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RAF Brize Norton Community Support Team
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For RAF personnel to be fully effective in their
duties it is essential that their well being and
that of their dependants is properly cared for.
The RAF aims to deliver comprehensive community
support to the Service, its reserve forces, their
dependant communities, and where appropriate RAF
veterans, incorporating access to a full social
welfare service. The RAF Community Support
concept does not extend to cover welfare
provision on operations or the Operational
Welfare Package, which are responsibilities of
the MOD and the front line commands.
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Whos on the Community Support Team?

• Personnel Management Squadron Staff
• RAF Chaplains
• Medical Centre Representative Health Visitor
• RAF MOD Community Police
• Citizens Advice Bureau
• Community Development Worker
• Defence Estates Housing Directorate Rep
• HIVE Information Officers
• SSAFA Forces Help

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Community Development Worker (CDW)

• Development of Station community life
• Building beneficial Station and local networks
• Improving access to support and facilities
• Address local and Station community issues
• Support and advice to Station community
  facilities
• Station Disclosure Officer for CRB checks

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HIVE Information Officers

• Families HIVE in Ely Close Families Centre
• Serving Personnel HIVE on Station
• Access to a wide range of information
• Referrals to advice and support services
• Fortnightly Solicitor appointments
• Monthly Child Support Agency Clinics
• Monthly Morgage Clinic

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Personal and Families Social Worker Personal and
Families Support Worker
Provide professional, comprehensive and
confidential support to forces personnel and
their families. Offer advice, support and
practical help on a wide range of matters such
as Benefits, separation, housing, bereavement,
childcare special needs, stress and anxiety,
mental health issues, preferential treatment
applications
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SSAFA Volunteers

• Volunteers are family members and serving
  personnel of varying age, rank and background and
  work within the service community. They work as
  part of the dedicated welfare structure and are
  trained and appropriately vetted.
• Their work will vary according to the local
  circumstances, but might include the following
• befriending
• providing transport
• shopping or other practical support
• providing a listening ear.

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Citizens Advice Bureau

• Dedicated advice worker available for service
  personnel, their current and ex partners and
  civilian workers on station
• Clinics Tuesdays, 10am - 1pm, in the Station
  Community Support Centre, behind the Arena club,
  and Thursday 9.30am - 12.30pm at the Families
  Centre, Ely Close, Carterton
• Free confidential impartial advice on any enquiry
• To make an appointment telephone [phone] or
  drop in during opening hours

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www.raf.mod.uk
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A few final words on where to find out more...
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The Families Centre - Ely Close
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