Framework

Whats important to us in IAS in relation to:

People we support

• Are encouraged and supported to dream.
• Are given opportunities to demonstrate their capacity and resourcefulness.
• Have a choice over where they live, who they live with and how they are supported.
• Have the opportunity to direct how their service is delivered.
• Have contributions to make to their communities.
• Have opportunities to get to know and be known by as many people as possible.
• Live as valued members of their communities, surrounded by a wide network of family, friends and neighbours.

Staff

• Have the opportunity to contribute and influence the development of the service.
• Feel their gifts, skills and contributions are acknowledged and appreciated.
• Have their passion and creativity released by adapting jobs to match a person's strengths and gifts.
• Listen to people and act on what has been heard.
• Act together from a shared sense of purpose.
• Have an opportunity to discover and do what matters.
• Challenge the low expectations that people we support generally experience.
• Are acknowledged as resources in their own communities.
• Know what is expected of them at work and are supported to achieve this.

Company

• We continue to learn through encouraging and celebrating good attempts.
• We promote decision making to be as close to the person as possible.
• We create a person centred company where everyone matters.
• We support fair and ethical business practice.
• We develop a "can-do" culture.
• We work in partnership with our allies as "together we're better".
• We make time to reflect on practice and re-visit our purpose.

Community

• We strive to increase the community's ability to include everyone.
• We create opportunities for people to get to know each other and develop friendships and relationships.
• We promote equal and respectful relationships.
• We highlight peoples gifts and qualities.
• We counter discrimination through positive participation.
• We invest in and promote local communities through using local facilities and resources.

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Registered Office: 171 Church Street, Eccles, Manchester. M30 0LU
Reg Company No: 3021418