We never truly achieve until our young people achieve and progress in all aspects of their lives. We do our very best to make sure that all young people who stay with us are given the right guidance and support to be able to make the most of all the opportunities available to them.
We sincerely believe that by helping young people build a hopeful, realistic future that they become able and equipped to deal with challenges in the here and now.
All young people deserve a chance of happiness and fulfilment and it is our responsibility to provide those chances. Therefore, we will use a variety of theory-based approaches to achieve our aim, but will always have in mind, the uniqueness and individuality of each young person in our care.
Trusted 
As the Responsible Individual for Affinity Children’s Care, I will work closely with the Manager and wider team to ensure the children and young people in our care are enabled to have their voice heard in all stages of their care, whilst being safeguarded from harm.
The staff team will create authentic and nurturing relationships with vulnerable children and young people to help them to achieve and progress in all aspects of their lives. Our ethos and values will ensure we give young people the same opportunities as everyone else, in a tailored way taking into account their individuality. Emphasis will be on:
Our homes work within a Non-Violent Resistance (NVR) therapeutic framework, supported by attachment theory, raising our presence as care givers in the process.
From walking through our doors, young people are greeted by a warm, smiley, caring team, ready to help them through any confusion and turmoil.
There is a vigorous assessment and safer recruitment process that new staff go through to become members of staff at Affinity Children’s Care.
Parents are encouraged to be involved by the completion of the “Parent Plan”. Every little helps us to help others.
We take the initial plan provided by the local authority and use this, along with the views and wishes of the young person, to create a comprehensive plan that goes above and beyond expectations.
We bring a creative approach to behaviour management, every approach is personalised to the individual, no model is the same.
Taking place regularly with young people, these highly productive sessions assist and inform decisions they may make in the future.
New recruits with limited qualifications and experience go through an intensive training programme and robust probationary period.
Helping young people, their families and carers to address issues and to be solution focused can lead to residential care being a positive experience at an important stage of the young person’s life.
The home caters for children that also have complex issues and who are experiencing developmental difficulties and problematic early life experiences, including attachment disorder, emotional behaviours and moderate to low learning difficulties.
