services, contact centres, and a circumstances and/or children who exhibit sexually For example: services to care range of voluntary and escalation of their needs. harmful behaviours leavers, advocacy services for community groups offering looked children, housing universal family support For example: Sponsored schemes for care leavers, services, e.g. Parents Advice childminding schemes, services to looked after children and Women’s’ Aid. community holidays and (e.g. accommodation, social Summer schemes, mediation work support, intervention with services, support to families of families of looked after children with autism and/or children), applications to court learning disabilities, parents’ for secure orders and secure support and parenting groups, accommodation services for young people at risk of offending drug and alcohol advice, counselling and advice, assessment and family support to children whose circumstance may deteriorate without input. Professionals: The above services are In addition to those In addition to professionals In addition to those provided by a range of professionals providing services providing services at Levels 1 professionals providing services professionals, including: at Level 1, the following and 2, the following at Levels 1, 2 and 3, the professionals may become professionals may become following professionals may Early Years workers involved at Level 2: involved at Level 3: become involved at Level 4: Travellers support workers Community development Social Workers in Gateway Social Workers providing Foster Carers workers Teams working with children family support services Residential Workers Welfare Officer who have higher level 2 Social Workers working in Social Workers working with Women’s centre workers needs Gateway Team looked after children Homestart workers Social Workers providing Social Workers working with Social workers working with Community and voluntary family support services to children who have a disability children in need of protection sector workers children with higher level 2 Social workers working with Psychologist (Attached to needs children in need of protection residential services) Social Workers working in (high level 3 needs) Voice of Young People in early years services Residential social workers Care (VOYPIC) Family support workers providing outreach services Personal Advisors for looked Surestart workers Voluntary workers (services children and care Play and development likely to be directly leavers workers contracted or commissioned Juvenile Justice workers by Social Services e.g. – Family centre workers Barnados, Extern, NHC, NSPCC, Women’s Aid)
services, contact centres, and a range of voluntary and community groups offering universal family support services, e.g. Parents Advice and Women’s’ Aid. circumstances and/or escalation of their needs. For example: Sponsored childminding schemes, community holidays and Summer schemes, mediation services, support to families of children with autism and/or learning disabilities, parents’ support and parenting groups, services for young people at risk of offending drug and alcohol advice, counselling and advice, assessment and family support to children whose circumstance may deteriorate without input. children who exhibit sexually harmful behaviours For example: services to care leavers, advocacy services for looked children, housing schemes for care leavers, services to looked after children (e.g. accommodation, social work support, intervention with families of looked after children), applications to court for secure orders and secure accommodation Professionals: The above services are provided by a range of professionals, including: Early Years workers Travellers support workers Community development workers Welfare Officer Women’s centre workers Homestart workers Community and voluntary sector workers In addition to those professionals providing services at Level 1, the following professionals may become involved at Level 2: Social Workers in Gateway Teams working with children who have higher level 2 needs Social Workers providing family support services to children with higher level 2 needs Social Workers working in early years services Family support workers Surestart workers Play and development workers Juvenile Justice workers Family centre workers In addition to professionals providing services at Levels 1 and 2, the following professionals may become involved at Level 3: Social Workers providing family support services Social Workers working in Gateway Team Social Workers working with children who have a disability Social workers working with children in need of protection (high level 3 needs) Residential social workers providing outreach services Voluntary workers (services likely to be directly contracted or commissioned by Social Services – e.g. Barnados, Extern, NHC, NSPCC, Women’s Aid) In addition to those professionals providing services at Levels 1, 2 and 3, the following professionals may become involved at Level 4: Foster Carers Residential Workers Social Workers working with looked after children Social workers working with children in need of protection Psychologist (Attached to residential services) Voice of Young People in Care (VOYPIC) Personal Advisors for looked children and care leavers