2026 Social Care - Aberdeenshire Self Directed Support Services

The Aberdeenshire Health and Social Care Partnership have a service requirement for a locally based service to provide advice and information to members of the public regarding all aspects of Self-Directed Support, including information about the legislation and the four options available under The Social Care (Self Directed Support) (Scotland) Act 2013.
The service will include:
- Support and advice to enable the supported person to access resources that will assist in the meeting of outcomes
- the provision of information, support and advice in response to eligible referrals that will assist the individual to consider and understand the four options available to them
- participation where requested in the support planning process
- assistance to those supported persons that choose to employ staff to do so effectively and lawfully; and including support to the individual to access legal and payroll support
- an Individual Service Fund management service that will be accessible to eligible individuals that choose an Individual Service Fund under Option 2 to fund all or some of their care and support package. This will include the management of prepaid card accounts
- Develop and facilitate a service user forum