Transcript Youth Service

SALFORD YOUTH SERVICE
PRESENTATION TO SCRUTINY COMMITTEE
8TH NOVEMBER 2006
LESLEY CRAVEN
HEAD OF SERVICE TO YOUNG PEOPLE.
KEY DEVELOPMENTS POST JAR
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CREATING A VISION
RE-MODELING THE SERVICE
RE-PROFILING THE BUDGET
DEVELOPING A CURRICULUM
IMPLEMENTATION OF MANAGEMENT
INFORMATION SYSTEM
• JNC NATIONAL AGREEMENT
• CHALLENGING THE CULTURE
CREATING A VISION
• Worked with two National Youth Agency Consultants
Between January – April 06
• Focus groups with partners and staff
• Individual interviews with managers and elected
members
• Feedback to full service meeting
• Summary document produced
Re-modelling the Service
Purpose:
• To create a base-line of provision for ALL young people
within Salford
• To create a structure that is effective and efficient
• To develop positive working relationships within the
Neighbourhood and Locality Models.
• To provide named contacts at all levels within the
Service to elected members, partners and Schools
Challenging the Culture
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JNC National Agreement reached
Changes to terms and conditions
Responding to OfSTED re: allocation of staffing
Introduction of compulsory training for all staff
Changes to working patterns to enable us to respond
to young people and wider community need.
Statistics and data
• Introduction of new Management Information system
• Commencing benchmarking exercises with statistical
neighbours
To date…
• Xxxxx no of young people in contact with the Service
• Xxxx no of young people participating in the Service
• Xxxx no of young people gaining a recorded outcome
• Xxxxxx no of young people gaining an accredited
outcome.
Re-profiling the budget
• The change in the structure of the Service led to
funding priorities needing to be addressed.
• Ensuring that the management plans reflected the
requirements of the Locality Model
• Devolving responsibility and accountability throughout
appropriate officers
• Budget set to meet the base line provision with
external funding attracted in areas of greater need
• Enabled the identification of areas of financial pressure
within the budget
Buildings
• Youth Service Property Strategy – 2006
• 12 Youth Service Buildings
• Many of the buildings are not fit for purpose, some
unable to become DDA compliant
• Invested approx £ 55,000 since March in the buildings
to ensure health and safety requirements are met
Possible solutions:
• Plans to link to new builds – Broughton Hub, BSF
• Increase links with Schools & community buildings to
explore the possibilities of shared use
External Funding
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The Service has a number of projects that are funded through
external bodies:
Detached work – NRF and SSCF
UPS (unwaged project – Salford) – NSF
Young Fathers Project – Teenage Pregnancy
Supporting voluntary projects - Eccles – SSCF
Various youth provision – Little Hulton – SSCF
Hindley Prison
Youth Bank – NRF
Gears + - NDC
Kersal Voice – NSF
Small Community Committee funded projects
YOUTH BANK
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Salford has been awarded £360k between 2006 – 08
the funds are to be applied for and distributed by young
people.
Youth Opportunity Grants – things to do, places to go
Youth Capital Grants
Neighbourhood Renewal Fund
Targeted at hard to reach young people
Locality based ‘Mini-Youth Banks’
Grants awarded to end September 06 = £145,013
Youth Service contribution to the 5
ECM Outcomes
• New curriculum document developed outlining menu
for working with young people 13 – 19
• Young people gaining recorded and accredited
outcomes resulting from their participation
• Comprehensive training programme for staff and
volunteers to increase skills and confidence in delivery
of curriculum
Supporting Young Peoples
Participation
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User and Non- User Survey undertaken annually
City 2000 devolved across the City
Youth Project Committees/forums to be established
Work with Children’s Champion
Supporting young people on the CYPPB
Officer and senior worker with lead responsibility for
participation
• Lead Member Training
A Vision.. So far
To provide a service that young people choose to
participate in, that staff enjoy working for, partners
want to work with, the community is fully aware of
and that our councillors will support.