Thoresby House
2a Great George Street
Leeds
LS2 8BB
Telephone : 0113 247 6769
Minicom : 0113 247 4731
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Black and Ethnic Minority Disabled Peoples’ ‘Community
Champions’ Project
Request for Statements of Interest
Background
The Commissioning, Implementation and Performance Management
Team (CIPMT) has recognised the need to review and redesign
services to be more appropriate for disabled people from black and
ethnic minority communities. Within its existing work it attempts to
ensure that all services are available to all people. However, we
recognise that some specific work is needed in supporting disabled
people from black and ethnic minority communities due to both the
double oppression faced, and the fact that they are historically hard
to reach by statutory agencies.
A major problem is the lack of numbers of known people from these
groups who have knowledge of the social model of disability or the
specific skills to pass on information or to act as representatives of
their communities.
We are therefore seeking an appropriate agency to deliver an
‘Establishing Community Champions Project.’
The agency could potentially come from a range of groups including;
disabled peoples organisations, training agencies, statutory bodies,
community based groups and others. It could also be delivered in
partnership between two such agencies, or be co-ordinated by a
specific individual with the appropriate skills/knowledge to recruit and
support other agencies.
Brief Description of Project
Our strategy is to try to increase the numbers of disabled people
from black and ethnic minority communities with the appropriate
skills and knowledge to both:
(i) act as representatives from the various communities on a range of
working groups and consultation exercises.
(ii) be able to cascade knowledge on disability issues into those
communities.
This will be achieved by recruiting a group of people to attend a
series of courses that would deliver these skills and knowledge.
Once the courses were completed, members of the project group
would be expected (through being paid a small ‘retainer’) to both
pass on information to relevant groups and to be called upon for
consultation purposes etc. In effect they would become ‘Community
Champions’. People could potentially earn more as they were called
upon for specific or extra work. Some of this would be through the
CIPMT. Work could also come from a range of other similar bodies in
Health and Social Care and perhaps wider afield.
Project Team
A team has been established to oversee the project. This has
membership from the CIPMT, disabled peoples’ groups and service
providers.
The team will work alongside the successful agency to ensure the
effective delivery of the project.
Course Content
The courses would cover three broad areas:
· Equality Issues (with a focus on disability equality training)
· Community Skills (including knowledge of community
development)
· Personal Development (including confidence building and
assertiveness)
It is expected that these will be covered in 15 course days or part
time equivalent.
It is recognised that one agency may find it difficult to cover all areas
and therefore may need to work in partnership, or to sub contract
various aspects.
The successful applicant(s) would have to be able to provide a suitable venue. This could be through their own resources or via support from another agency. The project team may be able to assist in negotiations to acquir
e a venue if required.
Recruitment
Recruitment to the project will be the responsibility of the organising agency. However the team overseeing the project will assist in this process.
We are looking at an initial recruitment of around 12 - 18 people, with a recognition that we may end up with a final project group of around 6 - 10.
We hope to recruit across all the black and ethnic minority communities in Leeds (it will of course be only open to disabled people). This will commence with an open recruitment, though we are devising a baseline of minim
um standards for those who are to be accepted on to the course.
Support and Supervision
Once participants have completed the course they will remain on the projects contact list for one year. The project team will work alongside the agency to advertise the availability of the group members for consultation e
tc. During that time the agency will need to provide support and supervision. This would be in the form of individual and collective support and monitoring. Self development and progression should be encouraged, as should
contact with other disabled peoples’ groups and organisations.
Time Line
The Statements of Interest need to be submitted by 22nd December
2000.
A decision as to which applicant(s) is/are successful will be made by
February 2001. We will then work alongside the agency to devise the
courses in more detail and to ensure effective follow up support and
supervision structures are devised. We hope to commence
recruitment to the courses in May 2001. These would start shortly
after and be completed in summer 2001.
Funding
The CIPMT is providing £7,500 to deliver the courses and provide
supervision for one year.
The CIPMT will also fund transport costs for the courses and the
‘retainer’ fee.
Submission of Statement of Interest
Any one wishing to be considered to deliver the project need to
submit a Statement of Interest.
Statements of Interest will need to include:
Philosophy of the agency, recruitment strategy, course outlines,
supervision structure, relationship to any other partners, details of
sub contracted work, and cost.
These statements will form the basis of a shortlisting exercise and
those selected will then be interviewed and a decision made by the
Project Group.
Submissions should be sent to:
Mick Ward
Commissioning, Implementation and Performance Management
Team
Services for Disabled People
Thoresby House
2a Great George Street
Leeds
LS2 8BB
(Closing Date: 22nd December 2000)
For further information please contact Mick Ward at the above
address or:
Telephone 0113 2476769
Minicom 0113 2474731
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