Social work and related services

Tender description

The Welsh Government Families First programme aims to improve outcomes for children, young people and families. Families First strongly emphasises prevention and early intervention for families, particularly those where there are greater chances of poor life outcomes for children. The programme complements mainstream services which tend to focus on delivering core universal services (such as education and health visiting) or more remedial support (such as social care, youth justice and policing). The contract is for a period of 12 months until 31.3.2019. There is potential for this contract to be extended further subject to Welsh Government Funding and internal Cabinet Approval. A substantial reform is taking place in support for families and specifically in meeting the needs of parents requiring information, advice, assistance and care and support. This includes most particularly Social Services Wellbeing Act 2014 and the establishment of an early help hub within Flintshire to help provide relevant and timely information, advice and assistance for families where there is evidence of at least two ACEs. Support for parents captures a wide range of information, advice and assistance to help all parents become more skilled and confident in their role as parents from the ante-natal period through to their children turning 25 years; raising confident children and young people, next generation adults, who can reach their potential in life. A substantial reform is taking place in support for families and specifically in meeting the needs of families with children and young people with additional needs. This includes most particularly Social Services Wellbeing Act 2014 and the reforms for those children and young people with additional learning needs (which includes all children and young people aged 0-25 years with a disability. In addition, key strategies and guidance that guide support for young people aged 11-25 years. A substantial reform is taking place in support for families and specifically in meeting the needs of families with children and young people with additional needs. This includes most particularly Social Services Wellbeing Act 2014 and the reforms for those children and young people with additional learning needs (which includes all children and young people aged 0-25 years with a disability. In addition, key strategies that guide support for families with disabilities include the Flintshire Carers Strategy (including young carers that are caring for parent/s and/or other siblings with a disability or life limiting health condition). There are also county wide plans and guidance in place guiding the support for children and young people (and their families) with an autistic spectrum condition. As set out in the Flintshire Family Information Service (FIS) directory there are a range of local, sub-regional and national sources of information, advice and assistance for families with disabilities.