Youth Homelessness Prevention and Assessment Integrated Youth Support Service Practice Standards These standards are in place in order to clarify expectations of staff working with young people of 16 or 17 years old who are at risk of homelessness, or are homeless within the Integrated Youth Support Service. These standards are supported by the legal and regulatory framework outlined below: Working Together 2015 South West Child Protection Procedures Torbay Children’s Service Policy Manual Provision of Accommodation for 16 and 17 year old young people who may be homeless and/or require accommodation Practice Standard 1: Homeless Prevention STANDARD PERSON TIMESCALE RESPONSIBLE 1.1 All young people who are referred to the Youth Youth Within 48 Homelessness Prevention Service are raised as hours referrals on Civica (Housing Database) and on Paris Prevention (Children’s Services Database) Workers 1.2 Youth Homelessness Worker contacts young person Youth Within 1 and parents to establish risk of homelessness week of Prevention referral Workers 1.3 Youth Homelessness Worker completes an IYSS early Youth Within 3 help assessment of the young person and their weeks of circumstances, and plan of work. Prevention referral Worker 1.4 Case is discussed at Youth Homelessness Prevention IYSS Practice Within 2 Panel Manager weeks of referral
Youth Homelessness Prevention and Assessment Integrated Youth Support Service Practice Standards These standards are in place in order to clarify expectations of staff working with young people of 16 or 17 years old who are at risk of homelessness, or are homeless within the Integrated Youth Support Service. These standards are supported by the legal and regulatory framework outlined below: Working Together 2015 South West Child Protection Procedures Torbay Children’s Service Policy Manual Provision of Accommodation for 16 and 17 year old young people who may be homeless and/or require accommodation Practice Standard 1: Homeless Prevention STANDARD PERSON RESPONSIBLE TIMESCALE 1.1 All young people who are referred to the Youth Homelessness Prevention Service are raised as referrals on Civica (Housing Database) and on Paris (Children’s Services Database) Youth Prevention Workers Within 48 hours 1.2 Youth Homelessness Worker contacts young person and parents to establish risk of homelessness Youth Prevention Workers Within 1 week of referral 1.3 Youth Homelessness Worker completes an IYSS early help assessment of the young person and their circumstances, and plan of work. Youth Prevention Worker Within 3 weeks of referral 1.4 Case is discussed at Youth Homelessness Prevention Panel IYSS Practice Manager Within 2 weeks of referral
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