Early Intervention and Prevention- Access Team

Direct Payments Support Organisation

Aims:

To provide advice, information and support to disabled people so that they may use direct payments to manage their own care and support needs.

Services provided:

  • General advice and information regarding direct payments, including literature on using direct payments
  • Support setting up and managing the direct payment
  • Initial assistance with financial monitoring forms
  • Assistance with administration and record keeping
  • Assistance with recruitment advertising, interviewing, etc.
  • Arranging Disclosure Scotland checks
  • Assistance drawing up a job description
  • Sample contracts of employment
  • Legal responsibilities
  • Training e.g. employment law, health and safety, managing staff
  • Advice on employer / employee relationships
  • Day to day queries
  • Payroll service.

Opening hours:

Monday – Friday, 8.45am – 5.00pm
Outwith these times, contact 0845 30 111 20 which connects to the out-of-hours social work service.

Address

Perth & Kinross Council
Pullar House
35 Kinnoull Street
Perth
PH1 5GD

Phone: 03453 011 120
Website: http://www.pkc.gov.uk/selfdirectedsupport
Email: accessteam@pkc.gov.uk

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