SERVICES
The staff team at Wallington Project Children’s Home are skilled in adapting their approach to suit the particular needs of the children they support. The staff training is provided to develop and maintain the individual’s skills, staff listen and respond to the voice of the child.
Listed below are some of the services we provide for our young people.
Individual Care
Communication
Children are given the opportunity to express their views in a way appropriate to their individual communication abilities and needs. They are encouraged to participate in the review and development of services, both in general and in relation to themselves.
Stability
Many children would have come to LDG after experiencing many changing circumstances with multiple moves. The provision of stability from a stable staff team is imperative to meeting their needs including stable transitions through our programs and their lives.
Beliefs
Our staff support and respect the child’s individual beliefs and wishes. We recognise that religious beliefs may influence every area of a child life from philosophy, morality, to diet and preparation of food and mode of dress. These beliefs and wishes are incorporated into an individual’s Support and Outcome Plan.
Individuality
Children are encouraged to have personal items around them such as photographs and items that have a significant meaning to them. This, alongside personalising their bedroom, ensures that they feel at ease whilst living at Wallington Children’s Home
Safeguarding
Staff attend relevant training, in line with the Sutton and other referring Local Authority policies. Identified staff have involvement in local safeguarding forums, which enables us to have a knowledge base of the most recent developments and practice.
Staff
Privacy
Staff at Wallington Children’s Home are aware that children need privacy. All children who live at Wallington Home have their own private bedroom of their choice, wherever possible. However, this must be balanced with issues of protection and safety, The privacy and dignity of the children are respected at all times.
Online Safety
We provide Wi-Fi throughout but parenting protocols are applied for access, including social media. We work with the social worker, child, and their family as appropriate to ensure access is safe and will support any staff monitoring that is required.
Behaviour
The home promotes a safe environment in which bullying is not acceptable. If bullying is found to occur, effective strategies will be implemented to manage the situation safely and promptly. We support children to actively come forward with their concerns in any area.
Education
School
The staff team have close working relationships with the schools that the children attend. We are able, by arrangement with school and home, to visit the children and see them in their school environment. Staff are able to liaise with the class teacher and teaching assistants to provide continuity of care with regard to any educational and behaviour plans.
Support
At Wallington Home we aim to provide a good level of educational support to all the children within our care, promoting life skill development and learning through play, fun and new experiences, in a safe and supportive environment.
Progress
As part of the individual Support and Outcome Plan at Wallington Home, each child has identified outcomes that are regularly monitored; identifying progress and adaptations to support the requirements of each individual. These will be evidenced in the children’s own ‘My Stories’ so that the children and family can celebrate their achievements.
Continuity of Care
Plan
Transition
We work with the Local authorities to develop their pathway plans in a timely manner to ensure that those leaving care as well, as those moving into semi-independent living have the tools from which to continue their independence drive.
Stability
They have the ability to meet and greet their keyworkers and form a relationship long before they step down, alongside the option of choosing their rooms and colour schemes. This minimises disruption of the young people, and offers the provision of a support package to go with the accommodation.
Our range of post 16 accommodation allows young people to opt for staying close to the residential home. When staying close, this will provide better options for continuity with the same keyworker where visits to the home could be permissible, allowing stability of their support network.