Volume 3: Human Services Policy and Funding Plan 2015-19, update 2017-18
Chapter 4: Activity descriptions
Contents
Activity information......
Service delivery tracking
Output group
Output
Objective
Description of the service
Client group
Service delivery
Service redevelopment
Monitoring and review
Service Agreement
Human Services Standards
Monitoring performance
Performance measures
Key performance measure 1: The number of young people participating in the Empower Youth program per annum
Key performance measure 2: The number of young people participating in the Young Pasifika program per annum
Data collection information
Key documents
Mandatory
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Activity information
Service delivery tracking
Service delivery tracking activity? No
Output group
Empowering individuals and communities
Output
Youth affairs
Objective
The objective of the reconnecting disadvantaged young people program isto:
•empower vulnerable young people from disadvantaged communities by providing them with support in the area of health and wellbeing, community participation, education, training and career pathways
•establish partnerships and the coordination of services to support and empower young people, including those from Pacific Islander backgrounds
•engage young people in the design, development and delivery of the empower youth programs in their local areas
•provide innovative, intensive and holistic service and program delivery to vulnerable young people in empower youth program, including the direct engagement of youth workers by funded organisations.
Description of the service
The reconnecting disadvantaged young people activity captures services provided under the Empower Youth program and the Young Pasifika program. The Empower Youth program provides three-year fixed term funding to local government and community sector organisations to support vulnerable young people in disadvantaged communities across Victoria.
As part of the program, young people will work with youth workers to complete an aspirational plan to guide their progress in four key areas of: health and wellbeing; community participation; education and training; and career development.
The Young Pasifika program provides two-year fixed term funding to the Centre for Multicultural Youth to support youth outreach workers to engage with Pasifika young people through existing community networks and relationships such as sport, churches and local government programs.
Funding also supports the building of community capacity and linkage to services which are vital to enriching the sustainability of community connectedness and sense of belonging for young people.
Client group
Disadvantaged or at risk young people aged 12-25 years old. This may include young people from refugee or multicultural backgrounds.
Service delivery
Empower Youth program:local governments and community service organisations (CSOs)
Young Pasifika program: Centre for Multicultural Youth
Service redevelopment
The department will continue to monitor service provision, and where necessary, may amend service specifications or funding allocations based on community needs or in response to changes to government policy and priorities.
Monitoring and review
Service Agreement
The Department of Health and Human Services monitors and reviews the organisation’s compliance with the Service Agreement’s requirements set out in the terms and conditions and schedules including the Applicable Departmental Policies. The Service Agreement is used to manage funding provided through the department for services delivered by community service organisations and local government authorities.
The Service Agreement includes two Applicable Departmental Policies:
- Department of Health and Human Services Policy and Funding Guidelines
- Service Agreement Information Kit<
The Service Agreement Information Kit provides information on the Service Agreement terms and conditions (chapter 3) and Applicable Departmental Policies (chapter 4). The Service Agreement Information Kit must be read in conjunction with the Department of Health and Human Services Policy and Funding Guidelines.
Human Services Standards
Not applicable
Monitoring performance
The Service Agreement specifies performance measures.
Performance measures
Key performance measure 1:The number of young people participating in the Empower Youth program per annum
Definition / The number of young people participating in the Empower Youth program, with a total of eight programs funded across Victoria in 2017-19.Aim/objective / This measure provides information on the number of young people who participate in the Empower Youth program, and as such, provides an indicator of the participation rates of the target group.
Target / Provided in the Service Agreement
Type of count / Cumulative
Counting rule / Count the number of young people that participate in the Empower Youth program, per organisation, per annum.
Monitoring frequency / Bi-annual
Data source(s) collection / Empower Youth program progress and annual reports submitted directly to the Economic and Community Participation branch and Office for Youth.
Definition of terms / Young people are those aged 12-25 who are directly engaged in the Empower Youth program, as identified by funded organisations.
Key performance measure 2:The number of young people participating in the Young Pasifika program per annum
Definition / The number of young people participating in Young Pasifika programs across Victoria.Aim/objective / This measure provides information on the number of young people who participate in the Young Pasifika program, and as such, provides an indicator of the participation rates of the target group.
Target / Provided in the Service Agreement
Type of count / Cumulative
Counting rule / Count the number of young people that participate in the Young Pasifika program, per organisation, per annum.
Monitoring frequency / Bi-annual
Data source(s) collection / Young Pasifika progress and annual reports submitted directly to the Economic and Community Participation branch and Office for Youth.
Definition of terms / Young people are those aged 12-25 years who are directly engaged in the Young Pasifika program, as identified by funded organisations.
Data collection information
Data collections comprise data management systems and data sets.
Data collection name / Data management system / Data set / Reporting cycleEmpower Youth / Submission of reports / Empower Youth progress and annual reports / Bi-annual
Young Pasifikaprogram / Submission of reports / Young Pasifika progress and annual reports / Bi-annual
Key documents
Mandatory
Empower Youth Funding Guidelines 2016
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