Supporting children & young people with Direct Payments

Upcoming Independent Lives training and events

 
16 September: An introduction to equality, diversity & inclusion - Online
16 September: Disability awareness - Online
17 September: Moving & handling people (theory & practical) - Worthing, West Sussex
18 September: PA connections - Online
18 September: First aid (theory & practical) - Worthing, West Sussex
19 September: Safeguarding - Online
19 September: Direct Payment employer group: Sussex - Online
19 September: Medication awareness levels 1 & 2 - Online
20 September: Mental health awareness - Online
24 September: First aid (theory & practical) - Cherry Hub, Croydon
27 September: Moving & handling people (theory only) - Crawley library, Crawley
30 September: Disability awareness - Online
1 October: First aid (theory & practical) - Worthing, West Sussex
2 October: Moving & handling people (theory & practical) - Worthing, West Sussex
2 October: Safeguarding - Online
3 October: Medication awareness levels 1 & 2 - Online
3 October: Mental capacity - Online
4 October: Autism awareness - Online

Reaching Families’ Benefits Advice Service

 

Reaching Families’ Benefits Advice Service provides support to parents of children and young people with SEND in West Sussex applying for Carer’s Allowance, Disability Living Allowance (DLA) and Personal Independence Payment (PIP). The service includes the following elements:

  • 1-2-1 advice sessions for applications for Carer's Allowance, DLA and PIP. This will be provided via phone, or online via Zoom.
  • Support with checking claims for Carer's Allowance, DLA and PIP
  • Information resources on benefits and other sources of financial support
  • Training workshops on DLA, PIP, and Universal Credit
  • Awareness raising of benefits and other sources of financial support.
Parent carers in the process of drafting applications for Carer's Allowance, DLA, and PIP can book an advice session with their Benefits Advisor to discuss their application and individual concerns. This session can be provided by telephone or Zoom.

Have you heard about the West Sussex SPoA?
 
The West Sussex SPoA, (Single Point of Access), for emotional wellbeing and mental health support for children and young people operates Monday to Friday, 9am - 5pm.
 
The SPoA, provided by Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust's Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS), WSCC Youth Emotional Support Service (YES) and YMCA Dialogue, provides a simplified single route so that children, young people, families, carers and professionals can be directed to the right service, eliminating the need to refer to multiple services. 
 
Children & young people (aged 4-18), parents, carers, families, GPs and other professionals can all refer to SPoA.

Current vacancies at Independent Lives

 

At Independent Lives, one thing brings us all together: we are all passionate about supporting disabled people and ensuring that everyone has greater choice, control, and freedom.


Working here means you will be joining a friendly and inclusive team that cares about the work we do, and about each other. We believe helping our staff grow and offer plenty of opportunities to learn and develop your skills. 


So, if you are looking for a job where you can be yourself, feel like your contributions matter, and make a real difference to people’s lives every day, Independent Lives is the place for you.

 

Current vacancies:

  • Senior payroll & banking officer
  • Banking & payroll service administrator
  • Healthcare support worker
  • Field care supervisor.
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