15-24 EAST LOTHIAN

Organisation Aims and Activities

1. Type of organisation

Local authority section funded by Scottish Executive in partnership with Careers Scotland

2. Client Group

Working with vulnerable young people; breaking down barriers to employment

3. Secondary advice?

Yes, will provide information where possible

4. Aims

To identify vulnerable young people and work with them and people who are close to them, in a Person Centred way. There is an emphasis on employment and removing barriers to employment. The following are the core groups aimed at:
Special needs pupils in Mainstream education.
Special school leavers with physical and learning disabilities.
Residential school leavers/ Care leavers and ‘looked after’  young people.
Vulnerable and disaffected Young People in Mainstream Schools/non
ttendees.
School leavers with mental health Difficulties.
Drug and alcohol problems.

5. Activities

Assessing young people's needs and aspirations and supporting them to find a range of activities to help them acquire skills, confidence and maturity to achieve their potential. This will depend on the individual's needs but could include activities to develop and increase socialisation, team building through sport and recreational activities, developing routine and reliability and taking first steps towards further education and or employment, utilising new and existing resources and services such as ELVOS/Fairbridge/Bridge Project/S.I.P. etc.

6. Information and Advice services

15-24 East Lothian Keyworkers will offer advice and information where possible and if they cannot pick up on a referral.

Contacts and delivery methods

7. Contact details

15-24 East Lothian, Unit F, Macmerry Industrial Estate, TRANENT, EH33 1RD
Disability worker Tel 01875 612399: Through care/aftercare worker Tel 01875 613961: Worker based at Careers Scotland 0131 665 3120: e-mail  snelson1@eastlothian.gov.uk  or pmilligan@eastlothian.gov.uk  or    sade.bankole@careers-scotland.org.uk

8. Service delivery  

    methods

Advice or referral forms from any of the above numbers. Home visits, day or evening. Outreach work in local area. Accompanying young people to a variety of interviews etc.

9. Opening Hours

Monday-Friday  0900-16.30,

Staffing, Funding and Training

10. Staffing

2 Full time paid staff members from Local Authority, ½ time worker from Careers.

11. Funding

Local Authority/Scottish Executive

12. Quality Assurance

As yet no formal quality assurances tools used.

Referrals

13. Formal referral policy - receiving?

Yes

14. Formal referral policy - making?

Yes

15. Informal reciprocal referral arrangements?

Yes, informal meetings can be set up, this does not however guarantee the referral will be allocated

16. Referral procedure

Phone any of the above numbers for a referral form and guidelines.

17. Requirements

Must fit the criteria (see 4 above) and want the support from a keyworker.