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Beyond Limits has developed policies and procedures to promote safe and consistent practice across the Organisation.
Our policies and procedures fit within the Beyond Limits Policies and Procedures Framework. Beyond Limits expects all staff to be familiar with the contents of the policies and procedures relevant to their role and to understand how to apply them within their daily work.
Our policies and procedures:
Below is a list of our Policies and procedure documents organised A-Z by title. They are in PDF format, can be downloaded, printed and read (using the free Adobe Reader). They cannot be edited or printed and the text cannot be copied.
This page tells you how to get in touch with Beyond Limits. There is also a map showing the location of the Beyond Limits offices, a photo of the entrance and a Google Streetview of the car park and entrance from Somerset Place.
Beyond Limits
York House, Unit 4,
Stoke Damerel Business Centre
Church Street, Stoke
Plymouth, PL3 4DT
United Kingdom
Office telephone: 01752 546 449
Contact form: Contact us using our contact form.
Email: [email protected]
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We are supporting people in Devon with learning disabilities, mental health issues and other support needs. This page has details of Job Fairs and Try Before You Apply events in Devon. You’ll also find Beyond Limits News and Stories from Devon.
Link to the Beyond Limits Southwest contact page
Follow this link to view Southwest Service leader profiles.
Hot after Ricky’s last adventure which saw him complete a 50km trek across Sweden, the team and Ricky were not resting on their laurels and set off looking at what the next challenge should be. Upon discovering that Ricky had never had the opportunity to learn to ride a bike, it wasn’t too difficult to work out what they should do next.
For most of us, learning to ride a bike happens when we are young and the joy of finally getting rid of the stabilisers is a milestone to be celebrated, for someone like Ricky who has been denied so much because others who were responsible for his support did not believe in his capacity to change and grow, it is only recently that he is able to celebrate this achievement.
Uncertain of how Ricky would take to the challenge or how long it would take to master the art of riding a bike a short challenge was planned, however in pure Ricky style he went into it with all guns blazing and surpassed everyone’s expectations. So the team are working hard to on the next trip, you can find details here
https://adventuresbeyondbarriers.com/m2k2019/
Keep riding Ricky, we are behind you all the way.
In this post, Claire Bennett, a Team Leader at Beyond Limits, explains how Charles’s mural came about, how it was created and how long it took.
“I was approached by the team about creating the mural and helping with some sensory work. I was given a simple brief consisting of Charles loving trains and the Tamar Bridge.
As I started creating a design, more information came from the team concerning having the water visible as he likes water and boats. They also sent a few ideas of trains and Charles’s mum asked about having the family dog on the mural as well ! The final design took into account people suggestions, Charles’s likes and dislikes (definitely not having too much red), and his needs. When the team and Charles’s family had agreed the design we showed it to Charles.
It took a while but that was down to me having limited time, It took between 40 – 50 hours over about 5 months to get it drawn, painted and have all the sensory elements attached.
The wall was done slowly due again to myself, but Gayle and the team said doing it slow would be better for Charles to process it as having a whole painting done at once may be a bit overwhelming for him. Small sections were done during each visit with acrylic paints as they are easier to paint over rather than wall paints and they were easier to clean. The sensory elements were created at home and then brought in ready to put up as it involved a lot of space and a lot of mess!
I tried to add a different variety of textures as well as smells. His felt flowers have Lavender oil on them and Sandalwood. There were also some battery operated lights and mirrors as well as some reversible mermaid sequence fabric. I tried to make it safe as I was aware Charles has drop seizures and at times will throw things that are accessible to him. Darren (support worker) had some good suggestions like adding Charles’s name on the train so he took ownership of it, and having the train orange as it was his favourite colour.
The team were very supportive throughout and Charles was also accepting of having a random person in his house!”
Beyond Limits is recruiting in the Plymouth area and we have a range of positions available. We offer a competitive starting salary, excellent training and career development. We are looking for staff who can see the person behind the disability, who can help the people we support to achieve their dreams, goals and ambitions. For more information about the benefits of working for us visit Susannah’s “Reasons to become a support worker”.
For the latest vacancies follow this link
If you are looking for an exciting challenge and want to make a real difference, then come along to our jobs fair on the 5th July 2019 at the Guildhall in Plymouth. We’ll be there from 10am to 1pm and would love to chat to you and tell you more about these opportunities.
PHOTO from Plymouth Guildhall website
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Life as a support worker by Darren Simmons
Susannah’s “Reasons to become a support worker”
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We invest in you so you can invest in the people you support. This is why we provide our staff with some of the best training around.
Our training starts with your invite to our Welcome Day, this is your introduction to Beyond Limits, followed by your comprehensive induction. We then provide training throughout the year which involves leadership and skills and development training. We do this because we don’t want you to feel stuck, to stop learning new skills, we want you keep developing, both personally and professionally, as we know that if our staff are developing, then the people we support are developing too.
Beyond Limits really is a great place to work. This is why we handed this section to the people and families we work with and our staff, we thought you would like to hear it directly from them about their experiences of working with us.
“He used to spend large amounts of his time sat on the sofa, now he’s out doing stuff. He’s the bravest guy I know.”
Hamish O’Brien, Team Leader.
“My mum always used to worry about me because its not very nice been institutionalised in hospitals because you want to have your own life and your own freedom, my mum isnt worried about me so much at the moment the whole time Ive been with BL my mum stopped worrying and basically Ive got my confidence and independence back”.
Hannah.
“Beyond Limits is breaking the mould, you have given my daughter her life back”
Michelle Beattie.
“Thanks so much for changing all our lives but mostly for H, she is unrecognisable now”
Sue Addy.
“we want staff to be expert in the person, we don’t need staff to be an expert in learning disabiities or mental health or physical disabilities, we need staff who can grow and be an expert in the person they are supporting and understand that whatever issue that person is dealing with how that affects them and their life”
Welcome to the second edition of the Beyond Limits Employee Handbook, your guide to how we do things at Beyond Limits. This handbook should be your first stop when you are looking for information, it will give you an overview of your terms and conditions and let you know about our expectations of you.
Please read it carefully during the course of your induction and refer back to it for anything that you are not sure about. Please also remember to sign the receipt form at the back, to confirm you have read and understood the contents and pass the completed form to your line manager.
For more information on any of the policies and procedures that are referenced in the handbook, please access these via the Staff Area of the website in the Policies and Procedures section.
You can download and save the Handbook as a PDF to view offline or read it below. If you have any comment or feedback about the handbook please contact us.
Download the handbook: BL Employee handbook 2021
We are delighted to able to share Ian’s story with you and to show his progress since his time being supported by Beyond Limits.
Ian has spent the majority of his life in institutional care. Much of this time was to his detriment and he didn’t always receive the care and support he needed. Unfortunately this resulted in a significant decline in Ian’s health and well-being meaning that people, although well-meaning, had very few expectations of Ian and even fewer aspirations for his life.
Since leaving institutional care Ian has been living a fuller life. Below are photos and videos we took when when Ian visited Baba Yaga’s Circus. Baba Yaga is a social enterprise providing accessible, high quality circus for all ages and abilities including specially adapted circus sessions for those with special needs or disabilities.
See more videos on our YouTube channel.
Ian’s a real charmer and he has a great sense of humour, he loves people and likes to spend time chatting. He is a people watcher, affectionate and a little bit cheeky. These are the things we see when we see Ian, we don’t work on a person’s deficits, we look to people’s gifts and talents and support them to be all they can be. We are able to show that with the right support, totally person centred and with a team of people specifically recruited and matched to Ian how a life can be transformed. Ian is proof that everyone has something to offer, everyone can make a contribution and everyone, despite what difficulties they appear to have has a right to be supported in a way that upholds their dignity and respects their individuality.
Ian’s team of staff are dedicated to him and to providing the support and opportunities that have been denied to him in the past, they believe in him and are delighted to share his journey with him. Credit to Ian’s team: Hamish O’Brien, Ryan Burke, Lauren Jenkin, William O’Brien, Georgia Mitchell, David Bray, Amber Smith, Sue Caunter, Paige Kerry, Daniel Southwold and Glenn Bonner.
If you are interested in making a real difference to someone’s life, check out our current vacancies.
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