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WQ.260/2018
WRITTEN QUESTION TO THE MINISTER FOR EDUCATION BY DEPUTY M.R. LE HEGARAT OF ST. HELIER
ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON TUESDAY 20th NOVEMBER 2018
Question
Will the Minister advise –
- how many staff there are in the Youth Service;
- what the Service's budget is;
- what vacancies, if any, there currently are in the Service; and
- which of the Service's projects are currently being prioritised for delivery?
Answer
- how many staff there are in the Youth Service;
- 54 permanent and fixed term staff with a Full Time Equivalent (FTE) of 41.72
- 163 Zero hour youth workers, counsellors and keyworkers*
- 123 Volunteers
*92 of these staff also have a permanent or fixed term contract with the States of Jersey in other areas of business
- what the Service's budget is;
EXTERNAL FUNDING & INCOME
Parish Partnerships £261,808 Princes Trust Programmes Partnership £187,227 Charity Partnerships £60,426 Building Hire, Activities & other Income £117,738 Total £627,199
STATES OF JERSEY FUNDING
Base funding £1,438,682 One off Budget Addition – Equipment purchase &
Building maintenance £350,000 IJCI Budget Additions £265,000 Total £2,053,682
TOTAL FUNDING £2,680,881
- what vacancies, if any, there currently are in the Service
- 1 Training & Development Officer (starts on the 1st December 2018)
- 1 Youth Worker (appointment made last week)
- 2 Team Leaders
- 1 Counsellor
- which of the Service's projects are currently being prioritised for delivery?
The Jersey Youth Service annual business plan has a number of development areas for the service. From talking with Officers some of the current priorities are:
- To investigate the possibility of a new youth centre in the north of St Helier
- Investigate the development of a Youth Voice Project – Youth Parliament
- Further development of Young Carers service
- Development of the LGBTQ offer for our young people
- Development of Targeted Interventions team to work with vulnerable and at risk young people.