Our Accommodation

Supported 24/7 Accommodation

We have a variety of solo placement types – houses, flats and apartments. All placements are completed to a high specification, beautifully decorated and furnished in a modern way, meeting the required standards.

Supported 24/7 accommodation

We have a variety of solo placement types – houses, flats and apartments. All placements are completed to a high specification, beautifully decorated and furnished in a modern way, meeting the required standards.
  • Accommodation which is maintained, decorated and furnished to a high standard overseen by our maintenance team
  • A tailored independent living programme
  • Accommodation available 365 days a year with 24-hour support.
  • Bespoke support packages and hours dependent on individual needs
  • Support to register with local health providers
  • Support in accessing education, employment and training
  • Support with future housing
  • AQA registration and support
  • Access to counselling and support with areas such as drug and alcohol, sexuality, sexual health, anger management, self-harm, safeguarding etc. (this is not an exhaustive list)
  • Financial advice and assistance
  • Access to advocacy services
  • Support in joining the Care Leavers Association and a national voice for peer support and guidance
Appropriate staffing levels will always be in place in all properties. Additional hours will be priced in accordance with the agreed hourly rate set out in the contract. Key Worker sessions as outlined in the Pathway plans (or equivalent) are delivered directly in independence sessions. Hours will be organised around a young person’s needs. This is reviewed every 4 weeks and reduced as life skills develop. 
Our current portfolio contains 20 + small properties acquired to meet the needs of our young people (including two adapted with safety equipment for the residents with hearing impairments) and trainer flats – offered as a transferable tenancy, covered by universal credit and other income benefits – we plan to invest in more similar accommodation.

Youth Hubz work to make sure the voice of the young people that we support is the driving force of their independence pathway. We believe that their wishes and feelings should be placed at the very centre of their planning and we work to empower them to express 
We pride ourselves that our homes offer a nurturing environment and provide a safe space for our young people to successfully transition into independent living.
Unique Reference Number: 2755756
Ofsted, Piccadilly Gate, Store Street, Manchester M1 2WD

Transitioning from 24/7 support

Transition takes place following discussion with the young person, other professionals, including the accommodating authority, to ensure a clear pathway is in place which supports the young person to leave the care system.
 
Joint planning takes place with the wishes of the young person driving the process and is managed according to the young person’s development needs. This includes supporting the young person to develop emotional and mental resilience to cope without the service’s support and continuing to develop practical skills for living independently, such as budgeting, applying for a job, financial support, accommodation, integrating into the community and maintaining home and personal self-care.

Key Workers, who have built a relationship with their young people, plan and work alongside Floating Support staff to enable the transition to run smoothly. The pace at which this proceeds is driven by the views of the young person. 

We embrace the key principles from the Guide to Supported Accommodation and want all of our young people to believe these statements to be true for them:

01
I feel safe and secure where I live and in my wider environment.
02
My voice is respected, heard and advocated for, so I can influence the support I
receive.
03
I have confidence that the adults who support me understand me, are skilled and work effectively together to best meet my needs.
04
I have my own space that I feel proud of and live in a comfortable, well maintained, stable accommodation.
05
I receive high-quality, tailored support that sustains my health and wellbeing.
06
I have strong, trusting, and meaningful relationships within my support system and can rely on the adults around me.
07
I feel supported to learn and apply skills for independent adult living.
08
I feel positive about my future and opportunities as a result of the support I receive.

Get in Touch

    April Helliwell

    Team Leader
    After leaving school, I worked in the textile industry for over 20 years. To support and encourage my daughter to attend college I completed an access to higher education course, where I had the chance to volunteer at a homeless shelter as part of the curriculum.

    My passion for helping others then led me to start working with young people, initially in a mother and baby unit. In 2003, I joined Calderdale Council as a casual residential worker, becoming a permanent staff member in 2007. I then moved to a short break unit for children with learning disabilities in 2011, where I stayed until 2015 before changing my career path to focus more on support than care.

    For the next 8 years, I had the privilege of supporting 16-18 year old care leavers, and I was even promoted to manager in 2018. It was a very rewarding experience, but I was eager for a new challenge when the opportunity to become a team leader working with Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Children (UASC) became available. I'm really enjoying the new experiences and the chance to support these young people as they navigate the asylum process and work towards living independently developing skills for community safety and involvement, personal hygiene, and basis English.

    Outside of work, I cherish my time with my children and grandchildren. It brings me great joy to be able to spend quality time with my loved ones.

    Babita Mehta

    24/7 Operational Manager
    Babita has worked with children for over 20 years. She has worked in the Education sector in a safeguarding role, before transitioning into Safeguarding Lead with Youth Hubz Semi Independent Support where she has worked for the last 18months. She is currently completing Level 4 in Children, Young People and Families Practitioner and ensures she keeps up to date with her role by attending various Safeguarding Leadership courses with new legislation and guidance. Babita has been Safeguarding Lead since 2021. She supports the implementation of policies and procedures with safeguarding practices. She ensures staff are up to date with all the developments in child protection policy, research, practice and guidance. In 2023 Babita was promoted to Operational Manager for 24/7 support.