Other kinds of support to help you remain independent Support with Confidence East Sussex Support with Confidence is East Sussex County Council’s Adult Social Care accreditation scheme run in partnership with Trading Standards. It can help you find a wide range of care and support services that you can trust, from people and organisations that have been checked and approved in terms of quality, safety and staff training.
A personal assistant who has completed Support with Confidence training will have undergone various checks and completed the necessary courses required to receive the accreditation.
In East Sussex, accredited members of the scheme include:
• two reference checks;
• personal assistants; • registered home care providers; • legal and financial advice services; • day services; • cleaning services; • meal preparation services; • suppliers of home adaptations and equipment; • handyperson, home maintenance and gardening services; • pet services;
These include: • enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check; • Trading Standards checks;
• ‘Being a Great Personal Assistant’, a course delivered by Halifax Homecare; and • training modules that all care workers undertake before they start working, delivered by Halifax Care. For a list of individual personal assistants, rates of hourly pay and availability, visit brighton-hove.gov.uk/supportwithconfidence For more information, contact the Support with Confidence team. Tel: 01273 292494 Email: supportwithconfidence@brighton-hove. gov.uk
• therapeutic support; • community services; and • transport providers. As well as checking on quality standards, the application process includes appropriate background checks, taking up references, attending an interview, training, and making sure the provider is complying with the law. If approved, the provider’s details will appear in the online Support with Confidence directory. To find a service, visit eastsussex.gov.uk/swc or phone the Support with Confidence team on 01323 463440. Brighton & Hove Brighton & Hove Council can help you to find a personal assistant through the Support with Confidence register of approved personal assistants. Visit carechoices.co.uk for further assistance with your search for care
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