Our Mission: Directions is a community interest company that works with individuals, families, ‘Future commissioners and local communities to design and deliver personalised services; enabling individuals choice and control to achieve fulfilled lives’. Our Values: To put people To be transparent. To go the extra mile. To be creative. To be adaptable. Our Objectives: To engage with individuals, listen to needs, wishes and support them to live a life they value. To work alongside individuals so they grow and feel valued. Employ, develop and value capable and understanding people. To build a growing and sustainable business driven by our values. This year we have begun work to really engage and support staff to live out our values and objectives. In August 2015 we launched Future Directions Way’ with every staff member ‘The receiving a copy. The document details what is expected of staff in regards to living out Future Directions Values in the way they think, work and act. Staff through supervision, performance review and team meetings are asked to reflect on what they have done/could do within their work to live out the values and what they can do to ensure that the people they support, their colleagues and themselves have fun and are happy. Future Directions have successfully achieved in People’ in August 2015, identified that ‘Investors as an organisation Future Directions: Is Values driven. Has an embedded culture off good planning and impact evaluation. Has a good understanding of its learning and development activities which are linked to personal development and career progression. Recognises its strengths and weaknesses which is evidenced through clear development plans and work. Future Directions is in its 4th year of completing it Real’ markers for change see previous ‘Making – section for work completed and achieved by engaging with people we support, their families and staff. Future Directions have signed up as an organisation have signed up to the care ambassador’ ‘I program and we currently have 6 care Ambassadors’ and 5 others working through the training ‘I sessions. All people we support are supported to live in appropriate accommodation to meet their needs. We support people to live in their family home, their own home mortgaged or tenancy with others they
Our Mission: ‘Future Directions is a community interest company that works with individuals, families, commissioners and local communities to design and deliver personalised services; enabling individuals choice and control to achieve fulfilled lives’. Our Values: To put people To be transparent. To go the extra mile. To be creative. To be adaptable. Our Objectives: To engage with individuals, listen to needs, wishes and support them to live a life they value. To work alongside individuals so they grow and feel valued. Employ, develop and value capable and understanding people. To build a growing and sustainable business driven by our values. This year we have begun work to really engage and support staff to live out our values and objectives. In August 2015 we launched ‘The Future Directions Way’ with every staff member receiving a copy. The document details what is expected of staff in regards to living out Future Directions Values in the way they think, work and act. Staff through supervision, performance review and team meetings are asked to reflect on what they have done/could do within their work to live out the values and what they can do to ensure that the people they support, their colleagues and themselves have fun and are happy. Future Directions have successfully achieved ‘Investors in People’ in August 2015, identified that as an organisation Future Directions: Is Values driven. Has an embedded culture off good planning and impact evaluation. Has a good understanding of its learning and development activities which are linked to personal development and career progression. Recognises its strengths and weaknesses which is evidenced through clear development plans and work. Future Directions is in its 4th year of completing ‘Making it Real’ markers for change – see previous section for work completed and achieved by engaging with people we support, their families and staff. Future Directions have signed up as an organisation have signed up to the ‘I care ambassador’ program and we currently have 6 ‘I care Ambassadors’ and 5 others working through the training sessions. All people we support are supported to live in appropriate accommodation to meet their needs. We support people to live in their family home, their own home mortgaged or tenancy with others they
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