Staying On
Young people can be supported to continue ‘Staying On’ with a carer to ensure they have a stable living arrangement until the age of 21. This includes a continuation of payments and support to foster and family carers. It is expected that a young person will also contribute to their living expenses from their independent income.
The focus of Staying On Agreements is to support the young person’s emerging independence. These payments will be administered by the Department of Communities.
Staying On Facilitator Role in Onboarding
Practice Tools & Resources
All the tools and resources a Staying On Facilitator and a Transition Coach need to support a young person in making a decision about Staying On are in the table below.
You can filter by the Stage the resource is used by the Staying On Facilitator and Transition Coach, in providing a young person with support to Stay On, or by the Document Type to easily find the one you want and click on the document's title to open the document.
* Don't forget there are more Staying On Resources on the Training page
# | Document Title & Link | Stage | Purpose of Document | Document Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Staying On Facilitator - Role in Onboarding - Process Map | Awareness | Core Document to communicate the role of a Staying On Facilitator and the Onboarding & Referral Process for Staying On Agrreements and Core documents | Practice Guide (PG) |
2 | Staying On - Practice Guidelines | Awareness | Core Document- Practice Guide for Staying On. Inlcudes background, principles, key learnings, step by step guide practice guide with relevant practice tools and forms for each part of the process. | Practice Guide (PG) |
3 | Staying On - Guide for Carers and Young People | Awareness | Communicate the Home Stretch Staying On Offer to young people & families | Fact Sheet (FS) |
4 | Staying On - Setting Up an Agreement - Discussion Guide | Supported | Core Document- Practice Guide for Staying On Facilitators on setting up a Staying On Agreement | Practice Guide (PG) |
5 | Staying On - Agreement - Card Sort Tool | Supported | Activity to support discussion to setting up a Staying On Agreement | Practice Tool (PT) |
6 | Staying On - Subsidy Application Form | Supported | Core Document for Staying On Providers/Staying On Facilitator to apply for the Staying On Subsidy on behalf of the carers and young person | DoC Form (DCF) |
7 | Carer Consent for Information & Evaluation Form | Onboarding | This form is used to obtain Carer consent to provide their information and to participate in the evaluation. | DoC Form (DCF) |
8 | Staying On - Agreement Template | Supported | Core Document for Staying On Providers/Staying On Facilitator to document the Staying On Agreement | Form (FOR) |
9 | Staying On - Agreement Review Template | Supported | Core Document for Staying On Providers/Staying On Facilitator to document the review of a Staying On Agreement | Form (FOR) |
10 | Staying On - Combined Review and Subsidy Application Form | Supported | Combined Form for re-applying for the Staying On Subsidy and to review the current Subsidy Agreement | Form (FOR) |
11 | Interim Staying On - Fact Sheet | Awareness | Information for young people and carers about the Interim Staying On process | Fact Sheet (FS) |
12 | Interim Staying On Subsidy - Application Form | Supported | Form is completed for eligible family or foster carers who continue to support eligible young people who choose to stay on in a living arrangement after they reach 18 years of age, and there is no Home Stretch WA Service available to them where they live or they are on a waitlist to access the service. | DoC Form (DCF) |
13 | Interim Staying On Agreement - Template | Supported | Template used for an Interim Staying On Agreement between a young person and their carer (s) (or family) where a Home Stretch WA Provider is not established in a region or there is not capacity for a Home Stretch WA service provider to provide the full Home Stretch WA Service Offer. | DoC Form (DCF) |