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Developing Locality Working in
Nottinghamshire
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Integrated Services for Kirkby Pilot (ISK)
Targeted Youth Support Pathfinder project 2006-2007
improve access to multi-agency services for children,
young people and their families
enable services and agencies to work together in
order to make best use of resources and expertise,
whilst avoiding duplication
establish protocols for early intervention and effective
co-ordination of services / agencies
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Integrated Services for Kirkby Pilot (ISK)
establish ongoing consultation with children, young
people, families and communities and improve
working relationships
improve service provision in response to consultation
improve opportunities, providing better chances
within the local area
provide a ‘one stop’ access to services – through a
first contact model which gives access to all others.
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ISK led to Joint Access Teams (JAT)
JAT teams consist of workers from a wider range of
services
The membership of the JAT team is based on need in
the local area and decided by local practitioners,
managers and schools
We’ve got 7 JAT teams currently and each family of
schools will have one by 2010
Typically JAT teams consist of;
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health staff
social workers
police
children’s centre & family centre workers
voluntary sector workers
school based staff
drugs and alcohol workers
behaviour support & inclusion services staff
child & family therapy staff (MALT)
education welfare officers
connexions workers
youth & youth offending workers
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What are JAT teams?
JAT team members remain in their own teams
JAT teams meet minimum once per month
JAT teams have an identified chair
JAT teams have identified admin support
JAT teams are led by a steering group consisting of
the managers of the workers in the JAT teams.
steering groups have an identified chair
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What do JAT teams do?
JAT teams will discuss children, young people &
families identified as requiring targeted early
intervention and support.
Members of the JAT team and colleagues in services
aligned to the JAT team will undertake direct work with
children young people and families
JAT teams will identify a lead professional if required
JAT teams will use the Common Assessment
framework if an assessment is required
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A strengths based approach
•listen to and value what children, young
people, parents and carers tell us
•focus on strengths as well as needs
•ensure that the child, young person or carer is
fully involved in decision making and planning
•respect children, young people and parents
•training in strengths based approaches
planned for workers in JAT’s
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What don’t JAT’s do?
• JAT’s will not become involved in dealing with child
protection referrals. If a worker has child protection
concerns they should be referred to the health and
social care teams in the normal way following NSCB
procedures.
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