Social Care Worker Support SCIO

Constitutional objectives

4 The organisation's purposes are: 4.1 To provide relief for those involved in social care for the elderly and vulnerable due to problems caused by a shortage of funding. Carers will mainly, but not exclusively, be in the public sector. Needs will be identified by consultation with local councils, relevant Trade Unions, third party care providers and individual carers. 4.2 Relief will mostly, but not exclusively, take the form of the provision of equipment that will help carers to work in an environment that protects them and their clients from physical harm and promotes good physical and mental health. 4.3 Relief from physical and mental stress may be provided in the form of funding for the costs of recreational activities and for the set-up of recreational facilities providing that costs are one-off and no commitment is given for ongoing funding or provision of services. 4.4 Prevention of physical and mental harm may be promoted by providing funding for appropriate training where: a. Only training costs are provided with the training itself being given by a third party and, b. training courses and providers are certified by the relevant authority and, c. training costs are provided on a one-off basis and no commitment is made to ongoing funding.