Transitions staff team are from multi-disciplinary backgrounds including Social Care, Mental Health, Substance Misuse, Education, and Counselling, with extensive experience in their chosen disciplines.
Transitions is owned and managed by Ginna Cox, a qualified social worker with extensive experience as a local authority team manager for looked after children, and care leavers. Ginna has over 25 years of experience in delivering, managing and developing a wide range of services for children, young people, and adults, within the public; private; and voluntary sector.
This experience has included working within the field of substance misuse, children in care, care leavers, and youth homelessness.
Ginna is assisted by a core team of professionals, with a wide range of experience and qualifications, to deliver an effective quality service to young people who are placed with Transitions. All members of staff hold qualifications specific to their area of work with young people. The minimum requirement for new members of staff joining Transitions is The Level 3 Diploma for Children and Young People’s Workforce: Social Care pathway (England), or a commitment to work towards this qualification. All support mentors are expected to be suitably qualified and experienced in working with this service user group
Each member of Transitions team has an individual training plan identified to ensure continued professional development. Newly appointed staff are expected to complete an induction program and satisfy management they are ready to be included on the working rota. During the induction period, the new staff member will shadow an experienced member of the team, and depending on experience, newly appointed staff will be further mentored by a more experienced member of staff for the first few months following induction. All staff receive regular supervision both formal and informal by the managing director, or a senior member of the team.
Transitions Supported Living Ltd is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. All posts at Transitions are subject to a standard or enhanced DBS check.
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Ginna
Owner/Director
Jodie
Service Manager
Denise
Designated Safeguarding Lead
Keren
Business Support Officer
Nathan
Team Leader
Claire
Team Leader