Child Disability Service, Outreach, One to One Support and Personal Care

Description

The Child Disability Service was established in 2000, as a response to substantial duties, placed on local authorities, as outlined in the Children (Scotland) Act 1995 to assess children’s and carers needs. The Service work with vulnerable young people and their families who are impacted by disability but also where young people are looked after and accommodated, at risk of becoming looked after and accommodated, where they are on the child protection register, or where statutory measures of care are required. Lot 1: The service provision included: - reducing social isolation – ensuring children and young people have access to inclusive experiences and positive opportunities to meet others, build social skills and form friendships. - Provide a break in care – providing children and young people parents/Carers some respite and time outside their normal routine. This enhances their ability to maintain resilience in caring duties. - Provide a befriending/mentoring support role– ensuring access to a wide range of inclusive opportunities and fun activities in which children and young people have an interest and can become included and active within their local community. - Develop independence skills – involving children and young people in safe, meaningful activities that offer them opportunities to try different things, gain new experiences, develop skills and broaden their horizons. - Provide a level of personal care – through respectful, dignified personal care undertaken by trained staff in line with robust organisational policies and procedures. - The service also delivers to SHANARRI outcomes for each child and reports annually on these outcomes for each child in addition to quarterly activity reporting.. On 1st October 2024 Council Executive approval was granted for a direct award to Action for Children Services Ltd. With West Lothian Council approving a direct award, there was no price quality award criteria and hence why Price has been selected.