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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 –

  1. how many staff there are in the Youth Service;
  2. what the Service's budget is;
  3. what vacancies, if any, there currently are in the Service; and
  4. which of the Service's projects are currently being prioritised for delivery?

Answer

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. 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
  1. 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.