Testimonials
“I worked for BASE for several years and have been able to develop from relief staff with limited personal experience in the sector through to Deputy Manager. Despite many challenges thrown being thrown my way I have always been empowered and supported to come out the other side. I have never felt more confident in my ability and have been provided excellent training and development which includes working with a clinical psychologist and many professionals across the field which has allowed me to reach my full potential and continue to expand my knowledge. It has become more than a job as I have faced many personal challenges and have felt truly looked after by everyone at BASE. “
- Deputy Manager
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“My experience at BASE was very positive. It is a well run house led by (The Manager) who has a great team of staff. Not only were they a great support to my son, they were also to myself. Nothing was too much for the staff. They were helpful, reassuring, respectful and supportive to us all as a family.
They encouraged and motivated my son to achieve goals set. Without the support from BASE buy son’s circumstances could be different now.
Thanks to them he has been in full time employment for over 18 months and has turned his life around positively.”
- Parent
“Base see continual staff development and training as key to their success and the excellent services they provide. I have found their staff so keen to engage with training, to explore their own practices and think how they can improve what they do individually and as a team. It’s all about providing the very best services and support and this needs commitment and ongoing personal development. BASE get this and commit to it fully.”
-Team Teach Consultant and Trainer
“The staff at BASE are incredibly committed to understanding and supporting the young people who they care for, drawing on an attachment and trauma informed approach. This is not easy work, requiring continuous learning and reflection, not only of these approaches more broadly but on the ways in which they can be meaningfully implemented within their specific contexts and role. BASE are committed to developing these ideas and approaches across the service.”
-Clinical Psychologist, Trainer/Consultant in Trauma Informed Practice.
“ I spent some time with the House Manager and Deputy Manager and I wanted to send an email to say how impressed I am with the daily reports, key-working sessions and personal plans which have been developed by the managers and the team. I spent some time with (Young Person) and it is lovely to see the positive relationships he has built with the staff in a relatively short space of time. The managers have made it feel like home. Well done to them both.”
-Quality Assurance Manager
“Care staff told us they feel valued and supported by the managers and leaders. Supervision is supportive, reflective and provides care staff with opportunities to raise any concern. Team meetings are scheduled monthly and discussions focus on children’s outcomes and consistent care practices.”
-Care Inspectorate Report
“BASE have created a safe, caring and nurturing environment where children can develop and thrive. The dedicated staff are warm, understanding and strive to build a home where children and young people can develop emotionally, independently and academically. Staff prioritise emotional wellbeing to foster deep and meaningful connections.”
-Deputy Manager
“Children are achieving positive wellbeing outcomes and are supported to maximise their health outcomes.
Care staff sensitively prepare and support children to attend appointments with health professionals. They provide support in line with the services therapeutic model to enable children to achieve their personal outcomes.”
- Local Authority Children’s Services