About Us
At Paving Paths our aim is to provide semi-independent living to young people with a level of autonomy, choice and independence while still receiving support and guidance as needed. Our service is designed for young people who are transitioning from full-time care to living on their own, such as young adults leaving foster care, unaccompanied asylum seeking children. Young people with disabilities, or those recovering from addiction or mental health issues.
We take pride in delivering the highest standard of support and guidance for the young people we work with. We understand how daunting and isolating it can be for a young person to leave the care system and step into a world of unknown, we aim to make this a transition of ease, support and purpose.
We strongly believe everyone has the right to live their life in the way they wish to regardless of their background or upbringing.
Our goal is to create an environment that fosters personal growth and development, while also providing access to resources and support that can help young people achieve their goals. This may include assistance with daily living tasks, such as cooking, cleaning, and managing finances, as well as access to counseling, educational and vocational training, and healthcare services.
We provide high quality homes which our users can be proud of, feel at home in and can thrive in. We offer a safe and homely environment for young people to begin their journey towards independent living.
Our approach encompasses co-production, embracing collaboration with the young person and community agencies ultimately supporting young people blossom into valued members of the community.
Young people have the opportunity to develop important life skills and learn to manage their own lives while still having access to a supportive community. This approach allows individuals to build self-confidence, independence, and a sense of responsibility, while also receiving the guidance and support they need to succeed.
At its core, semi-independent living is about helping young people transition from a dependent state to one of self-sufficiency, while still providing a safety net of support and guidance as needed. By providing individuals with the tools and resources they need to succeed, semi-independent living can help empower young people to lead fulfilling and independent lives. We have a genuine passion for moving away from institutionalised care, promoting independence and choice whilst providing a loving and nurturing home.
We work closely with young people to recognise their goals and aspirations, developing person centred support plans. Our team of highly experienced and committed staff are always on hand to provide encouragement, guidance, and practical assistance to help young people build resilience for the next steps in life.
Senior Management team
Our team consists of a group of highly skilled and experienced individuals who have decades of experience working within a diverse range of healthcare settings and have managerial and leadership backgrounds. Combined, they have a wealth of experience and knowledge from working with people with challenging behaviors, severe and enduring mental health needs, dementia, learning disabilities, autism, young people and vulnerable adults.
With a mixture of nursing, social work and counselling backgrounds the team are highly motivated and hardworking professionals with the ability to adapt to ongoing changes in legislation, challenges in budget cuts and the rising cost of living.
The team share a sincere desire to make a positive difference in the lives of young people, they believe having the correct support and people in place can make the transition to independent living positive, affective and often lifelong.
Our Values
Empowerment
Empowerment allows young people to feel confident that they possess the power necessary to create the life they want and believe they can accomplish anything they set their mind to. We have a firm belief that bringing positive influence through good role modelling, actively listening and believing in the young person from an early stage can enhance their opportunities of success, fulfillment and happiness. We see empowerment from a bird’s eye view not only do we empower our users, but we empower our staff and the community around us.
Collaboration
We use an interprofessional Collaborative approach, we actively work in partnership with young people, their families, health and social care professionals, local communities, local authorities and our partners to achieve the highest standards and outcomes. Maintaining effective communication at all levels is essential in providing a service that empowers the user and the team, enables comprehensive support, minimises risks, promotes a person-centred and person led approach. young people are the future and are always at the forefront of our work. We encourage young people to lead and shape our work through actively seeking feedback and enabling them to take the lead in their journey.
Excellence
We endeavour to provide the best Quality in our services through continuously investing in education, training and development in our team of support staff. We are committed to positively impact the lives of young people by adhering to best practice and maintaining high standards in work ethic. We involve young people in the shape and design of our service to achieve high standards, excellence and quality in the care and support we provide.
Equality & Diversity
We believe in supporting communities and individuals by respecting and embracing differences and promoting cultural awareness and diversity. We recognize diversity in religion and culture and actively work towards introducing and integrating our young people with local communities and age, religion and culture appropriate services. We recognize and value individual differences by supporting and strengthening young people’s belief in themselves, and their capacity to grow and to change.
Integrity
At Paving Paths, we work with integrity, honesty, transparency and ethically. A transparent work culture is a determining factor for our users and the local authorities we work with trust the work we do. Integrity is a valuable quality to have, we believe integrity has its own core values which we firmly adhere to:
- Trust
- Honesty
- Fairness
- Responsibility
- Reliability
- Respect
- Courage
It involves being honest with yourself and others, to stand up for what one believes in and act in accordance with one’s values and principles. We aim to instill the greater meaning of integrity into our staff and the young people we work with because being true to yourself promotes a fulfilling and meaningful life.