CHILDREN’S HOME
Our Children’s Home service can accommodate children 8 to 18 years. We have the option to continue to support a current young person beyond their 18th Birthday, this is subject to specified terms. This decision will be in line with the needs of the individual person and the needs of the other children and young people already in placement.
Our Rock Care Place may provide care and accommodation for children and young people who have emotional and/or behavioural difficulties (EBD). This can include:
Children and young people within the autism spectrum (including Asperger’s syndrome and Global Development Delay)
Physical aggression
Criminal behaviours
Sexualised behaviours
Eating disorders, self-harm, anxiety, depression, PTSD, ODD, trauma and attachments
Low education attainment
Low to medium level CSE will be considered
Low Level Learning Disabilities
We are unable to offer accommodation and support for children and young people who present with:
Severe Learning Disabilities
Higher mobility support
Fire Setting
Due to the location and proximity of the home to the neighbours, we cannot place children who display extremely challenging behaviours
Staffing & Training
We ensure that all adults have regular face-to-face and online training in accordance with the Homes Training Matrix Requirements. This includes mandatory training, training in line with current children’s needs, and trends, and in relation to each child’s needs.
The company carries out a full training induction for all new joiners. This is followed by a three-month probation period in which the staff member is monitored. Once probation has been completed, an annual training schedule is established and a list of current training qualifications or training needs is available upon request.
Safeguarding
Whistleblowing
Child Sexual Exploitation
RPI training
NVQ Health and Social Care
Level 2 Medication
Emergency First Aid at Work
Health and Safety
Fire Safety Awareness
Food Hygiene
GDPR
All training is provided by an appropriately accredited organisation or individuals. Each member of staff has a training profile and training development plan to ensure continuous professional development. Training needs are reviewed bi-annually and re-evaluated periodically based on the home’s needs and residents’ placement. The goal is to ensure that adults can meet the needs of the young people that may be placed at the home through knowledge and experience.
All staff are enrolled on the Diploma Level 3 in Children and Young Adult Work Force Children’s Residential Home after completion of induction training and successfully completing their probation period.
Each referral we receive is assessed and the level of risk calculated. We match with our current level of resources enabling us to determine whether we can meet the young person’s identified needs.
The Homes Manager ensures the skill base of the staff team are matched to the needs of each individual young person. If the Homes Manager determines the risks cannot be safely managed, or the child is not a suitable match to the home, location, and current children in placement then it would result in a placement not being offered.
We consider children with low level physical disabilities and assess if their needs can be met within the placement. We also assess if the staff team have the suitable training to support children/young people with physical disabilities. If we feel they do not, then this would also result in a placement not being offered.