Connexions
strategy and Connexions service section 8.76 refers
Social Service and Housing Directorate
1.
YOUNG PEOPLE IN PUBLIC CARE
1.1 The Social Service and
Housing Directorate is considered to be a major contributor to the delivery of the Connexions strategy
and by providing Personal Advisers it
also makes a contribution to the Connexions Service.
1.2 Leaving Care (2000) Act. describes an additional resource to
ensure that all young people leaving Public Care will be provided with a Personal Adviser.
1.3 In anticipation of the Connexions Service, two members of the Independence
Support Project Team (ISP) successfully completed the Diploma for Personal
Advisers course in June 2001. All recently appointed staff and the remaining
team members commenced training for the diploma for Personal Adviser in June
2002.
1.4 Additional Care Leavers Funding has been made available to
Social Services to increase the capacity to provide each Care Leaver with a
Personal Adviser. Further details of this funding allocation can be obtained
from the Head of Children's services or the Team Leader of the Independence
Support Project
1.5 The delivery plan identifies an additional, intensively working
personal Advisor to work with the ISP team.
Carrying a caseload of eight young people, this Personal Advisor will be able
to offer time intensive support. The intensively - working Personal Advisor
will be line-managed by the ISP Team Leader.
1.6
This team will work
to deliver the targets in the business plan.
1.7
The housing agencies
have a communication connection to the LMC via the Head of Children's Services,
or the Teenage Pregnancy Co-ordinator or the Representative from the Rural
Community Council.
1.8
Staff working for
Housing Associations providing a service to vulnerable young people were
invited to join the Diploma for Personal Advisers training course in June 2002
. One member of staff is undertaking the course.
1.9
The I.W. Director of
Social Services and Housing is a South Central Connexions Partnership Board
member.
1.10
Members of the Family
Solutions Team are currently studying for the Diploma for Personal Advisers