The Bungalow - East Sussex County Council

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1.8 Whilst we do not offer formal education within the Bungalow, staff members, in conjunction with parents and social work colleagues, remain proactive in attempting to secure formal education in a recognised establishment within East Sussex. 1.9 The philosophy and care culture within the Bungalow actively promotes the notion of protection of individuals rights. All residents are encouraged to participate in activities outside of the centre and to maintain family contacts on a regular basis. All young people have unsupervised access to a telephone. Information from East Sussex Social Services Department’s Complaints Department at County Hall is easily accessible to young people within the Home. 1.10 Emphasis is given to ensuring an effective and efficient service is maintained via comprehensive quality assurance systems. As required in the Departmental Best Value Performance Plan, systematic user feedback is obtained in order to measure outcomes. 1.11 The Warner recruitment process is rigorously observed to for all care staff appointments and the TOPPS induction programme is in place for all new recruitment’s. Individual and team development plans are seen as crucial to our work and these are processed through regular supervision, personal development systems, individual training profiles and a comprehensive training package. 1.12 Comprehensive Team Plans are clearly linked to Government agendas, in particular Quality Protects objectives. Our main service objectives fall under the following 5 headings:- • Promote learning and development opportunities for staff • Constantly strive to improve the quality of service we provide • Meet the health and educational needs of all young people we look after • To actively involve users in planning and delivery of service • To develop effective partnership with other agencies Specific practice standards are contained primarily in the following documents: Children’s Homes Regulations 2001 The Children Act 1989 The Children Act 1989 Guidance Volume 4 The Children Act 1989 Guidance Volume 6 Care Standards Act 2000 Children’s Homes National Minimum Standards The Children (Leaving Care) Act 2000 E.S.C.C. Departmental Operational Instructions East Sussex Child Protection Procedures 4
Human Rights Act Health and Safety legislation Data Protection Act Social Services Best Value Performance Plan Quality Protects Management Action Plan 2. Facilities “The Bungalow” is a place where young people live. Therefore, it is our intention to provide as normal living surroundings as possible. 2.1 Attention is paid to furniture, soft furnishings, equipment and fittings. This is with a view to creating a warm and relaxed atmosphere. We aim to provide a light and airy environment, which can give young people a sense of space and of not being hemmed in. The main living area has enough space and facilities to promote activities and relaxation via listening to music, watching videos, indoor games and arts and crafts activities such as painting and drawing. 2.2 Each young person has their own bedroom which is personalised with familiar objects, toys, pictures and posters so that the young person will be able to identify what is their own space. 2.3 On the same campus at Sorrel Drive we are lucky enough to offer the following facilities: • A Snoezelen room which offers a variety of stimulating sensory activities, such as bubble tubes, a ball pool, music and soft furnishings. • A large playroom complete with exploratory equipment for young people, such as tunnels, a small climbing frame, physiotherapy balls and go-kart. • A hydrotherapy pool where young people have the opportunity to enjoy swimming and water – obviously with a high staff presence. • The Bungalow also has a large garden which is used as often as possible in good weather. In very good weather the young people will eat “al fresco” at the picnic table in the garden, • Additionally the Bungalow has an adapted bus which can transport the young people out into the community to partake in any activities or events which mainstream young people would enjoy. 2.4 Sorrel Drive has seven bedrooms, each has the facility for an overhead hoist to be fitted so that non-ambulant young people can be safely moved from bed to wheelchair and vice versa. All the doorways and corridors are wide enough to ensure wheelchair access and “The Bungalow” has a well-provisioned bathroom which includes an Elysee bath, shower tray, shower chair and Potterton toilet chair. All these are accessed via an ‘H’ track hoisting system. 5
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