We operate a key work system which ensures every young person has a named staff member who would work closely with them and be their main contact.
Keyworkers are matched with the young person and are supported through supervision to develop a nurturing and meaningful relationship with the young person whilst maintaining appropriate professional boundaries. We will make every effort to ensure continuity of keyworker throughout the young person’s period of accommodation and we will also ensure there is a link worker who will equally work closely with the young person and be the back- up support when the keyworker is off shift. We celebrate the achievements of our young people and maintain an encouraging and supportive environment through the use of positive reward.
Our close relationships with young people enables us to engage them in discussing their behaviours before they escalate and help them to identify alternative strategies for expressing any negative feelings in a constructive manner, so aiding placement stability.
Structured key work sessions around independent living are tailored to the needs of each individual young person. Their key worker will support them in these activities, which are part of the “Stepping Forward to Independence’’ programme delivered by Safe Haven Services.
Keywork sessions are expected to take place on a weekly basis and can be formal or informal. We will be innovative in our approach in order to ensure young people engage in these sessions.
Keyworkers would utilise keywork sessions to address young people’s identified areas of needs such as NEET, cooking, sexual health, positive relationships, budgeting, employment skills, online safety, confidence building, personal care etc.