Venue details not disclosed
Supervised contact provided in the community. The service might use local community venues or outdoor facilities to deliver their service. In some cases, residential properties might be used including family members’ homes, where this is safe and appropriate.
Opening hours
Days & Times: Monday - Thursday 10am - 7pm, Friday 10am - 6pm, Saturday 10am to 4pm, Sunday 10am to 4pm. Sundays can only be offered within the community, either as supervised or supported contact, handovers, or through our non face-to-face services. We are unable to secure a venue to host contact sessions on Sundays.
Centre charges
Details available on request
Services available here
Supervised - community based
Supported family time
Handover
Accepts self referrals
Enhanced Accredited
Virtual family time (Supported)
Virtual family time (Supervised)
Not For Profit
Notes from this centre
Residential properties may be considered in exceptional circumstances where supported by relevant professionals and following our own assessment. Where there is no existing professional involvement, this option would only be considered after we have developed an understanding of the family over time and completed appropriate risk assessments.
This centre is accredited to provide supervised contact
Accreditation is a way of checking that your contact centre is safe and meets our standards.
How is a centre checked?
An assessorSomeone working on our behalf who has experience and an interest in child contact services and must assess if a service meets our standards. looks round the centre’s rooms, toys, equipment, and any outside play areas to make sure that they are safe and good for you to use. They talk with the people at the centre to make sure that they are trained and helped to do their job as well as possible. They then check the informationThe assessor checks through the centre’s accreditation portfolio which includes policies, procedures, risk assessments, reports (if the service offers supervised contact) and information for families. on what happens at the centre and how it keeps you safe. If your family time happens in the community The service might use local community venues to deliver their service or in some cases, residential properties including family members’ homes, where this is safe and appropriate., then the assessor will check that this is going to be safe for you.
When the assessor is happy that a centre meets our standards then they are awarded their accreditation and you can find them on this website. Accreditation happens every three years with extra checks if needed.
Accreditation Summary
Date: 27/09/2024
Summary:
I Can Achieve Services is a new community based service covering Birmingham and the Black Country. The service has a comprehensive risk assessment plan to ensure that all buildings used are safe and appropriate.
The service has a welcome pack available with a range of information included on this for the families that may use the service. This information helps them to anticipate everything from making a referral to the appropriate steps to take if they are unhappy or feel unsafe.
The workers were friendly, approachable and knowledgeable and are keen to set up a service that is successful and serves their local community. Any recommended actions following the visit are now complete meaning the service meets the standards for enhanced (supervised) contact accreditation.