Floating support

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• The service
• Support and resources and Bristol AND South Gloucestershire
• South Gloucestershire Drop in service
• CONNEXIONS service at South Gloucestershore
• Leaving Care Personal Adviser Service at South Gloucestershire

• Applying to Bristol based floating support
• Applying to South Gloucestershire based floating support
• Inside Out project - prison resettlement support

The service 

• Be healthy
• Stay safe
• Enjoy and achieve
• Make a positive contribution
• Achieve economic well-being. 

Advocacy

Access to Specialist Services

We can advise young people on contacting support services that may improve their situation or well being e.g counselling, training or liaison with other relevant agencies. We can also accompany them to appointments and help with filling out forms.

Support

• Support to maintain a tenancy for up to 2 years
• Support finding more suitable accommodation
• Help with setting up a home when a tenancy is signed
• Help applying for benefits
• A flexible support plan to meet needs
• Financial advice
• Help with finding work and training and accessing other specialist services
• Someone to talk things over with
• Help with volunteering and work experience
• Dealing with isolation and loneliness
• Confidence building
• Accessing education, employment and leisure services.

Resources

• A named support worker
• Stationary and postage for letters
• Telephone and internet access
• Advocacy and advice from a trained member of staff
• Referral to specialist services such as counselling
• What can be expected from the floating support service:
• Weekly or fortnightly meetings with a professional and highly trained support worker
• A quick response to referrals
• A confidential service
• Detailed assessment of the young persons needs
• A detailed and flexible action plan tailored to meet the individual needs of each young person
• Non judgemental impartial advice on any problems faced by young people

South Gloucestershire ONLY services

Drop-in service (South Gloucestershire ONLY) 

CONNEXIONS Personal Adviser Support (South Gloucestershire ONLY) 

• Looking into appropriate courses as well as leisure and community activities; exploring employment opportunities
• support applying for jobs
• setting achievable goals in relation to training/education/employment;
• developing action plans to achieve these goals
• support accessing Careers Guidance; contacting Welfare Advisers at colleges.
• Support can be provided to help access travel and childcare costs, as well as costs for materials.

• 16-19 and homeless or at risk of homelessness and not currently working with a Connexions PA
• Moving from their local PA
• Needing extra input in relation to housing OR
• Wanting assistance with finding or maintaining Education, Employment or Training

Leaving care personal adviser service

Support is available to young people leaving local authority care who would prefer to have a Personal Adviser independent of the Children and Young Peoples Department.

Please contact our office or the young person’s Social Worker for further information

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