17 Forest Rd,

Kingswood,

Bristol.

28 Oaktree Crescent,

Bradley Stoke,

Bristol.

3 Stinchcoombe,

Yate,

South Gloucestershire.

Elevation specialise in working withyoung people aged between 12 and 18 years of age. These young people may have a history of offending or have experienced problems in coping with life in the care system. All have come from difficult backgrounds and may have suffered abuse of some form. Elevation provide a safe and effective environment for these young people to learn and develop in a positive manner. Whether the young people be accommodated by Elevation or worked with on a sessional basis, Elevation provide a level of stability and familiarity in which to work with the young people. Elevations highly trained staff create a protected environment for young people in which to express themselves and develop without fear of harm. Elevation firmly believe in the reality of and the necessity for training and education in order to open a variety of opportunities to young people and to assist them in maintaining a crime free life style. With this in mind Elevation have created links with projects such as Include & YMCA Training, as well as negotiating the free use of the Rolls Royce Learning Resource Centre at their Filton site.

All staff members are police checked and receive at least sixty hours in the field training currently led by our Senior Consultant Liz Wilson. The members of Elevation staff are hand picked from different sectors of the community and have been known to the Directors for a minimum of 18 months. The team are results orientated and usage of individuals is based on assessed outcomes and effects of work done. Elevation insist on a standard of excellence from the staff team in order to maintain our standard of excellence in our service delivery to the young people. Elevation currently have the foremost staff team in youth provision of people. Elevation currently have the foremost staff team in youth provision of which we are rightly proud. In the main the team is young and have experienced some of the same hardships as the young people that we work with. Our staff have managed to make a positive life for themselves and as such make excellent role models for the young people in our care. We also have older members of staff who come from a Social Services and Fostercare background who can utilise their experience in working with young people. Elevation is committed to operating an equal opportunities policy and anti - discriminatory practices throughout the organisation and its work in relation to and regardless of sex, race, culture, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, ability, disability and/or any other group that may be vulnerable or subject to discrimination. As well as using internal procedures Elevation staff members work closely with young peoples social workers, youth justice workers and educators in order to asses their needs accurately and to create effective plans for their development. Elevation believe that the young person involved must be included in the decision making process and therefore encourage their participation in all meetings relevant to them. Elevation Staff team is trained in effective child development work and create and maintain effective relationships with the young people. This provides a scenario where by Elevation can realistically help a young person develop from troubled teenager through to being a contributing member of society maintaining a drug and crime free lifestyle. Elevation believe in providing adequate support to young people as they move into independence and offer specifically tailored packages to achieve this end.