24 January 2022

Due to the Omicron variant of COVID-19 being detected in the Nelson/Marlborough region, the country has now entered the Red Traffic Light setting.

What does this mean for our services?

Enliven and Family Works services

There is no change to our service delivery except for Family Works group programmes. Our Enliven programmes will continue as normal. As long as everyone has a vaccine pass, the capacity limit for gatherings is 100 people (based on 1 metre distancing).

A capacity limit of 25 people for group programmes applies to unvaccinated clients.

Wearing face coverings is recommended.

Family Works

All clients must make an appointment to visit our staff at one of our sites. When visiting they will be asked to confirm their vaccination status by showing their Vaccine Pass at our reception.
If they are unvaccinated our team may offer to work with them over the phone or by Zoom, or meet them at a venue where a vaccine pass is not required. Face coverings must be worn at all times. Alternatively, if they wish to come into our site, they must make an appointment and when arriving they will need to wait outside until a staff member can assist them. If their Family Works contact is not waiting to greet them, they can text/phone them to let them know they have arrived. Alternatively, they can phone the number displayed on the sign at the main entrance.
If attending a face-to-face group programme, physical distancing, wearing a face covering and other precautions will be taken to keep everyone safe.

Enliven

Unvaccinated members will be unable to attend our large group day programmes. This is because there is a high risk of those members contracting COVID-19 due to our programmes returning to normal sessions with increased members in a close contact setting.
We will provide alternative smaller gatherings/social outings for unvaccinated members where physical distancing can be maintained to keep everyone safe. Face coverings will be required.
Vaccinated members will be encouraged to continue wearing face coverings to day programmes and HomeShare.
Other safety measures we will be taking include:

Staff and volunteers wearing face coverings
Regular temperature checking on entry to our transport vans and buildings
Regular hand sanitising during the programme
Regular disinfectant cleaning of close contact surfaces in vehicles and buildings between sessions.

If a member or a household contact has flu-like symptoms, are waiting for COVID test results or receives a positive result, please let us know ASAP.

All enquiries should be made to either the relevant Family Works team member or the Enliven Team Leader.