Disabled Children's Charity in Kent
Supporting Independence ServiceOur Supporting Independence Service allows young people with disabilities to gain independence and control of their lives and future.
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Brokerage Management
Brokerage Management can help your young person receive and manage their Direct Payment support; we can help find PA’s, manage and monitor staffing, legal requirements and paperwork.
At Beams, we offer Brokerage Management services to help people to manage their Personal Budget or Personal Health Budget or Direct Payment, including assistance with recruiting to Personal Assistants/Support and Care Workers.
Some people will need ongoing support with the implementation, management and administration of their individual Support Plan arrangements, these functions are called ‘Brokerage Management’.
Brokerage Management includes:
- Management of your Personal Budget/Personal Health Budget/Direct Payment
- Assist with recruiting Support Workers/ Personal Assistants including DBS checking
- Management and development of staff
- Planning, running & overseeing team meetings for Support Workers/Personal Assistants
- Facilitating ‘Circle of Support’ meetings
- Payroll function
- Arranging insurance
- Exploring & applying for funding to help cover the cost of your arrangements
- Setting up and managing your direct payment
If you would like more information, or would prefer to speak to someone directly then please do not hesitate to contact us.
EMPOWER-ME
EMPOWER-ME is an exciting new project which will support young people to identify and develop their personal independence needs.
The learning system is flexible enough to be able to develop modules for bespoke learning needs where required. No other learning model provides the flexibility and contextual learning opportunities used by Empower-Me. Learning is linked to the Core Skill Curriculum and meets the criteria for RARPA (Recognising and Recording Personal Achievement), which provides a clear assessment record for all those involved in the young person’s support.
Young people with disabilities often need additional support to achieve the skills that will enable them to reach their full potential. In many cases, these skills cannot be realised within a traditional school or college setting.
Empower-Me is a unique and innovative Post 16 SEND learning provision, providing fully trained Learning Support Assistants (LSA) and qualified tutors to deliver 1:1 bespoke learning in their own home and community. This means that all learning is completely functional for the individual and in learned in the context of their own life and needs.
Empower-Me delivers a wide-ranging curriculum, covering all aspects of independent living, with all learning embedded naturally into the learner’s daily life and activity schedule and linked to their EHCP or Care and Support Plan outcomes. Modules range from travel, communication, food and nutrition, taking care of their home, employability skills including support into employment, to name just a few.
If you would like more information, or would prefer to speak to someone directly then please do not hesitate to contact us.
Making A Referral
Referrals
Where you are directly funding management support for your personal budget you can make a request for support on our referral form.
If the management support is being funded by the Local authority, your Social Worker or Direct Payment Case Worker will make a referral on your behalf.
How To Make A Referral
Download our referral form, complete it and then email it to us.