Junior Community Wardens. Andy Pilley Community Development & Wardens Manager: Community Development & Wardens Manager: Chichester District Council & Western Sussex PCT. Sue Long Community Warden: Tangmere, Boxgrove & Oving. Community Warden: Tangmere, Boxgrove & Oving.

Background Why Community Wardens? Why Community Wardens? Why Junior Wardens? Why Junior Wardens? What’s New? What’s New?

Objectives Responsible citizens Responsible citizens Positive, empowered community Positive, empowered community Ownership of local issues Ownership of local issues To be part of the solution To be part of the solution Role models Role models Peer pressure Peer pressure Increased environmental awareness Increased environmental awareness Help make a better, safer, greener area Help make a better, safer, greener area

How do they achieve this? Identify, Report, and follow up issues Identify, Report, and follow up issues Reassuring presence. Reassuring presence. Encourage friends and family Encourage friends and family Taking pride in their community Taking pride in their community Take an active ‘hands-on’ role Take an active ‘hands-on’ role Feeds into the Local Action Team Feeds into the Local Action Team

Recruiting & Sustaining Identifing and linking with partners Identifing and linking with partners Presentations to school Presentations to school 65 volunteers 65 volunteers Apply to join, and chosen with aid of teachers – Mixed ability group. Apply to join, and chosen with aid of teachers – Mixed ability group. Keen waiting list and zero tolerance policy Keen waiting list and zero tolerance policy

Benefits – The Community Less bored young people in the community Less bored young people in the community Dispel perceptions of young people as a nuisance Dispel perceptions of young people as a nuisance Prevents ‘Broken Windows’ attitudes Prevents ‘Broken Windows’ attitudes Shows local youths in a positive light Shows local youths in a positive light Allows young people to make a positive visable impact on the community Allows young people to make a positive visable impact on the community Greater integration, confidence and involvement Greater integration, confidence and involvement Improved community facilities Improved community facilities Cleaner, safer, greener neighbourhood. Cleaner, safer, greener neighbourhood.

Benefits – The Junior Wardens Contributes towards National Curriculum subjects – Contributes towards National Curriculum subjects – Citizenship, PHSE, Geography etc. Citizenship, PHSE, Geography etc. Structure for 8-12 year olds to make contribution to community. Structure for 8-12 year olds to make contribution to community. Provides an outlet in areas of limited facilities Provides an outlet in areas of limited facilities Encourages healthy activity Encourages healthy activity Team building and social skills Team building and social skills Respect of the community Respect of the community Increased self esteem Increased self esteem

Future Outcomes Young people as mentors and role models for peers and younger groups Young people as mentors and role models for peers and younger groups Adults and families to be encouraged to invest in their community Adults and families to be encouraged to invest in their community Young people understand the impact of their actions on the environment Young people understand the impact of their actions on the environment Young people understand the importance of volunteering and the concept of community as they grow. Young people understand the importance of volunteering and the concept of community as they grow.

Foster responsibilities of good citizenship Foster responsibilities of good citizenship Ownership and responsibility for maintaining the community / environment. Ownership and responsibility for maintaining the community / environment. Increased self respect, plus respect of and for the community Increased self respect, plus respect of and for the community Lower risks of ASB, offending or exclusion from school Lower risks of ASB, offending or exclusion from school Improved longer term employment / economic benefits Improved longer term employment / economic benefits

Sample Projects Sample Projects Neighbourhood clean-ups, Litter Picks, Graffiti Neighbourhood clean-ups, Litter Picks, Graffiti Regular uniformed community patrols Regular uniformed community patrols Organising activities to divert from offending. Organising activities to divert from offending. Intergenerational projects to bridge the generation gaps locally. Intergenerational projects to bridge the generation gaps locally. Activities to develop team work and trust Activities to develop team work and trust In return they receive recognition and positive events to take part in. In return they receive recognition and positive events to take part in. Process to be educational, rewarding, and Process to be educational, rewarding, andFUN!.