1. Social Justice – JCP Community Work Coach Team

2. What is Social Justice?
‘‘Social Justice is about giving individuals and families facing multiple disadvantages the support and tools they need to turn their lives around”

3. What is the Social Justice Strategy?
The strategy sets out a vision of society in which
families and individuals get the support they need to
turn their lives around.
We aim to deliver in line with a set of principles which
include:
a focus on prevention and early intervention
concentration on recovery and independence
locally designed solutions – Leeds SJ CWC Team

4. How do we do it? Drug and alcohol dependency/recovery
In Leeds we have set up a new Social Justice Community Work Coach Team which will focus on providing flexible Employment and Training support to those who fall within the Social Justice client groups i.e.
Drug and alcohol dependency/recovery
Health and disability issues (including Mental Health)
Housing and Homelessness
Offending behaviour/Youth offending (including Gang culture)
Domestic Violence
Severe indebtedness
Ethnic Minorities/Refugees and cultural barriers
Care Leavers
Troubled Families (“Families First” in Leeds)
Welfare reform changes (Specifically Benefit Cap and Under- occupancy)

5. Why do it?
It’s a real opportunity for us to get more effective long term results for a group of people that include our most vulnerable claimants.
We can help adapt the JCP claimant journey towards work to better meet the needs of these individuals and families.
We can build on existing partnerships and progress ways of working which are already effective eg: Leeds Drug Recovery model. Families First, Links with Housing Providers, Prison Advisers/Probation
We want to work directly with Public, Private and Voluntary sector organisations to:
Link up our services more holistically
Share expertise, best practice and innovation

6. Community Work Coach Delivery model?
Social Justice Community Work Coaches are able to work from external provider premises alongside professional key workers to provide more joined up support for the individual.
In order for the CWC to work with the individual they should be pre or post Work Programme and must be willing to engage for employment and training support.
Participants must still continue to meet the eligibility criteria to receive working age benefits.
If we take a person on the CWC caseload they will be removed from the Jobcentre Adviser caseload for the period of time that they continue to engage with the CWC.

7. Community Work Coach Delivery model cont…
The benefits of working with the CWC are that they can agree realistic steps on their journey to work whilst also continue to address other barriers which may be preventing them from fully engaging in the JCP regime. This will be reflected in their Claimant Commitment/Action Plan
For JSA claimants, they will still need to attend the Fortnightly signing review at the Jobcentre and demonstrate that they still satisfy the conditions for receipt of Jobseekers Allowance

8. Where are we working from?
Local Authority Jobshops/One Stop Centres
Children’s Centres
Probation services / Approved premises
Housing support services – Hostels, supported accommodation.
Leeds Refugee forum
Community support groups
Drug Treatment/Recovery Commissioned services
Health and Mental Health organisations
Libraries, Community Centres

9. Social Justice CWCs – Lead roles and contact details
Name
Lead Role
Telephone Contact
Christine Street
SJ CWC Team Manager /
Simon Lonsdale
MSF project
Mark Wilson
Families First
Lindsey Gowland
Louis Raven
Drug/Alcohol/Offending
Bernard Idowu
Kirsty White
Housing/Homelessness/Debt
Priviledge Mpofu
Ethnic Minorities/Refugees
Manny Singh
Allison Yates
Health and Mental Health
Marie Child
Leeds Employment DHP pilot
Kelly Simms
Sue Holdsworth
Benefit Cap

10. Referrals
To make a referral to the Social Justice Community Work Coach Team