Department for Children and Young People, Children's Social Services, Looked After Team

1BIGD Reference number: 1787

General information

Address:
The Heath Resource Centre
2a Newton Road
Cadbury Heath
BS30 8EZ (Multimap)

Opening times:
Monday 8.30am-5.00pm
Tuesday 8.30am-5.00pm
Wednesday 8.30am-5.00pm
Thursday 8.30am-5.00pm
Friday 8.30am-4.30pm

Telephone: 01454 868231

Fax: 01454 868232

Website: http://www.southglos.gov.uk

Contact person: Simon Turpin

Type of organisation: Statutory e.g. Government/local authority/health

Type of delivery point: Support Group; Social Service

Aims: The team offers a statutory social work service where children and young people are unable to live with their birth parents and there is an assessed need to be Looked After by this department.

Availability: Referral
The service is only available where there is a statutory need to look after children to ensure their assessed developmental and emotional needs are met.
Referral by: Self, Doctor, Health Visitor.

Waiting list: Not applicable

Areas of support offered

Relationships and Emotions: Family Relationships; Mental health; Personal relationships; Relationship breakdown / Divorce

Families: Adoption; Being in care; Care leavers; Child care; Family support; Fostering; Step families; Teenage parenting; Under 5's

Keeping Safe: Abuse; Child Protection; Running away; Self harm

Disability, Special Needs and Additional Needs: Dyslexia and perceptual difficulties; Hearing Impairments; Learning Disability; Physical Impairments; Sight Impairments; Speech and Communication Impairments; Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties

Geographical Areas Covered

The whole of England: No

The South West Region: No

Locally (Bath and NE Somerset, Bristol, South Gloucestershire): Yes

Bath & North East Somerset: No

Bristol: No

South Gloucestershire: The whole of the area

Disability and Access Issues

Bus stops nearby: Yes
Approximate distance and bus service numbers: 150 metres

Car park nearby: Yes
Approximate distance: On site

Parking for disabled drivers: Yes
Number of spaces: 3

Pedestrian route: Yes
Smooth and even with dropped kerbs: Yes

Automatic external doors: No
Will doors easily open from a wheelchair: No

Glass doors clearly marked at the centre for safety: No

Doors 900mm or more wide, with flat thresholds: No

Doors light and non sprung: No

External ramps: Yes

External steps: Yes
Number of steps: 3
Uniformed and even: Yes
Handrails on both sides:
Edges marked: No

Lobby/porch area: Yes
Can wheelchair users clear the outer door prior to opening the inner: Yes

Interior of premises bright and well lit: Yes

Interior automatic doors: No
Wide doors: No
Wheelchair friendly doors: No

Door frames and handles clearly visible: No

Wide unobstructed corridors (min 1200mm): No

Lift for Wheelchair users: No

Internal ramps: No

Internal steps: Yes
Number of steps: T
Uniformed and even: Yes
Handrails on both sides: No
Edges marked: No

Visual fire alarm: No

Floor contrast colouring for entrances and exits: No

Able to provide on request individuals who can:
– offer general assistance: Yes
– assist visually impaired people: Yes
– sign in BSL and/or MAKATON: No
– do lip speaking: No

Loop system for hearing aid users: No

Public telephone: No

Inductive coupler for hearing aid users: No

Provide pamphlets/leaflets: No

Provision for assistance dogs: No

Toilets that disabled people can access: No


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