Care hubz

Referrals


At present our homes are registered to provide care to children aged 9 to 17 across two bed or solo homes.

Where possible Care Hubz aim to complete an in-depth initial assessment of each child by completing an impact assessment.

The packages are tailored to the child’s care needs.

The initial assessment will aid the staff working with the child to understand their needs from the beginning. Any assessment will also aid detailed placement planning, thorough reporting and any staff training that is needed to safeguard the child. The aim for ongoing assessment is to continually support the child’s development in order to create positive outcomes.

Making a referral:

If you are interest making referral, please contact our referrals team or the director.

Email: referrals@carehubz.org

We endeavour to get back to all referrals as soon as possible but in the event of emergency please contact 0330 111 2877

Low needs placement

The young people in a low need placement will have a higher level of independence and will be preparing for the next step towards independent living.

Support is focused on ensuring the young person has the skills and resources to achieve their goals.
  • Support to secure and maintain education, employment and training
  • Support with independent living skills
  • Continued support with well-being, as and when required
  • Provision of a 24-hour emergency response service.

Medium need placement

The young people in a medium need placement will be able to evidence some level of independent living skills but will require support across most areas. These young people may also have previously had a high need or vulnerability.
  • Support to secure and maintain education, employment and training
  • Support required on a number of independent living skills.
  • Support required to obtain and move into independent accommodation.
  • Possible support with access to additional services, if required.
  • Provision of a 24-hour emergency response service.

Higher need placement

Young people with higher need placement will need support across most areas and have complex needs including ADHD, Autism and mental health problems MD. They may display risk taking behaviour. The issues outlined below are examples of areas we can support in our home:
  • Low self-esteem and self-confidence
  • Challenging behaviours and/or offending behaviours - EBD
  • Unstable educational background, learning difficulties - LD
  • Experienced repeated placement breakdown.
  • Assessment and support required to prepare for independence
  • Self-injurious behaviour
  • Sexual exploitation - CSE
  • Criminal exploitation - CCE
  • Exploitation of any other kind
  • Drug misuse - D
  • Alcohol and substance misuse- A
  • Sexualised behaviour
  • Young people with hearing impairment, sensory impairment – SI
  • Unaccompanied asylum seeking children - UASC

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    April

    Floating Support keyworkers
    After leaving school, I worked in the textile industry for over 20 years. To support and encourage my daughter to attend college I completed an access to higher education course, where I had the chance to volunteer at a homeless shelter as part of the curriculum.

    My passion for helping others then led me to start working with young people, initially in a mother and baby unit. In 2003, I joined Calderdale Council as a casual residential worker, becoming a permanent staff member in 2007. I then moved to a short break unit for children with learning disabilities in 2011, where I stayed until 2015 before changing my career path to focus more on support than care.

    For the next 8 years, I had the privilege of supporting 16-18 year old care leavers, and I was even promoted to manager in 2018. It was a very rewarding experience, but I was eager for a new challenge when the opportunity to become a team leader working with Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Children (UASC) became available. I'm really enjoying the new experiences and the chance to support these young people as they navigate the asylum process and work towards living independently developing skills for community safety and involvement, personal hygiene, and basis English.

    Outside of work, I cherish my time with my children and grandchildren. It brings me great joy to be able to spend quality time with my loved ones.

    Babita Mehta

    24/7 Operational Manager
    Babita has worked with children for over 20 years. She has worked in the Education sector in a safeguarding role, before transitioning into Safeguarding Lead with Youth Hubz Semi Independent Support where she has worked for the last 18months. She is currently completing Level 4 in Children, Young People and Families Practitioner and ensures she keeps up to date with her role by attending various Safeguarding Leadership courses with new legislation and guidance. Babita has been Safeguarding Lead since 2021. She supports the implementation of policies and procedures with safeguarding practices. She ensures staff are up to date with all the developments in child protection policy, research, practice and guidance. In 2023 Babita was promoted to Operational Manager for 24/7 support.