The Steamboat

The Steamboat is a social care day service for people with complex mental health needs and learning disabilities.

With an ever-changing programme of activities designed to promote social interaction and independent living skills, The Steamboat caters to a wide variety of needs, supporting adult service users of all abilities, including older-age adults.

Download The Steamboat leaflet Easy Read: Day Services at The Steamboat
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Download The Steamboat leaflet Easy Read: Day Services at The Steamboat

What’s on offer?

The Steamboat provides a safe and supportive environment for individuals to develop the key skills and confidence that will help them on their way to independent living.

Staff create a weekly activity timetable to provide opportunities for service users to upskill and expand their knowledge and understanding of popular and world culture.

Activities

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Arts and crafts

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Baking and cookery

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Food Hygiene qualifications

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Living skills

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Day trips and community integration

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IT skills including cybercrime awareness training

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Personal wellbeing

I absolutely love it here, you can just be you, with no one judging you.

Blyth Star Service User

I’ve been coming to The Steamboat for about a year now, it’s helped me so much, so so much.

Blyth Star Service User

When I’m not here, I’m just stuck at home. The Steamboat gives me somewhere to go where I can meet my friends.

Blyth Star Service User

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Training opportunities

In 2017, Blyth Star Enterprises secured funding to develop the packages of in-house training that we deliver to service users at our Day Services. The result is a range of bespoke vocational training programmes, externally endorsed by the Awarding Organisation, NOCN, which provide service users with the opportunity to gain certificates as they learn new skills.

At The Steamboat, people can take part in our Living Skills programme. The year-long course, which contains 5 separate modules, covers a variety of topics from cooking to general housekeeping, IT skills, health and wellbeing to money management and timekeeping.

Service users’ progress is assessed and monitored through a personal learning profile which tracks their development through each module.  Teaching staff also consider how the individual’s social skills, communication skills and confidence improve throughout the course.

In addition to our in-house training programmes, Blyth Star provides access to a range of professionally accredited training opportunities. For example, at The Steamboat, all service users who take part in food preparation are given the opportunity to gain certificates in Food Hygiene.

Find out more about our full range of training opportunities on offer.

Training opportunities

Who can attend The Steamboat?

The Steamboat is a day service for adults over the age of 18 with enduring mental health conditions and learning disabilities who need support to establish or maintain their independence in the community.

Referrals to The Steamboat

Service users must have a referral from a Social Worker, Care Manager, the Mental Health Integrated Care Team or another health and social care professional.

If you or a loved one would like to attend The Steamboat but are unsure about your eligibility, please get in touch to discuss your needs with a member of the day services team.

Contact
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Related links

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Stakeford Nurseries

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The Woodfuel Centre

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Woodwork Department

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