STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
Nekisse Homes is a family run business dedicated in providing high quality homes for young people leaving local authority care and assisting them to make a successful transition into independent living, education and or employment.
Our Mission Statement
“To provide high quality living, services and care and create inspirational young people who are proud of themselves”
Our Vision
Our vision is to provide high quality homes which foster an environment for young people to prosper and flourish.
For young people to understand that their thoughts can change their perspective and their behaviour can change their life.
We aim to help young people understand how powerful they are and that they are valued and worthy of greatness.
Our Ethos
We firmly believe that every child has the right to be supported into a successful transition from childhood to adulthood regardless of their background or circumstances. This support must be dynamic enough to respond appropriately to the child’s changing needs, yet have consistency that builds a relationship with the child on the foundations of trust. Delivering high quality services that improve and transform lives is at the core of who we are.
Aims and Objectives
To deliver and maintain an outstanding service that will improve and sustain the young person’s overall quality of life and enhance and promote the pathway towards independence.
To deliver a service where young people feel safe, secure and valued
To have a zero tolerance approach for any alerts of a safeguarding nature. Progress will be reviewed monthly
To ensure that the service is delivered within an equality framework, ensuring young people’s diversity is respected, giving them the right to make informed choices and to take risks
To ensure that the service is delivered within a VFM framework in accordance with agreed purchasing arrangements
To ensure that young people involvement is actively sought throughout the delivery of the contract promoting best practice and inclusion
To provide quality support for young persons with challenging behaviour and emotional needs empowering them to achieve independence and to become positive members of the community
To recruit staff within a safer recruitment framework ensuring we have a high quality workforce who are skilled to perform the desired tasks
To continually assess the performance of our staff and ensure they receive support and guidance in order to maximise job satisfaction
Ensure our workforce is receiving regular training and supervision to develop skills and confidence
To develop strong partnership working with local authorities and professionals, achieving a reputation for excellence in all aspects of our service provision
To record and evidence the outcomes achieved through our services
To ensure and be able to demonstrate a comprehensive Quality Assurance monitoring policy throughout the organisation
Nature of Service
Our home is double 3 bedroom spacious semi detached house located in a rural setting, but located within minutes of a bus, that takes you directly to the high street. We are close to transport, colleges and other local amenities.
Providing training in a number of areas around independent skills such as cooking, healthy eating, hygiene, household maintenance, job skills, budgeting, access to benefits and services and access to educational.
Building regular routines by encouraging community events integration and having visiting hours in which young people can have contact with their friends, family or other support.
Providing a safe, secure and private environment which promotes equality and diversity Our services are available 24 hours a day, at the weekend and on national and public holidays. We provide services during the day, sleep-over services or waking nights.
Policies and Procedures
We have a robust and comprehensive set of policies and procedures that support best practice and legislative requirements. These are reviewed annually to enable updates and ensure compliance.
Insurance Cover
Our staff members are fully insured through our Employer’s Liability Insurance cover and full Public Liability Insurance cover which are commensurate with the level and extent of the activities undertaken.
Date of issue: June 2021
Date of Review: June 2023
Date of next Review: June 2024