SALFORD YOUTH SERVICE

PRESENTATION TO SCRUTINY COMMITTEE

8TH NOVEMBER 2006

LESLEY CRAVEN

HEAD OF SERVICE TO YOUNG PEOPLE.

KEY DEVELOPMENTS POST JAR

• 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

• 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 metPossible 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

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

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

• 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.