SSSC issue registration reminder to supervisors in housing support and care at home services

The Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) have issued a reminder to supervisors in housing support and care at home services that they have until 31 December 2016 to apply to register with the SSSC and all supervisors must be registered by 30 June 2017.

The above deadline only applies to workers who were in post before 1 July 2014.  Any worker who started after 1 July 2014 must apply for registration as soon as possible after they start employment and must be registered within six months of starting in their role.

Definitions of supervisors

Supervisors in housing support services are defined as workers who hold responsibilities for providing and supervising the provision of care and/or support provided directly to a user of a housing support service.

Supervisors in care at home services are defined as workers who have responsibility for supervising workers and overseeing and monitoring the implementation of care plans.

You can find more detailed definitions on the SSSC website.

Anyone carrying out duties described in the definition should apply for registration as a supervisor. If you are a supervisor in both housing support and care at home you must apply for registration on both parts of the Register.

Registration of support workers

The Scottish Government is yet to announce details of when the Register will open for support workers in a housing support service and support workers in a care at home service.