Staffing
Staffing for each young person will be based on the following criteria:
Residential Homes
At each home a minimum of 2:1 staff to service users will be maintained day & night for at least the first 28 days of the young person's placement with Active Ark.
Extended & Continued Placement
Following the first 28 days this may be reduced to 1:1 provided this is deemed safe through risk assessment.
Intensive Support and Outreach Programmes
A 2:1 ratio of staff to service users will always be maintained on 'mobile' intensive support and outreach components of the service.
Night Time
Night time staff will sleep-over but no waking staff will be provided unless identified through risk assessment.
At times when only one young person is accommodated in any of the houses on a 1:1 basis the support of an additional member of staff will be available if required.
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