TUSLA MID-WEST IS INVITING EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST FROM ORGANISATIONS
FOR THE PROVISION OF YOUNG PARENT SUPPORT PROGRAMME (YPSP) SERVICE IN
CO. CLARE.
This Young Parent Support Project is European Social Fund + (ESF+)
co-financed programme.
This ESF+ Action is co-funded by the Government of Ireland and the
European Union.
ESF+ CO FUNDED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF IRELAND AND THE EUROPEAN UNION
The European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) is the EU's main instrument for
investing in people, focusing on improving employment and education
opportunities as well as enhancing social inclusion and tackling
poverty.
The ESF+ is implemented by Member States in partnership with the
European Commission and the ESF+ Managing Authority in the Department
of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science has
responsibility for implementation of the ESF+ in Ireland.
1. BACKGROUND
A.) YOUNG PARENT SUPPORT PROGRAMME (YPSP) SERVICE
The Teen Parent Support Programme (Name transitioning to YPSP) was
established in * and has provided support to
8, * young parents since **Apply on the
website**. Currently, there are * projects
across Dublin, Louth, Wexford, Carlow/Kilkenny/South Tipperary,
Donegal, Limerick, Cork, and Galway. Nationally, the YPSP structure
consists of a National YPSP Manager employed by Treoir and a National
Advisory Committee, (NAC), with a ministerial appointed chairperson
which provides a forum for information sharing and interagency
collaboration.
At local level the YPSP structure consists of an employing
organisation from either the statutory or voluntary sector, and the
YPSP staff. Treoir employs the National Manager of the YPSP who
supports the YPSP projects through training, policy development,
raising awareness of the services, liaising with statutory and
non-statutory agencies and organisations. The YPSP working model is
based on offering support in all areas of the young person’s life
– health, relationships, accommodation, social welfare entitlements,
education, training, child development, parenting, childcare, legal
issues, antenatal education, and anything concerning the young
parents' life.
Typically, referrals to YPSP come from young parents themselves,
family members, antenatal clinics, maternity services, friends,
teachers, youth services, training agencies, social workers, public
health nurses and others interested in the welfare of young parents.
Support is provided on a one-to-one basis, through group activities
and through referral to other services. One-to-one support is
delivered through home visits, office appointments, ‘drop in’
facilities and meetings away from the YPSP site.
The support offered to young parents is dependent on the family system
and varies from universal guidance, signposting, and advocacy to
working in partnership with the local Tusla Office in a wraparound
service responding to more complex needs. The YPSP Service tailors the
service to the needs of the local population it is serving.
B.) THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES OF THE YOUNG PARENTS’ SUPPORT PROGRAMME
* Provide services that are evidence based and are support the
wellbeing of young parents and their children.
* Ensures ownership by the young person in the co-design of plans
specific to each young parent.
* Systemic in approach and explores the wider barriers, supports and
opportunities which impact Young Parents and their children.
* Working collaboratively with existing services to enhance the
capacity of the Child and Family Support Networks and other fora in
responding to the needs of young parents and their children.
* To build up the young parents’ parental capacity and therefore
increase their confidence.
* To enable young parents and their children to achieve positive and
sustainable outcomes by their inclusion in service, access to
information and opportunity for education.
* Through an integrated approach, proactively ensure access to
adolescent health education and services.
* To raise awareness of sexuality and sexual health issues.
* To provide access to information and links to other service
providers.
* To work in partnership with all relevant agencies being inclusive
of participation of young parents and their families.
* To support throughout pregnancy and up to the first **Apply on the
website** days of the child’s life, or until the identified needs
have been met.
* To advocate with and on behalf of young parents.
* To ensure active participation of YPSP with Tusla services
including Meitheal, Child Protection, Children in Care, and aftercare.
* To ensure that best practice is adhered to in terms of Children
First legislation, reporting to the funder and data collection from
the service.
* Develop expertise across YPSP, by contributing to the shared
learning between YPSP Sites and engagement with advisory support of
the National Treoir YPSP Manager.
* Collect, collate, and disseminate information on the experiences
of the targeted young parents.
* Monitor and evaluate programmes targeting young parents,
disseminate the findings and stimulate any necessary change at policy
level.
2. PROVISION OF A YPSP SERVICE IN CLARE
YOUNG PARENT SUPPORT PROGRAMME
Tusla, the Department of Children Equality, Disability, Integration
and Youth (DCEDIY) and ESF+ wish to identify an organisation who will
host the provision of a Young Parent Support Programme to be based in
Co. Clare area.
SUCCESSFUL APPLICANTS SHOULD HAVE THE FOLLOWING:
* A proven track record of community engagement and managing
projects.
* Evidence of collaborative work undertaken with community-based
services to achieve outcomes.
* Established funding relationship with statutory bodies such as.
* Tusla/HSE/Department
* Experience in delivering evidence-based child and family support
services such as.
* Family Support – including working with young parents an
advantage.
* Intensive Family Support
* Home visit programmes
* Counselling – focusing on self-development.
* Childcare services
* Youth Projects
* Parenting Support – parenting programmes, peer work, parent, and
toddler groups etc.
* Training programmes – promoting and encouraging learning and
development.
* Summer projects focusing on peer/ group work.
* Organisational principles which endorse social inclusion and
ensure equity across population groups.
* Demonstrate a community development approach to YPSP Site
initiation, implementation, and practice.
3. TENDER DETAILS
Applications submitted must demonstrate the following:
* A governance framework within which the new site would be placed,
in adherence with National and Organisational policy.
* Experience of child protection legislation and policies, mandatory
reporting, Children First training for all staff and a current
Safeguarding policy.
* HR Policy and Protocols including organisational structure,
management, and supervision. Submission to include detail of the
organisations’ practice model of support and supervision.
* Awareness and understanding of implementing a Trauma informed
approach.
* Financial Compliance and Administrative support to procurement,
budget projection and planning, audit, and risk management.
* Experience in managing funding streams from a range of statutory
and non-statutory bodies.
* Non-Financial Compliance to Monitoring and Evaluation for reports
to funders.
* Experience in Service Review and Evaluation
* Commitment to compliance with ESF requirements.
4. YPSP BUDGET GUIDELINES
The total funding available for the development of a new Young Parent
Support Programme to be based in Clare is €**Apply on the
website**, * per year for 4 consecutive years.
STAFFING guideline proposal for a new YPSP Site is 2 whole time
equivalent staff to be newly recruited. If your organisation has an
alternative staffing proposal, please give details of this as part of
your submission.
The following staffing numbers are recommendations:
* 0.5 Project manager
* 0.5 x 2 Project Worker
* 0.5 Administration
5. CRITERIA FOR SELECTION WILL INCLUDE:
* Organisations Interest in providing a YPSP Service in Clare
( *%)
* Track record of working effectively to deliver programmes that
improve outcomes for Young People, Parents and Children (**Apply on
the website**%)
* Evidence of working in partnership with Statutory and Voluntary
Service providers ( *%)
* Evidence of organisational capacity to deliver the commissioned
service ( *%)
* Examples of the ability to provide timely and accurate data to
facilitate monitoring and evaluation of projects or services (**Apply
on the website**%)
Interviews may be conducted for shortlisted candidates. The tender
evaluation process will be conducted in a manner that ensures tenders
are evaluated fairly to ascertain the most suitable organisation for
the development of a YPSP Site.
6. TERMS AND CONDITIONS
* Tusla will not be liable in respect of any costs incurred in the
preparation or presentation of tenders.
* It is expected that the successful organisation will be able to
commence work immediately after the contract is awarded and in
compliance with ESF+ Funding requirements.
TO BE CONSIDERED, PLEASE COMPLETE THE APPLICATION, AND SUBMIT NO LATER
THAN **APPLY ON THE WEBSITE**NOON ON APRIL **APPLY ON THE WEBSITE**,
**APPLY ON THE WEBSITE**, TO: ÁINE MELLETT, SENIOR MANAGER
PREVENTION, PARTNERSHIP & FAMILY SUPPORT (PPFS) CLARE
E. **APPLY ON THE WEBSITE**
PLEASE NOTE, IF YOUR ORGANISATION IS SHORTLISTED, THE INTERVIEW DATE
IS FRIDAY THE **APPLY ON THE WEBSITE**TH OF MAY.
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