Our company recognises the benefit for young people to experience mentoring, support and guidance from adults in developing their own independence skills and self-reliance. Therefore, along with our high standard accommodation services, we offer a variety of support packages such as; individual tailored support hours, mentoring, advocacy and guidance for education, training, development and housing applications. .
Our support packages range from low level support, which includes minimum supports hours, all the way to intensive support, which includes 24-hour monitoring and support.
- Support with managing a household and all aspects of daily living
- Support with engaging in education, employment and training
- Support to maintain a pleasant, safe and stable environment
- Support to seek advice in claiming welfare benefits
- Support to develop transitional life skills e.g. cooking, cleaning, budgeting etc
- Support to achieve a healthy balanced lifestyle, through leisure and health activities
- A named keyworker for each young person with 1:1 therapeutic support sessions
- Out of hours support available
- Support in managing and attending appointments in the community and with other professionals
We initially carry out a Life Skills Assessment that aids us in identifying the level of support each young person needs in building and maturing their Life Skills. Depending on the client’s level of needs; additional support can be added, such as;
- Health and Safety around the home and in the community,
- Basic reading and writing (where appropriate),
- Basic numeracy (where appropriate),
- Anti-social behaviour,
- House-rules acknowledgement,
- Fire awareness,
- Understanding Bill Payments, Banks and Accounts,
- Obtaining formal documentation (passport, driving licence etc.),
- Weekly timetables.
- Additional Staff for 2:1 support or Waking Nights
