18/0790 Community Based Youth and Family Services

Description

Help children and young people 10-18 years achieve their full potential and to help them develop important life skills through non-formal educational activities. The service will also help them to gain a better understanding of themselves, others and society by providing a safe, non-judgemental and nurturing environment. This service will provide support to children who are voluntarily involved with services and children who are looked after, care experienced, within the child protection planning process and those children and young people who are identified through the child planning process as being on the edge of care. The service will also support parents and carers of the children / young people referred. The service provider will deliver; - an individual / one-to-one advice and guidance service, - intensive crisis support to be agreed on a case by case basis, - work with children / young people early help, who are on the edge of intensive support through one to one work or group sessions (if appropriate), - group work sessions in respect of emerging needs e.g. gender orientation, health, sexual or mental health and wellbeing, social skills etc. to be agreed in advance with the area and service managers. Group work sessions should be available in a local base and facilitated at a time that meet the needs of the children, young people and their families. - a family work service which the focus and frequency will be agreed in advance through the identification of outcomes for each individual and confirmed at a monthly Youth & Family Services Resource Panel meeting, - the service will provide support for children and young people in their attendance at formal meetings and also where appropriate advocate for them, - children and young people accessing this service will be supported to join activities in the wider community and make use of resources available to the public e.g. swimming pool, parks and where gaps are identified to create as part of the service provision etc. - a parenting programme to promote, develop and strengthen the relationships between parents and their children, in order to improve outcomes relating to families remaining together. - look to create programmes of support through the school holidays to sustain positive working relationships with young people and provide a range of activities either in groups or one to one, - A support to children and young people as they negotiate key life transitions e.g. a move from family home to become looked after or a move back to the family home, a move from primary to High School, a move from High School to Further Education, training and employment.