May 2010 European Social Funding ILA Scotland Modern Apprenticeships Voluntary Sector Development Fund Innovation Voucher Scheme Education into Enterprise Contact [email_address] for advice.

Linda Barr Education and Workforce Development Adviser [email_address]

REGISTRATION WITH THE SSSC

Eligibility for registration
To be eligible for registration workers must be working in a housing support or care at home service which is regulated by the Care Commission
Registration is function based – workers will be registered on the part of the Register they are carrying out the role for and not the qualifications they hold or their job title
Employers should give you guidance on which part of the Register workers should be applying for

Parts of the Register
Managers of a care at home service - managers are defined as workers who are responsible for the overall professional management of the direct provision, supervision, and quality assurance of care and support provided in a care at home service
Manager in a housing support service - a manager is a worker who is responsible for the overall professional management of the direct provision, supervision, and quality assurance of care and support provided in a housing support service

Workers registered with another regulatory body
If a worker is already registered with another regulatory body, for example, the Nursing and Midwifery Council, they can remain registered with them
If a worker was previously registered with another regulatory body but has allowed their registration to lapse, they may either re-register with that regulatory body or apply to register with the SSSC

Relevant qualifications
There is a qualification criteria set for each part of the Register (copy enclosed with each application pack)
Qualifications may not be on our list but may still be accepted
Information available on our website or through our helpline
Applicants must provide evidence of the qualification/s you hold
If an applicant does not hold a qualification they may be registered subject to a condition that they gain a qualification three years from the date of registration

How to apply for registration
We will write to service managers in November
Managers can complete the application online from 1 December 2010
Managers can contact us for application packs

Completing the process
Applicants should take the form and original ID documents and qualification certificate/s to their employer
Employer must sign a copy of the original documents as a true copy – this should be carried out by a SSSC countersignatory
Employer must endorse the application for registration and provide information about Disclosure Scotland

Application fees
Application fee of £30 payable with each application
The fee is non-refundable
Methods of payment:
- Direct Debit
- Cheque/Postal Order
- Debit or Credit Card
The fee is tax deductable information on claiming tax back is in the guidance notes

What happens next?
Satisfactory applications may be approved by officers of the Council
Where questions arise about suitability, the application is referred to the Conduct Section who may decide to Register or refer to a Registration Sub-Committee
Where an application is incomplete, the applicant will be given a specified period of time to provide the information requested
The application will be treated as withdrawn if the information is not provided and the applicant will be required to complete the full application process again – no refund will be given
It is extremely important that applicants inform the SSSC of any changes to their circumstances

Once you are registered
Registration documents are sent by recorded delivery:
- Registration certificate
- Guidance notes for registrants
- Details about accessing the online registration system
- Details about Post Registration Training and Learning

Post Registration Training and Learning
Each registrant is required to undertake 15 days or 90 hours of post registration training and learning during their registration period
Registrant must keep a record that the SSSC may ask to see
Can take the form of:
- attending workshops and seminars
- shadowing/work experience
- formal training courses.

Registration period and
annual fees
Registration is for a period of three years
Annual fee of £30 is due on the anniversary of the registration date
This fee is also tax deductable
Each registrant must apply to renew their registration prior to the expiry of registration
Lapsing for non-payment of annual fees and renewals.

Registration subject to a
condition
At the point of renewal registrants must provide evidence of meeting conditions
Failure to meet conditions.

Other registration information
Registration on more than one part of the Register
Registration of other workers in housing support services
Required registration
Due Regard members.

Contact the SSSC The Scottish Social Services Council Compass House 11 Riverside Drive Dundee DD1 4NY Telephone: 0845 60 30 891 [email_address] www.sssc.uk.com

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Registration information session for housing support and care at home services

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