How we work
Keyworking
We operate a key work system making sure that every young person has a named staff member who would work closely with them and be their main contact.
Keyworkers are matched with the young person and are supported through supervision to develop a nurturing and meaningful relationship with the young person whilst maintaining appropriate professional boundaries. We ensure continuity of keyworker throughout the young person’s period of accommodation. We will also adopt a co-keyworker system to ensure that there is a link worker who will equally work closely with the young person and steps in when the keyworker is off shift. We celebrate the achievements of our young people and maintain an encouraging and supportive environment through the use of positive reward.
We provide structured key work sessions around independent living tailored to the needs of each individual young person. Their key worker will support them in these activities, which are part of the “Walking towards Independence’’ programme delivered by Nivalo Care Services.
Our professional relationship with our young people enables us to engage them in discussing their behaviours before they escalate and help them to identify alternative strategies for expressing any negative feelings in a constructive manner, therefore aiding placement stability.
Keywork sessions are expected to take place on a weekly basis and can be formal or informal. We will be innovative in our approach in order to ensure young people engage in these sessions.
Keyworkers would utilise keywork sessions to address young people’s identified areas of needs such as Not in Education, Employment, or Training (NEET), cooking, sexual health, positive relationships, budgeting, employment skills, online safety, confidence building, personal care etc.