Children and Young Peoples Domestic Abuse Safe Accomodation Support Service (SASS)

<p><strong><u>Domestic Abuse Safe Accommodation Support Service </u></strong></p>
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<p><strong>Title:</strong> Domestic Abuse Safe Accommodation Support Service for Children and Young People</p>
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<p><strong>Description</strong>: Kent County Council (KCC) is seeking to ascertain whether there are interested providers for a countywide Domestic Abuse Safe Accommodation Support Service and for feedback on the proposed service model. This service is a statutory requirement for KCC, as defined in Part 4 of the Domestic Abuse Act 2021.</p>
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<p>The scope of the service is to provide specialist domestic abuse support to children and young people aged 0-18 (up to 25 with additional needs) residing in safe accommodation. The service will fund a children’s therapeutic worker post which will deliver:</p>
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<li>Play therapy</li>
<li>1-1 counselling</li>
<li>Group work, including peer support groups</li>
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<p>The support will be in locations that best suit the child which includes community venues, in the child’s home if appropriate, refuge and virtually. If the child or young person requires different types of support the service will have the capability to purchase external therapeutic support and also activities with a maximum budget for child. Outcomes will be measured by Goal-based outcomes, the service will be required to evidence that all purchased support (external therapeutic support and activities) will assist the child to meet their goal-based outcomes.</p>
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<p>The service will fund three types of roles to fulfil all of the duties required by the service:</p>
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<li>Children’s Therapeutic Worker</li>
<li>Participant and Engagement Worker</li>
<li>Support Coordinator</li>
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<p>Kent County Council is committed to ensuring fairness, openness, and transparency, and to following procurement regulations.&nbsp;</p>
<p>If you have any questions relating to this Prior Information Notice (PIN) then please raise your questions directly through the ‘messaging’ facility on the Portal and we will respond as soon as possible.</p>
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<p>Key dates for the procurement are as follows:</p>
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<p style="text-align: justify; line-height: 105%"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 105%">24/02/2023</span></p>
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<p style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-size: 12pt">22/03/2023</span></p>
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<p style="text-align: justify; line-height: 105%"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 105%">27/03/2023</span></p>
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<p style="text-align: justify; line-height: 105%"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 105%">Standstill Begins</span></p>
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