National Quality Standards Framework (NQSF) - Homeless Agency

3.3 Standards 3.3.10 Collaboration and Integration Section 2: Organisational Management and Development
Youth work providers operate collaboratively with other agencies and services to ensure an integrated response to the needs of young people.
The indicators below describe what should be in place in support of this standard at each point along the scale of attainment. Please consider these indicators in relation to your organisation and
insert P beside the appropriate indicator. You may add any other indicators you think are appropriate.
Absent
P Acquiring P Achieved P Advanced P
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1. No collaboration exists with other services. 1. Limited collaboration exists with other
services.
2. Partnership arrangements are reactive. 2. Partnership arrangements are mostly
reactive.
3. Needs of the young people are not
regarded in service provision.
4. Services work in isolation and do not have
regard to an area-based approach.
5. No examples of resource-effective
practices among services.
3. Needs of the young people are recognised
in service provision.
4. Services work with others and aim to offer
an integrated area-based approach.
5. Some examples of resource-effective
practices among services.
6. No commitment to sectoral development. 6. Some commitment to sectoral
development.
Add any other indicators below:
1. Collaboration exists with other services. 1. Active and productive collaboration exists
with other services.
2. Partnership arrangements are mostly
proactive.
3. Needs of the young people are clearly
identified in service provision.
4. Services work with others to provide an
integrated area-based approach.
5. Examples of resource-effective practices
among services.
2. Partnership arrangements are proactive.
3. Needs of the young people are prioritised
and central in service provision.
4. Services work with others to provide
an integrated and planned area-based
approach.
5. Clear examples of resource-effective
practices among services.
6. Commitment to sectoral development. 6. Clear commitment to sectoral
development.
In the relevant spaces below, please describe the evidence your organisation has in place in relation to the above indicators:
Having considered the above, identify a position on the scale of attainment that best reflects your organisation’s position in relation to this standard (mark P on a point on the scale below).
If you think your organisation is at different points on the scale of attainment in relation to the various indicators, choose a point on the scale that, overall, best reflects this position.
Absent Acquiring Achieved Advanced
Why have you chosen this point on the scale?