Transcript Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise Organisations
Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise Organisations’ contributions to Early Help – SSCB Practitioner Forum Nov 2014 Louise Murray – Salford CVS Deputy Chief Executive
Salford’s Early Help Strategy
• • • Support children, young people, families and communities to help themselves whenever possible.
Make sure all services can quickly spot children, young people or families who might need extra help from them.
Make sure all services act quickly as soon as they know help is needed.
State of the Sector Report 2013
• • • • • 1,364 community and voluntary organisations, co-operatives and social enterprises (VCSE’s) in Salford Sector income in 2011/12 of £145 million 5, 300 people employed in sector 37,000 volunteers in VCSE’s Volunteers give 137,000 hours each week
Economic Impact
• Estimated £145 million total income in 2011-12 of which SCC £10.2m and £7 m NHS Salford • Estimated 5,300 employees providing a GVA of £117.7 million per annum • Contribution of volunteers valued at £122.7 million each year • Paid staff and volunteers contribute equivalent £240.4 million ‘Gross Value Added’ to the economy
A Diverse Sector
• Majority of Salford organisations are micro and small (84%) & receive just 8% of total income • 92% of income received by medium and large orgs • 57 % of all income received by 42 organisations • Large organisations employ 59% of paid workforce & medium organisations employ 35% • 38% organisations receive no public sector funding
Children's Services and VCSE’s
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Strengths:
Sector Dial: sector communications and leadership External Agency Dial: commissioning practices and communication/consultation • •
Development Areas:
Sector Dial: sector resources
External Agency Dial: sharing resources and maximising impact
Partnership Challenge
• • • How can we share resources between VCSE and public sector organisations and maximise impact on early help?
What are the barriers and how can these be overcome?
What are the opportunities and benefits for Salford families?
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Opportunities and benefits…
Reach to specific communities Trust of families, children, young people Different activities and strategies for engagement e.g. peer challenge and support Complement statutory interventions Support children, young people, families and communities to help themselves May offer advocacy and support families through processes
Barriers…
• • • • • Lack of awareness of what VCSE’s there are in Salford Need to develop trust and relationships Expectations of organisations given diversity of sector – proportionality of expectations to size and expertise/experience
Confidentiality
Safeguarding practices
Salford Safeguarding Standards
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Salford Safeguarding Children Board (SSCB) Safeguarding Standards for the Voluntary & Community Sector
Salford CVS developed in partnership with other members of the SSCB and Children’s Commissioners Support available from Salford CVS for VCSE’s to implement
Salford Safeguarding Standards
• • • • • • The 20 standards cover the following: Accountability and Information Sharing Organisations’ policies and procedures Reporting concerns, suspicions and allegations Safe recruitment and selection Management and support of paid staff and volunteers Providing safer activities and trips
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Salford Safeguarding Standards
Voluntary organisations commissioned by Salford City Council to provide services for children, young people and families are asked to demonstrate how they meet the safeguarding standards Groups not commissioned can still implement the standards through self-assessment and identify areas for improvement with the support of Salford CVS
Salford Safeguarding Standards
All organisations whatever size can benefit from implementing the standards Published on SSCB website at: • http://www.partnersinsalford.org/sscb/safeguar dingstandards.htm
Standards, Guidance, Evidence Record, Action Plan and contacts for support available at https://www.salfordcvs.co.uk/salford cvs/children-and-young-people
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Child Protection and Safeguarding Awareness training
Salford CVS delivers Basic Safeguarding Awareness training five times a year, including on Saturdays.
This is verified by the SSCB Training Sub Group Dates and booking at: https://www.salfordcvs.co.uk/SCVStraining
Joint Working Protocol
• • To help outline the mutual expectations of public services working with VCSE organisations in child and family context
What do you want to see it include?
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Workshop Exercise
Using one or more case studies of VCSE’s offering early help and thinking about the families you work with: What are the benefits of partnership working with VCSE’s to services and families?
How might we promote these benefits more effectively to frontline practitioners?
What are the barriers to working effectively together? How might they be overcome?
Louise Murray – Salford CVS Deputy Chief Executive [email protected]
Tel: 0161 787 7795 Office hours: Monday – Friday 9.30am – 4.30pm
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