Welfare services not delivered through residential institutions

Tender description

Wakefield Council has developed a new model of provision for Housing Related Support, designed around: — Identifying the right services for people the first time. — Delivering long term solutions to a person's homelessness, with as few transitions as possible. — A Making Every Adult Matter (MEAM) approach — offering coordinated interventions that respond flexibly to meet assessed need. — A focus on harm reduction, recovery, resilience and independence; and — Promoting positive approaches to health and well-being. The model is comprised of 3 integrated pathways (detailed below) accessed through a single point of access. — Single Point of Access; — Assessment Pathway; — Access to Housing Pathway; — Main Provision; — Specialist Provision. — Housing Sustainment Pathway. The scope for this procurement is the Complex Needs Service which forms part of the Specialist Provision Pathway. Key aims of the Service will be: — To promote independent living skills and increase the service users ability to manage and maintain a tenancy. — To focus on harm reduction, recovery and resilience. — To support service users' to address their drug and alcohol issues by working in partnership with appropriate specialist support services. — To prevent re-offending. — To create opportunities for change and progression. — To promote positive approaches to health and well-being. The service will support people living in 8 units of accommodation at Springhill Close in Outwood, Wakefield.