GMCA643 Getting Out For Good - GM VRU's Girls and Young Womens Support Offer

Concepts

• health and social work
• salford
• greater manchester violence reduction unit
• young women
• good - gm vru's girls
• appropriate meet girls
• young women face
• programme of support
• young person
• girls

Location

Description

The Greater Manchester Violence Reduction Unit would like to adopt a public health approach to developing a programme of support for girls and young women by implementing a range of interventions (primary, secondary, and tertiary), which seek to build resilience and move them away from offending. This service must be offered within Oldham, Bury, Rochdale and Tameside, however, there is no expectation for full time caseworkers to be permanently embedded in each area unless this is directed by an identified need. However, the successful bidder will be expected to work closely with existing services/ multi agency teams as appropriate, particularly the GMVRU, the Youth Justice Service, Probation Service, children's services, complex safeguarding, Greater Manchester Police, and services within the community. The Provider must have arrangements in place to contact, and where appropriate meet girls, and young women face to face to provide support, ensuring that it is a safe environment for both the worker and the young person they are working with. An effective lone-working policy must be in place. Funding does not allow for dedicated premises costs. The Provider must have access to their own existing premises and / or utilise community and stakeholder space. The aim of the service is to deliver a mentoring service for Girls and & Young Women, aged 14-21, who are at risk of serious gang related youth violence, and exploitation which seeks to build resilience, and supports them to develop positive identity formation which will enable them to think independently, and thus reduce their vulnerability to exploitation and abuse. Based on individual need the activities may include peer mentoring: art and cultural activities; vocational and sport activities. This opportunity can be accessed at: https://www.the-chest.org.uk/

CPV Codes

• 85000000 - Health and social work services

Indicators

• Contract is suitable for SMEs.
• Contract is suitable for VCOs.