What is the Leaving Care Team?
We are a team made up of:
- social workers
- personal advisor
- team manager
- service manager
- head of service
We are based at 2 Crowborough Rd, Southend-on-Sea, Essex SS2 6LP.
We provide a safe and positive environment for you so that you can explore life and plan for your future.
From the age of 16 to 21 you will be allocated a Personal Advisor. (Unless you want a service to 25)
Should you require extra advice or support:
- health and wellbeing
- relationship
- education and training
- employment
- accommodation and participation in society
It will be available up until the age of 25.
The law says that if you have been looked after, the Leaving Care Service must provide you with:
- a Personal Advisor
- a Pathway Plan - which helps to map out your future plans and aspirations which is updated every 6 months
- regular Contact - to ensure that there is someone there to keep in touch with you
- make sure that you are ready to move to living independently and the steps you are going to take to do this
Under previous law, we were only required to provide you with support until you reached age 21. That support continued up to age 25 if engaged in Higher Education or training. This support was not available to care leavers aged over 21 who were not in:
- education
- training
- employment