Whitby Skills Centre

Games Area

Games Area

• Tournaments• Pool• Darts• Games• Events

Skills Kitchen

Skills Kitchen• Meal Preparation• Health and safety• Healthy Eating• Shopping for ingredients• Budgeting skills

• The life skills coach’s will work with the individual’s to complete life skills awards in cleaning, cooking, health and safety and being safe in the kitchen. We aim to increase individual’s confidence within the kitchen by providing support in preparing food and snacks. The aim of these sessions will be to support the individual to become more confident at using recipes, purchasing appropriate ingredients using scales and whilst being healthy and safe. With a structured timetable and support from the life skills coach, the individual will become more active in the kitchen and be able understand the importance of health and safety, the use of ovens; the different temperatures whilst gaining confidence and a sense of achievement in preparing meals for themselves or for others.

Music

Music

• Individuals will be supported by the life skills coaches to participate in achieving life skills in music therapy. Music can have positive therapeutic effects on an individual by developing their self-expression.

Housing / Employment and Benefits Advice

Housing / Employment and Benefits Advice

• HFSS provide an information reception desk to assist individuals with all aspects of housing, understanding benefits and offering advice on employment opportunities.

• Individuals will be encouraged to gain employment experience by working at the centre

Computers

Computers

• The skills centre has a number of computers that can be used to develop skills and confidence. Specific programs are to be used to encourage the individuals to access the internet and complete searches, send emails or create documents.

Chill Out Area

Chill Out Room

• The chill out room is available for individuals to relax in a calming environment or watch a DVD

Dining Area / Keeping Fit and Healthy

Keeping Fit and Healthy

• Individuals will be able to work with the skills coach to develop their skills and knowledge by exploring healthy eating options.

• A course of weight management will be undertaken and individuals will be encouraged to maintain an healthy diet and life style

Arts and Crafts

Arts and Crafts

• There is a selection of crafts available at the centre which will enable individuals to make items which can be used for presents or gifts.

• Art can have therapeutic effects on individuals and encourages them to develop their skills in self-expression

Skills Laundry

Skills Laundry

• Life skills coaches will work with individuals to develop their skills and independence with washing and ironing

Life Skills AwardsEducational Aims

HFSS will offer a level of educational development that allows a person to achieve an outcome utilising the life skill award.

Staff supporting individuals will set project work, conduct reviews, lesson plans and outcomes.

The service will offer:

Computers Cookery Orientation Health & Safety

Reading Sensory Area Projects Reading gas, electric and water meters

Writing Retail Budgeting skills Completing forms

Music Community projects Shopping Accommodation search

Health and nutrition Arts and crafts Gardening Benefits information

Advice Advocacy contacts Rights and Responsibilities

Staying safe

Understanding of appropriate and inappropriate friendships

Understanding hate crime who to report this to

Individual and group sessions

Washing and ironing

Looking after yourself How to use public transport

Photography Pool and games sessions

Outreach• HFSS believes that each person has the right to access the local and wider community regardless of physical or

mental health status. However some of the people we support often feel marginalised by the wider society.• The Skills Centre intends to develop participation and confidence in accessing the community through the

following ways:• Employment• Recreation• Education• Social activities• The skills centre will provide opportunities to people by using their own choices, goals and aspirations as a way

forward to develop skills.• Where it is felt that an individual cannot make an initial decision about what support would be most

appropriate to meet their needs a full assessment will be undertaken that will attempt to give an informed choice towards a way forward.

• All community inclusion will be evaluated using the life skills awards, which will give a clear process to review achievements; this will also include achievements such as money handling, use of public transport and access to the local library etc.

• Once the initial assessment has taken place, a support package will be designed to enable the individual to be as independent as possible by developing their life skills in a supportive environment. Life Coaches will provide shared support, 1:1 support or 2:1 support to enable the individual to develop their skills to live a fulfilled life.

Domiciliary Care

• The Domiciliary Care Office located within the centre is registered with The Care Quality Commission to provide support and personal care for individuals within their own accommodation.

How it works

• People will access the service through:• A) Individual choice• B) Assessment, with lesson planning to agreed outcomes• C) Regular reviews• D) Individual budgets / direct payments• Group work will be undertaken with individuals to develop and

enhance social interaction and engagement. Speaking and listening skills will be monitored and individuals will be supported and encouraged to actively participate with a group setting. Individual sessions on a one to one basis will be undertaken on an assessed need basis.

Trans Pennine Housing

• HFSS are working alongside Trans Pennine Housing who are providing flats for individuals in North Yorkshire

Example

Personalisation• HFSS can support people within their own

accommodation• HFSS can support people to access the

community• HFSS work with individuals to promote

independence, rights, choice and inclusion

Benefits to the individual

• Independent living• Increased self-esteem / self-worth• Relapse prevention• Full access to skills centre built into package• Can access staff 24 hours per day for support• Continuous assessment and evidencing of

outcomes

Residential Care Model

• Residential care / shared support• Limited finances• Restricted support and access to the

community / dependent upon staffing levels• Limited choices and options available• Difficult to be person centred

Supported Living Model• Greater autonomy and independence• Increased choice of accommodation • Choice of support provider• Greater access to finances and benefits• Completion of skills awards• Assistive technology• Increased choice and control• Individual budget / direct payment allocation

Savings

• Local authority only pay for the care provision not food or accommodation

• Greater autonomy for the individual to obtain value for money support