CWD

Social Care / Early Help

Who are CWD?

The Children with Disabilities Team (CWD) team are based within Jubilee Gardens, Droylsden and Tameside One in Ashton under Lyne. The team comprises of Social Workers, Children with Disabilities (CWD) Intervention Worker, a Management Team, a Transition Social Worker, Community Occupational Therapist, Direct Payment officer and a Behaviour Support Therapist.

The following protocol is a detailed document, this outlines in detail who CWD are and the function of the service.

Children with Disabilities Team (CWD) OPERATING PROTOCOL

What does CWD provide?

The Children with Disabilities (CWD) service will work with children and young people (aged between 0-18) who are defined as having a disability if they have impaired abilities in more than one of the following areas: learning, communication, sensory or physical.

We work with children and young people at threshold three and above of Tameside threshold.

Tameside Framework for Help and Support

The Children with Disabilities (CWD) service will work with those families where it is identified that support services are required that cannot be provided at a universal / local offer support.

Should a child be assessed as requiring Early Help intervention in line with Tameside’s threshold at level three, they will be allocated a Children with Disabilities Team (CWD) Intervention Worker to identify a plan of support.

Should a child be assessed as requiring intervention in line with Tameside’s threshold at level four, they will be allocated a Social Worker to identify a plan of statutory intervention and support.

The Children with Disabilities (CWD) service provide a through care service with those children and young people with disabilities and their siblings who are subject to care proceedings, those who may require permanent placements away from their birth families and those who are looked after by agreement with their families. Where the Children with Disabilities Team (CWD) Social service have progressed sibling groups through proceedings, discussion will take place with the Looked after Childrens Team post proceedings to transfer non-disabled siblings where appropriate.

Children with Disabilities Team (CWD)’s priorities for disabled children and their families:

Continually improve access to services for disabled children and young people and their families
Ensure children and young people have access to services in their local area
Services to be of a high quality with regard to safety, disability knowledge and staff training
Demonstrate commitment towards equality of opportunity for disabled children and young people.

Jubilee Gardens

Jubilee Gardens is a Hub for Children with Disabilities and their families to access advice, information or support and a friendly and supportive environment where families can come together to access activities for the whole family to enjoy. It is a community building where we hope you will feel welcome and able to use the services and facilities. We have a Sensory room and Conference room which both families and professionals can book directly through contacting Jubilee Gardens. We have a large garden with a wheelchair accessible roundabout, both of which are additionally accessed through our support groups and the short break session that they facilitate. ( see local offer)
Tameside SEND Local Offer

What facilities are there?

If you are a child with a disability we want you and your family to make full use of the facilities. If you would like to use any of the centre's rooms, please ask the staff for more details. They'll be happy to help.

Sensory Room

The Sensory room is a magical place filled with special lights, soft soothing music, a bubble tube and a variety of textures, mirrors and sounds. The floors and walls are cushioned and there are lights and sounds that surround you.

A Sensory room is a place of relaxation, pleasure and pure enjoyment. Anyone who enters can decide to explore and enjoy the different sensory experiences in their own way and in their own time.

Family room/play room:

Families can use this room to meet other families and children with disabilities enabling the whole family to relax and enjoy the facilities. The rooms are also used by support groups who use the building to provide a range of activities / short breaks for families. There is also an accessible kitchen, disabled toilets and a shower room with changing facilities available.

Conference Room:

The large conference room can be booked for support group meetings or professional meetings. There are facilities to make coffee and tea and to prepare buffets. Equipment such as WIFI, projector and flip chart are available.
Additionally the conference room is large enough to be utilised for activities, youth clubs and play sessions.

Local Offer

The Children with Disabilities Team (CWD) team work in partnership and provide grants to support the local offer.

Children with Disabilities Team (CWD) children’s services local offer is coproduced with the following support groups and agencies.

Oke OKE is a parent run support group for families living in the Tameside area who have a child/young person with special needs/disability. We're a one-stop shop for families to get help, advice and support. We also offer families access to a range of activities and events throughout the year for the whole family

T21 T21 a parent led group committed to supporting parents/carers of children and young people with Down's Syndrome (Trisomy 21). We aim to provide information, advice and a friendly face to parents, carers, families and friends of people who have Down Syndrome in the Tameside and East Manchester area.

TASCA TASCA a parent run support group for families with children 0-18 years living in the Tameside area with Autism, communication & social difficulties. We organise activities throughout the year for the whole family

FACT (FACT) a parent run support group, set up to provide essential support, help and information to families of children who have been diagnosed with autism and related conditions i.e. ADHD, OCD, Pica, SPD and more complex learning disabilities, providing activities that benefit Autistic Children 5-18 years and their families.

HOPE HOPE a parent run support group for parents/carers of children and young people living with Epilepsy. We give families the opportunity to meet up, share and gain knowledge and influence service provision. We also organise activities and events throughout the year.