The Officer will work as part of a small team providing Self Directed Support information and guidance across the Forth Valley Area. This is to individuals, carers, families and our Health and Social Care partners with a focus on:

• Increasing the number of people able to make informed choices about using Self Directed Support (SDS) to take more control of their lives
• Increasing the number of people who make a positive choice to use option 1 to maximise their control
• Making available information on all of the four options covered by SDS legislation
• Improving confidence and skills of those choosing to employ personal assistants
• Providing information, guidance and support in signposting to people who do not qualify for SDS