Thank you for paying us a visit. Ownya Care is solely dedicated to enabling you to enjoy a better quality of life with the assistance of a professionally trained Carer who will provide you with highly personalized care and support.
24hour semi-independent living support service
for looked-after young people
between the ages of 16-18
Our Aim
Our aim is to provide a warm, safe and caring environment for young people who are leaving residential or foster care for semi-independence, as well as unaccompanied minors, where they can be supported and encouraged to develop their skills towards independence and to grow and develop into young adults.
Our Mission Statement
Our mission is to provide a sanctuary to young people in need from all walks of life regardless of the race, gender, ethnicity and sexual orientation.
Our Core Values
- Young people are paramount in everything we do.
- Young people are enabled to feel safe, secure, understood and accepted.
- Our young people are enabled to trust the adults caring for them and in turn, are able to form secure attachments.
- Staff are trained to a high professional standard and will be recognised and rewarded accordingly.
- Staff are trained to recognise the significance of promoting equality and diversity though valuing differences and recognising individual needs.
- Teamwork is a vital component of what we do to ensure young people experience a united and consistent team.
- The Staff compromise of experienced and committed individuals who will form a stable and secure environment.
- To have high expectations of our staff, our young people and partner agencies.
- To operate with integrity with a fair, respectful and honest culture.
Our Objectives
- To assist in developing and implementing person centred pathway support packages for the young people in the service.
- To promote safety for the young person by ensuring that each young person has a holistic risk assessment, that is regularly reviewed.
- To enable the young person to meet their health and emotional needs.
- To promote and maintain positive relationships that benefits the young person and enable them to develop their identity, self-respect, and care for their own well-being.
- To promote a culture that is conducive to learning, education, training, and employment, ensuring resources and support are available, and encourage the young person to gain and maintain employment, education and training.
- To enable the young person to develop skills to communicate and interact with others and to integrate and contribute to the community in a positive manner.
- To work in partnership with parents, relevant adults, education, health, and other professionals to ensure the young person is enabled to maximise their potential.
- To ensure high quality yet cost-effective services delivered around the needs of the young person
- To promote equality and an atmosphere of trust and respect.
- To enable the young person to be empowered to make choices and decisions in all areas of their lives.
- To encourage the young person to participate in and be involved in the delivery and development of the service.
We specialise in providing a combination of 24-hour shared and stand–alone placements with a comprehensive professional support service.
The care and support provided is on a needs based service.
- Supported living helps young people to make choices about how they want to live and to keep doing the things that are important to them.
- If you wish to live with others, our supported living provider matches you with other people who have shared interests and lifestyles.
care package
What Comes With Your Care
- Accommodation and Housing Support
- Personal Development and Life Skills
- Education and Employment Support
- Financial Management
- Life Coaching and Mentorship
- Access to Social Services
- Counselling and Mental Health Support
- Life Transition Planning
- Social and Recreational Activities
- Guidance on Relationships
- Safety and Well-being
- Cultural and Religious Support (if required)
What do we offer our Care and Support Workers?
- Competitive rates of pay
- Paid travel time and mileage
- Flexible hours
- Full induction and ongoing training and development opportunities
- Choose to work local to you and give yourself less time travelling
- Pension scheme and 28 days paid holiday
- Continuous support from our dedicated Field base and Service managers
- Paid care certificate training and On-going support and training
- Promotion, opportunity to grow from within the business
- DBS refundable (T&C applied)
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