AIMS

The AIMS team will support young people aged 16-21 (extendable to 24 year olds) who are with leaving care services or who have experience of the care system. The team is made up of Trans-Disciplinary workers with experience in multiple fields who can take a flexible approach to meet changing needs and who have knowledge of the client group and the wider community.

We offer ‘everything in one place’ within a friendly atmosphere that includes Daily Breakfast Club, incentives for engagement and attendance, with plenty of opportunities to develop and achieve and will include other specialist agencies. There will be a strong focus on ‘Relationship Building’ Enrichment Activities and Life Skills which will include:

Mentoring: Dedicated mentors will support young people by building significant and lasting relationships to maximise opportunities to develop transferable life skills, working towards Independent Living.
Personal & Social Development Skills: Confidence and Self Esteem, Building Aspirations, Health & Wellbeing, Improving Social Capital, Building Resilience delivered by Mentors using our in house work book.
Accommodation, Independent Living & Life Skills: Helping to Sustain Accommodation and will include the ‘Resettlement Passport’ that covers Pre and Post Tenancy. ‘Floating Support’ that includes all aspects of Tenancy Support.
Education/Employment & Training: Mentors will provide support in connecting a young person to all opportunities for Training/ Education and Employment using our in house work book.

A celebration of each workbook completed will take place every quarter and will be rewarded with a further enrichment activity or high street voucher.