Registered Charity
No 224469
When
people need help, PSS is here to help them. We are a
dynamic charity, delivering locally but with methods,
initiatives and new ideas acclaimed and taken up around
the world. Groundbreaking innovations by PSS have
included Age Concern, Citizens Advice Bureau and
Forerunners of Legal Aid and Relate. Today, PSS manages
five major services, providing personal and practical
help to thousands of people across Merseyside, the North
West, Scotland and Wales. (Link to website at bottom of
page)
Adult
Placement
Home life that
means just that, living as part of a family. That's the
benefit of being supported by a PSS Adult Placement
Carer. Not just for older people, but people with mental
health needs, physical impairments or learning
difficulties. A practical solution to a wide range of
social needs. Dedicated carers find Adult Placement is a
satisfying and flexible self-employment opportunity for
them to work at home, with full back up to support them.
That's PSS Adult Placement. PSS welcomes applications
from existing or potential carers from any kind of
background that provides relevant experience for
example, caring for a relative or bringing up a family.
St Helens
Adult Placement Provides
- A safe living environment in a carers home, PSS
ensuring that support is of a high standard.
- Close liaison between users of the service and PSS
St Helens key workers, to identify changing needs
and adjust support as necessary.
- Careful assessment and matching of people
involved, with skilful, sensitive selection and
accreditation of suitable, dedicated carer families.
- Greater flexibility, ranging from day care or
short breaks right through to long term support
according to individual need.
- Intermediate care as an alternative to hospital
admission or to enable discharges until the person
concerned can regain their independent lifestyle.
- Respite provision for service users living with
their family who want a break and need to know the
family members they care for will be well looked
after in a caring environment.
- Quality Assurance in line with the Commission for
Social Care Inspectorate for Adult Placement laid
down by the Department of Health.
- Individual support promoting a greater sense of
independence, as well as opportunities to integrate
into the wider community.
- Real partnerships and a welcoming 'open door' for
friends and relatives of people in Adult Placement,
so that relationships are maintained.
For Carers, PSS
St Helens Adult Placement ensures:-
- Qualified
PSS workers who can assess the experience as well as
the vocation and motivation of applicants.
- Practical support for carers, including the
handling of paperwork and overseeing financial
arrangements.
- Many years success in matching carer families with
people needing support, and in monitoring
relationships between carers and users of the adult
placement service.
- On the job training and opportunities for cares to
acquire recognised qualifications.
- Ongoing support, help arranging holidays, respite
breaks and access to the PSS out-of-hours emergency
services.
PSS Personal
and Professional
Whatever
services PSS provides, there are threads that run
through all of them. One is that care should be related
to a person's own wishes, so that people can be treated
as individuals. Another is flexibility to meet any kind
of situation.
As important as
any of these threads however, is professionalism. Caring
without a professional approach and infrastructure
doesn't work. At PSS, carers trained, qualifications and
standards are professional, outcomes are monitored and
assessed. It shows in the number of statutory
authorities who now commission PSS to ensure that they
fulfil their obligations. Above all, it shows in the
thousands of vulnerable people who, thanks to PSS
standards and commitment, are today leading fuller,
happier, more independent lives.
Contact Names
and Addresses
PSS Adult
Placement St Helens
The Court, Alexandra Park
Prescot Road
St Helens, WA10 3TT
Website
address:
www.pss.org.uk
Contact:
Maureen Smith, tel 01744-609-553
or Jennifer Shaw, tel 01744-609-633
Email:
maureen.smith@pss.org.uk or
jenny.shaw@pss.org.uk
