Page. 6 | Review of the Year


As part of our commitment to people we support we encourage them to engage in all aspects of their service. Our bold strategy for involvement is part of continuously improving the quality of service we offer and ensuring we exceed the expectations of regulators and commissioners.


Although only supported for about a year Brian decided to get involved in recruiting workers as he likes to know who they are and that the workers will be dedicated. The training was held at the National office in Edinburgh and Brian travelled down for the day.


Soon after the training he was involved in a small interview panel for workers in his own service in Dundee.


“I was a bit nervous in the interviews, but the candidates were even more nervous than me.” Brian


Before the interview, the panel agreed what questions to ask. Brian asked, ‘What would you do if you were out with me for an appointment and it was running late, would you leave me at the end of your shift or would you stay with me until the appointment ended?’


He interviewed a candidate with good experience, but felt he would not personally have benefited from being supported by them, as their way of planning and organising would have been stressful for him. Brian shared this information with the rest of the panel after the interview; the candidate was successful in his application, but was offered a post in a different service within the organisation.


Brian explained that it is important to have people supported involved in interviewing because they can give this type of insight.


He hopes to be on more interview panels in the future as it was a really positive experience.


Aim Three: To ensure we can evidence the standard of service we provide for inter


Skills


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