Priority 1: Active and Supportive Communities (I feel welcomed and included in my local community)
Living Ambitions to create a communication strategy to let citizens we support know what is going on in their local community to promote community inclusion.
Action / Lead contact / Expected result / User/carer involvement / Deadline
-Work with the citizens we support to identify the types of activities they are interested in participating in via our Listen to me group.
-Identify funding stream and create a “Brokerage” role to map the local community to identify relevant agencies and community activities and broker the opportunities to meet needs of the people we support who wish to participate.
-To create a task group to discuss the appropriate form of communication strategy so that we are able to relay the information in a way that is best for the citizens we support in our network. / SD
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SD / To be aware of the types of activities citizens are interested in participating in.
Living Ambitions will have someone who can be a key contact who will create community connections and source community activities that can be relayed back to the citizens we support within our network.
To have a communication strategy that will allow Living Ambitions to be able to let citizens we support more aware of activities that are going on in their local community. / Citizens
Citizens, families/carers / Oct 2016
Dec 2016

Priority 2: Active and Supportive Communities (I have opportunities to train, study, work or engage in activities that match my interest skills and abilities)

Living Ambitions to create opportunities for those who are looking volunteering or paid work to learn new skills to help people get volunteering roles or paid work
Action / Lead contact / Expected result / User/carer involvement / Deadline
-Work with the “Ambitions Group” and families to identify and co-produce the opportunities they require around volunteering and paid work
-Identify funding stream and create a “Brokerage” role to map the local community to identify relevant agencies, community initiatives, stakeholders and voluntary/work opportunities and broker the opportunities to meet needs of the people we support who wish to utilise the opportunities
-Create a Communication Strategy to public the co-production events and opportunities.
-Share the information across our network via our Listen to me groups/ newsletter / face book / twitter to widen access to the opportunities to all within our network
-Create systems and structures to support and evaluate outcomes and ensure inclusion / SD
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JAC / Living Ambitions being able to understand the needs and requirements of the citizens we support in this area.
Living Ambitions will have someone who can be a key contact who will create community connections and source voluntary/work opportunities that can be relayed back to the citizens we support within our network.
To be able to share information with citizens within our network around up and coming projects.
Citizens within our network will have relevant and up to date information about volunteering projects that they are able to access and participate in and who to contact.
Living Ambitions will have sufficient information to review and improve citizens experiences around voluntary/paid work. / Citizens, families/carers
Citizens, families/carers
Citizens, families/careers
Citizens, families/carers / Oct 2016
Oct 2016
Dec 2016
Jan 2017
Feb 2017
Priority 3:Workforce (I have good information and advice on the range of options for choosing my support staff)
Living Ambitions to support the citizens to be involved in choosing their staff team
Action / Lead contact / Expected result / User/carer involvement / Deadline
-To discuss the different options citizens have in being involved in choosing their staff team in a listen to me group.
-To ensure the citizens recruitment tool is accessible to the citizens we support in our network.
-To ensure each citizens within our network has an accessible citizens recruitment tool in place. / SD
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SD / Citizens within our network have a better understanding around the different aspects they can be involved in when choosing their staff team.
Citizens will have an accessible recruitment tool to help them to understand the different aspects of the recruitment process they can be involved in. This will allow the citizens to make an informed choice around each aspect.
Each citizens file will have an accessible recruitment tool to show each aspect of the recruitment process has been discussed with the, as well as any aspects of the recruitment process they would like to be involved in. / Citizens and carers
Citizens and carers
Citizens and carers / February 2017
February 2017
March 2017