Engagement of the Voluntary & Community Sector with the

BRFC Programme

Karen Coker – Commissioning Officer / SCCKerry Shea– Development & Finance Director / VAST

WORKSHOP OBJECTIVES:

• To raise awareness and increase knowledge of the BRFC Accreditation Scheme

• Outline the benefits to the VCS (of being engaged in the BRFC programme)

• Outline the benefits to BRFC families (of VCS involvement in BRFC)

The BRFC Accreditation Scheme:WHAT’S IT ALL ABOUT?

The Accreditation Scheme is a centrally held database of approved and accredited

providers to support the delivery of the BRFC Programme through the provision of Key

Workers for identified families.

VOLUNTARY SECTOR PROVIDERSBENEFITS TO FAMILIES

• Understanding of issues for families• Eligible families may already be known• No stigma - easier to develop trust

VOLUNTARY SECTOR PROVIDERSWHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU?

• Raise your profile• Showcase your services• County Council contract

VOLUNTARY SECTOR PROVIDERSBENEFITS

• Paid to deliver additional support• Increase skills

TRAINING2 DAY KEY WORKER TRAINING

• Free training• Staff costs will be covered

2 DAY KEY WORKER TRAINING – LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Day one• Family Intervention Workforce Development• Understand the role of the key worker in family intervention• Know how to work with partner agencies in a family intervention context• Understand the principles and values that underpin work with parents• Understand professional boundaries when working with families• Understand communication methods when working with agencies and families

Day two• Whole family assessment and coordinating a multi-agency team• Understand whole family assessment• Understand how to co-ordinate a multi-agency team around a family• Understand case recording requirements• Understand how to achieve positive closure when working with families

OUTCOMES STAR

• Accreditation Scheme Key Workers will receive free training and licensing in the use of the Outcomes Star.

The Family Star Plus

A Family of Stars

HOW DO I GET ONTO THE SCHEME?

• Application form (& information pack)

http://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/community/community/Accreditation-Framework.aspx

OR, go towww.staffordshire.gov.uk

Click on ‘Community’Click on ‘Community Safety’

Click on ‘Building Resilient Families & Communities’Click on ‘Accreditation Framework’

HOW DO I GET ONTO THE SCHEME?

• Application form (& information pack)http://www.vast.org.uk/building-resilent-families-and-communities-accreditation-scheme/

OR, go tohttp://www.vast.org.uk

Click on ‘Staffordshire Voice’Click on ‘Children, Young People & Families’

Click on ‘Building Resilient Families and Communities’Click on ‘Building Resilient Families and Communities Accreditation Scheme’

HOW DO I GET ONTO THE SCHEME?

• Complete and return the application form – NO SET DEADLINE

• Some sections are checked by SCC Procurement colleagues to check compliance and references

• Once forms have passed the compliance stage they go to the next available panel (held fortnightly)

• Providers gain a place on the scheme once they have passed the compliance and panel stages, and references have been obtained

• CONTRACTS ARE THEN AWARDED!

I’M ON THE SCHEME – WHAT HAPPEN’S NEXT?

• Successful providers must ensure that any staff that they wish to undertake the BRFC Key Worker role attend the mandatory 2 day Key Worker training and the Outcomes Star training

• DBS details are required for Key Workers

• Families First District Leads provide information to the District Commissioning Leads (DCLs) / District Children’s Commissioning Officers (DCCOs) on those families who require a Key Worker

• DCLs / DCCOs then consult the Accreditation Scheme database to identify which providers are on the scheme for their district – brief details are then emailed to providers

I’M ON THE SCHEME – WHAT HAPPEN’S NEXT?

• Once a provider has been identified the Individual Family Placement Agreement (IFPA) / contract is signed by the provider and SCC Officer

• The IFPA contains the Family Profile (started by Families First at district profiling / mapping meetings) and the Troubled Families Criteria Form

• Arrangements have been made which ensure that the Key Worker has the opportunity to meet with the Families First District Lead (or other member of staff) to:

– discuss the family / gather more intelligence– discuss the approach to be taken when contacting the family for the first time

I’M ON THE SCHEME – WHAT HAPPEN’S NEXT?

• Accreditation Scheme providers are paid at a rate of £17 per hour

• To simplify the process providers are paid for up to 3 hours per ‘visit’ – this then includes travel time, the actual visit, and any phone calls / meetings in relation to the family

• Key Workers complete a standard timesheet per family (template provided) and return monthly (with an invoice)

• Contracts are initially put in place for each family for a set period of time - linked to the level of support required (Superlight / Light / Intensive)

I’M ON THE SCHEME – WHAT HAPPEN’S NEXT?

• Monitoring may take place with the DCL / DCCO in regards to progress being made for the family

• Cases close / contracts end when the family has been ‘turned around’ and Payment by Results claims have been made for the family (via the District BRFC Administrator)

QUESTIONS

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