Strive to help clients gain and maintain independence
Improve educational, communication, social and life skills
Enable clients to partake in activities, hobbies and access their community
Aid physical well-being and ensure personal safety
To continue to seek ways to enhance the quality of clients lives
Recognise the importance of considering and responding to the needs of the whole family
Be sensitive to the clients choices, opinions and preferences; seeing the client as an individual

We identify people to work with teenagers / young adults with:

Acquired Additional Needs. ABI, TBI, spinal injury. For teenagers or young adults who require PA's, buddies, tutors and communicators to aid their rehabilitation.

Specific Conditions. For young teenagers or young adults with specific conditions such as cerebral palsy, Down's syndrome, Autistic Spectrum Disorders etc. who require ongoing support and care.

Complex Medical Needs. For teenagers or young adults who have more medically based needs. Palliative care for individuals who do not need 24 hour around the clock nursing.

Special Educational Needs. For teenagers or young adults who require assistance with their ongoing learning and education, such as individuals following home-based programmes. Education may be more academic and curriculum based or more towards learning life, social and / or communication skills.

Parenting Skills / Assistance. For teenagers or young adults who have a learning disability themselves and require parenting / life skills or have physical disabilities and need practical assistance to enable them to parent.

Emotional / Psychological. For teenagers or young adults with conditions such an eating disorder, general anxiety disorder, mental health issues or those who have been through a traumatic episode and will benefit from a buddy / support / tutor.

The People We Place
We are very particular about who we take on to work with our families and clients. Many applicants are qualified in different areas; however we do not insist that applicants have specific qualifications. From our experience, what are crucial aptitudes are the right attitude, understanding and experience. What applicants must demonstrate is the desire to improve the lives of our clients and their families.

The individuals we place have experience including;

Communication skills: Makaton, PEC's, BSL, Pagent Gorman, Switching, Augmentative Communication devices etc.

Behaviour Management: Including ABA, Sonrise, Floortime and similar behaviour management programmes. Challenging / Inappropriate behaviour management.

Medically based: Tube feeding, suctioning, oxygen administration, epilepsy/seizure monitoring, tracheotomy maintenance, medication drawing up and administration etc.

Personal Care: Bowel care, catheter maintenance, mouth care, foot care

Educational Skills: Teaching: academic/curriculum based / IEP's, social and personal skills, social and life skills, tutoring, Intervenor (deaf/blind facilitator), etc.

Physical Skills: Moving & Handling, position monitoring and changing, seating / equipment use etc.