Youth Opportunity Fund Panel

Wandsworth Youth Opportunity Fund Panel Young Person Application Form

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Wandsworth YOF Panel

YOF Panel 2017 – Young Person Application Form Welcome What is the Youth Opportunity Fund (YOF)?

The Youth Opportunity Fund (YOF) is a pot of £50,000 of Council funding which is available to Wandsworth young people. Groups of young people can bid for up to £4,000 to fund a project or activity, equipment or small building works. Bids are assessed by the YOF Panel (see below) and young people whose bids are shortlisted are invited to present their ideas to the YOF Panel before a final decision is made. Young people who bid for YOF must live or study in Wandsworth, be aged between 11-19 (up to 25 years old for young people with a disability) and must have an adult sponsor.

What is the Youth Opportunity Fund Panel?

The Youth Opportunity Fund (YOF) Panel is made up of eight young people, aged 13-19, who are interested in supporting and funding youth – led projects in Wandsworth.

They are responsible for assessing bids and deciding which projects will be funded by YOF. Members of the YOF panel will also support young people to write a successful bid and inspect projects funded by YOF.

Young people on the YOF Panel must live or work in the borough of Wandsworth and are recruited from: local school councils, voluntary organisations, youth clubs and youth projects. The Youth Opportunity Fund Panel members need to commit to being on the panel for one year. They are trained in Grant Making and Youth Inspection skills. They also must be available on certain dates (see pg. 7)

They join a team of local area experts, including Youth Work Service Managers and 2 Voluntary and Community Sector representatives.

What’s in if for me?  Lots of fun!  Help spend £50,000 on youth projects in Wandsworth  Develop important scrutiny and assessment skills  Represent others in your community  Learn about services and young people’s needs in Wandsworth  Meet new people from across Wandsworth  Impact positive change  Receive Accreditation, which is a nationally recognised award  Receive a reference for school/ college/ university/ employment  Run 3 Funding Factories to help young people apply to YOF  Run 6 youth led inspections of YOF Funded Projects  Promote the grant at your School, College or Youth Group  Utilise social media to engage with young people and organisations  Write case studies and articles for local media

YOF Panel 2017 – Young Person Application Form What’s in it for us adults?  We get youth representatives on the panel  Opportunities to get a young person’s take on things  Makes sure we are doing what’s right for young people in Wandsworth

We’re looking for young people who…  Are committed, lively and outgoing  Are prepared to volunteer a maximum of 3 hours a week (outside of school hours) on certain dates (see pg.7)  Have an interest in issues affecting young people  Have an interest in making decisions about how money is spent  Are able to listen to and respect the views of young people  Take their responsibilities seriously  Aren’t afraid to speak their mind  Can ask for support, advice and help if needed  Can work as part of a team

YOF Panel Members… To ensure a strong, creative and empowered YOF Panel, it is necessary to ensure that it is representational of the youth population in Wandsworth.

Anyone aged 13-19 who lives, works or studies in Wandsworth can apply to be a YOF Panel Member. Your application will be assessed by a panel of 5 young people and 2 adults, all of whom have a keen interest in or experience of the YOF.

Interested? If so, fill out the next few pages by Friday, 17th February and return it to Tiffany at [email protected]

OR post to: Tiffany Brown, YOF, Training and Resource Centre, St Faith's, Alma Road, London, SW18 1AQ

Questions?

Get hold of Tiffany on: Email: [email protected]

Phone: 020 8871 8530 or 07511 942396

Address: Youth Participation, Training and Resource Centre, St Faith's, Alma Road, London, SW18 1AQ

YOF Panel 2017 – Young Person Application Form We will let you know by Wednesday, 22nd February whether you have been successful or not.

YOF Panel 2017 – Young Person Application Form Youth Opportunity Fund Panel Member Application Form

Part 1 – Young Person’s Contact Information Full Name: Date of Birth: Age:

Full Address: (including postcode)

Contact Number:

Email Address:

Part 2 – Parent / Carer Information Full Name:

Relationship to young person:

Contact Number: Please leave this box blank if your address is the same as the young person, as above. Full Address: (including postcode)

Part 2a – Social Worker Contact Information Please only complete this section if the young person has a social worker Social worker’s name:

Contact number:

Part 3 – Medical, Access and Dietary Information

Details of any medical conditions – including details of any medication, if required:

Details of any disabilities or impairments:

YOF Panel 2017 – Young Person Application Form Details of any dietary requirements or allergies:

Details of any additional access and/or communication requirements:

Part 4 – Media Consent May we capture your young person’s image (photograph or on  Yes  No film) to document their engagement with us and our project(s)? May we use their image (photograph or film) in publicity and  Yes  No marketing material, both in-print and online? Are you happy for them to appear in the media – in print and  Yes  No online? Are you happy for their full name to appear alongside their  Yes  No image? Are you happy for them to join closed (private) social media groups, for the purpose of and appropriate for the activity or  Yes  No project in which they are participating? (e.g. closed Facebook groups and WhatsApp groups).

Part 5 – Consent Declaration  I consent to my young person/ward participating in the project/activity named at the top of this form, supported by The Participation People.  I will ensure that any change in circumstances (e.g. recent medication or injury), which might affect my young person/ward’s participation in the activity, will be communicated with the relevant staff member(s) at The Participation People.

 In the case of an emergency, I consent to my young person/ward being given any medical treatment as considered necessary by the medical authorities present.

Relationship to young person:

Signed:

Today’s date:

YOF Panel 2017 – Young Person Application Form Please complete the following question….

Are you a member of any of the following groups (please tick all that apply)

School Council Youth Forum

Wandsworth Health Jury Youth Council

CLICK or iCLICK Voluntary organisation

Do you attend another group not listed above, if so, please write it here:

Do you go to school in Wandsworth? If so, which one?

Do you go to a youth club or centre in Wandsworth? If so, which one?

When answering the following questions, think about what we are looking for and try to include this in your answers…

Why do I want to be a YOF Panel Member? (100 words)

What skills and qualities would I bring to the role? (100 words)

YOF Panel 2017 – Young Person Application Form What do I want to achieve for young people of Wandsworth? (100 words)

To be a member of the YOF Panel you need to be available for ALL the dates listed below. Please Tick the dates you are available for.

All events below take place at the Training and Resource Centre (TRC), Alma Road, Wandsworth, SW18, unless otherwise stated.

Activity Dates Yes, I can make it! YOF Panel Training Saturday, 25th Monday, 27th Weekend February February

10am – 4pm 5pm – 8pm YOF Funding Monday, 8th May Monday, 11th Monday, 30th Factory September October Roehampton 6pm – 8pm Base, SW15 4DQ Caius House, TRC, SW18 SW11 3RL 1AQ YOF Shortlisting Monday, 13th Monday, 22nd May Monday, 25th Monday, 13th panel March September November

5pm – 8pm YOF Presentation Monday, 20th Monday, 12th June Monday, Monday, 27th panel March 9th October November

5pm – 8pm

We will let you know by Wednesday, 22nd February whether you have been successful or not.

Don’t forget to get this form back to Tiffany by Friday, 17th February!

YOF Panel 2017 – Young Person Application Form Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form

The Participation People are committed to the implementation of equal opportunities in all of its work. To help us monitor this, we kindly ask that you complete this form. This form is and will remain confidential and anonymous.

Age Gender  Under 11  11-14  15-18  19-21  22+  Male  Female  Neither

Ethnicity Sexuality Asian Black / Black British White  Straight / Heterosexual  Bangladeshi  Caribbean  British  Gay Man  Chinese  African  Roma  Gay Woman / Lesbian  Indian  Other:  Irish Traveller  Bisexual  Pakistani ______ Other:  Other: ______ Other: ______Faith / Religious Belief Arab / Middle Dual Heritage  No religion Eastern  White and Asian  Arab  Buddhist  White and Black African  Other:  Christian (any denomination)  White and Black Caribbean ______ Hindu  White and Chinese Other Ethnicity  Jewish  Other Dual Heritage:  Please tell us:  Muslim ______ Sikh  Other: ______

Do you consider yourself to have a disability? Do you consider yourself to be  Yes  No any of the following? If yes, please tell us the nature of your disability:  Homeless  Low income  Autism/ASD  Multiple disabilities  Young Carer  Lone parent  Behaviour/emotional/socia  Physical  In Care / Leaving Care l  Hearing impairment  Sensory  Refugee / Asylum Seeker

YOF Panel 2017 – Young Person Application Form  Learning  Speech/language  Known to the Youth Offending difficulty/disability Team (YOT)  Long term / life-limiting  Visual impairment  Not in Employment, Education or  Mental health Training  Other, please specify: ______Postcode

YOF Panel 2017 – Young Person Application Form