About Our Company
Welcome to IST Youth Support Services
IST Youth Support Services is situated in Yorkshire & Humber region. We provide services to help the most vulnerable children and Young People, transforming their lives and helping them fulfil their potential.
Our purpose and function is to provide supported accommodation & look after young people between the ages of 16 and 17 who are preparing to leave care and live in the community.
We realise it can be difficult for young people to make the transition from care to their own accommodation, so we act as a “stepping stone” providing young people with support advice and assistance in developing a range of skills. This includes everything from budgeting, cooking, self confidence and social skills, paying bills, finding employment & most importantly education.
Our Houses
IST Youth Support Services
Portfolios
IST YSS Sunnybank House
Sunnybank House
IST YSS Lower Rushton House
Lower Rushton House
IST YSS Leeds Road House
Leeds Road House
IST YSS Morley Road House
Morley Road House
Quality Care & Support for Young People
SUPPORTED LIVING (Young People)
Providing a safe, nurturing, and enabling environment for young people to gain key independent life skills.
ENGAGEMENT
We encourage the young person to continue to enjoy a wide of individual and group activities. We want to give the opportunity for the young person to participate, if they wish, at activities organised by IST Youth Support Services and also to explore hobbies, relationships and new experiences.
QUALIFICATIONS
All employees undergo continuous mandatory and service specific training to ensure we continue to deliver a high quality service. All care givers have achieved, or are working towards appropriate qualification. Training needs are reviewed regularly during monthly supervision sessions, and annual appraisals reflect on both the individual learning goals and the needs of the service.
CONFIDENTIALITY
IST YSS ensures that information held about young person is kept confidential at all times in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998. The safety of our young person is first on our priority list, we have in place a range of methods that will ensure the wellbeing of our young person.
CONSULTATION
Our care plans are driven by the needs and wants of the young person, not by what staff, management or any other group would desire. We also recognise how easily this focus can slip. So we remain vigilant to ensure that the facilities, resources, policies, activities and services of each property remain young person led.
FULLFILLMENT
We understand the importance of supporting the young person to realise personal aspirations and abilities in all aspects of their lives. Listening will enable us to support the young person in the best way possible and help them engage with their artistic and intellectual potential.
INVOLVEMENT
All young people will be involved in the decision making process of how the service is delivered, including all daily routines within their home. Each person is given the opportunity to make their needs known, and those needs are identified and acted upon as part of their Individual Care Plan.
