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Workshop 4. Family Support Work in Children’s Centres Sandie Hayes Senior Practitioner. Overview. Role of Children Centre Staff Supervision model Children’s Centre integrated working procedures Examples. Children Centre Staffing Structures. Area Co-ordinator / Centre Manager. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Workshop 4
Family Support Work
in Children’s Centres
Sandie Hayes
Senior Practitioner
Overview
• Role of Children Centre Staff
• Supervision model
• Children’s Centre integrated working procedures
• Examples
Children Centre Staffing Structures
Area Co-ordinator / Centre Manager
Support
Staff
Parental Involvement
Workers (PIW’s)
Family Support Workers (FSW’s)
Outreach Visits•Safety & Engagement
Running groups
Support to Vulnerable Families• Outreach
• Assessment
• Care planning
• Lead Professionals
Supervision Model
Centre Managers (7)Family Support
Supervisor
Family Support Workers (13)
Direct Line Management• Leave
• Deployment
• Personal Development
Qualified Social Worker• Supervision of Case work
• Reviews all files and decisions
• Liaises with Social Care
• Develops and monitors all systems and procedures
Warrington’s Levels of Need
Internal Allocation Meetings (IAM’s)
• Held fortnightly
• Reviews all referrals (professional / self / SAM’s)
• Information Search conducted prior to meeting
• Function:
– Allocates to a worker
– Re-directs out to others or SAM’s
– Reviews case progress
• Attended by:
– Centre Manager
– PIW’s
– FSW Supervisor
– Health Team Leader
– Invited partners e.g. CAB, SALT
Service Allocation Meeting
Support for professionals
FSW Care Pathway
Allocation at IAM’s
Background Information Home Visits
Common Assessment
PIW to support
Short term package of
advice, guidance or
support
Family Support Meeting
to develop a co-ordinated care plan which is reviewed
Lead Professional
(if appropriate)
Family Support Plan
Support Plan
• Looks at each area of 5 outcomes
• Assigns a level under each outcome
• Reviewed at each Family Support Meeting
• Plan stays open until all outcomes at Level 1
• Measurements can be taken of impact across all outcomes
Integrated Working
• Internal Allocation Meetings (IAM’s)
• Hospital Liaison Meetings
• Service Allocation Meetings (SAM’s)
Further Information
Tracy Ryan Head of SureStart for All([email protected]) 01925 442973
Debbie Leadbetter CAF Manager([email protected]) 01925 443136
Sandie Hayes Senior Practitioner / Supervisor([email protected]) 01925 816912
Warrington Family Support Model
www.warrington.gov.uk/everychildmatters/caffsm