Resettlement

The work of the staff at Further Options in Stoke, Staffordshire, focuses on outcomes for young people and are committed to supporting them through the resettlement process.

All young people receive appropriate support and practical advice to assist them to move through the varying stages of resettlement, from Supported lodgings for young people into their own suitable accommodation. The resettlement programme is co-ordinated by our Support Workers who assess each young person's individual needs.

Education, Employment & Training

Further Options' objective is to support the young people to identify and achieve goals and ambitions in relation to Education, Training and Employment. Further Options aims to ensure that the young people have the essential skills for day-to-day independent living including numeracy and literacy, which is co-ordinated by their Education Tutor.

Outcomes Star

Further Options in Stoke, Staffordshire, adopts the outcomes approach to act as a continuous cycle of enquiry and service improvement based on factual information about what is being achieved. The primary purpose of the outcomes approach is to enable learning and service improvement.

Further Options implement this approach by clarifying outcomes, measuring outcomes, analysing outcomes and planning any necessary changes to their service delivery. Further Options Stoke uses the outcomes star within the support process and is integrated within assessments and reviews for the young people.

 

*Developed by London Housing Foundation

 

The Outcomes Star measures ten outcome areas:

• Safeguarding and taking responsibility for yourself

• Self care and living skills

• Managing money and personal administration

• Social networks and relationships

• Appropriate use of drugs, alcohol and other substances

• Physical and sexual well being

• Emotional and mental wellness

• Meaningful use of time

• Managing tenancy and accommodation

• Staying within the law

The Outcomes Star is used as an effective way to involve young people in needs assessment, support planning and reviews.

Supported Lodgings for Young People

The Supported Lodging Scheme recruits and supports a network of local people who offer a room in their home with varying levels of support to vulnerable young people, over the age of 16.

It provides a distinct alternative to traditional hostel provision and other forms of accommodation including Local Authority residential care or Foster Care.

The Scheme enables additional community based accommodation to be available to young people. The accommodation is typically offered as a breathing space for the young person with an opportunity to develop skills in a supportive environment, before moving into an independent living scheme for young people.

The Supported Lodging for Young People Scheme aims to match suitable landlords and landladies with suitable lodgers and provide ongoing support, advice, information and training for the Lodgings Provider.