Junior Community Junior Community Wardens.Wardens.

Andy Pilley Andy Pilley Community Development & Wardens Manager: Community Development & Wardens Manager:

Chichester District Council & Western Sussex Chichester District Council & Western Sussex PCT.PCT.

Sue Long Sue Long Community Warden: Tangmere, Boxgrove & Community Warden: Tangmere, Boxgrove &

Oving. Oving.

BackgroundBackground

Why Community Wardens?Why Community Wardens?

Why Junior Wardens?Why Junior Wardens?

What’s New?What’s New?

ObjectivesObjectives

Responsible citizensResponsible citizens Positive, empowered communityPositive, empowered community Ownership of local issuesOwnership of local issues To be part of the solutionTo be part of the solution Role models Role models Peer pressurePeer pressure Increased environmental awarenessIncreased environmental awareness Help make a better, safer, greener Help make a better, safer, greener

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How do they achieve this?How do they achieve this?

Identify, Report, and follow up Identify, Report, and follow up issuesissues

Reassuring presence.Reassuring presence. Encourage friends and familyEncourage friends and family Taking pride in their communityTaking 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 & SustainingRecruiting & Sustaining

Identifing and linking with partnersIdentifing and linking with partners Presentations to schoolPresentations to school 65 volunteers 65 volunteers Apply to join, and chosen with aid Apply to join, and chosen with aid

of teachers – Mixed ability group.of teachers – Mixed ability group. Keen waiting list and zero Keen waiting list and zero

tolerance policytolerance policy

Benefits – The CommunityBenefits – The Community Less bored young people in the communityLess bored young people in the community Dispel perceptions of young people as a Dispel perceptions of young people as a

nuisancenuisance Prevents ‘Broken Windows’ attitudesPrevents ‘Broken Windows’ attitudes Shows local youths in a positive lightShows local youths in a positive light Allows young people to make a positive Allows young people to make a positive

visable impact on the communityvisable impact on the community Greater integration, confidence and Greater integration, confidence and

involvementinvolvement Improved community facilitiesImproved community facilities Cleaner, safer, greener neighbourhood.Cleaner, safer, greener neighbourhood.

Benefits – The Junior Benefits – The Junior WardensWardens

Contributes towards National Contributes towards National Curriculum Curriculum subjects – subjects –

Citizenship, PHSE, Geography etc. Citizenship, PHSE, Geography etc. Structure for 8-12 year olds to make Structure for 8-12 year olds to make

contribution to community.contribution to community.Provides an outlet in areas of limited facilitiesProvides an outlet in areas of limited facilitiesEncourages healthy activity Encourages healthy activity Team building and social skillsTeam building and social skillsRespect of the communityRespect of the communityIncreased self esteemIncreased self esteem

Future OutcomesFuture Outcomes

Young people as mentors and role Young people as mentors and role models for peers and younger groupsmodels for peers and younger groups

Adults and families to be encouraged Adults and families to be encouraged to invest in their community to invest in their community

Young people understand the impact Young people understand the impact of their actions on the environmentof their actions on the environment

Young people understand the Young people understand the importance of volunteering and the importance of volunteering and the concept of community as they grow.concept of community as they grow.

Foster responsibilities of good citizenship Foster responsibilities of good citizenship Ownership and responsibility for Ownership and responsibility for

maintaining the community / environment.maintaining the community / environment. Increased self respect, plus respect of and Increased self respect, plus respect of and

for the community for the community Lower risks of ASB, offending or exclusion Lower risks of ASB, offending or exclusion

from schoolfrom school Improved longer term employment / Improved longer term employment /

economic benefitseconomic benefits

Sample Projects Sample Projects Neighbourhood clean-ups, Litter Picks, Graffiti Neighbourhood clean-ups, Litter Picks, Graffiti Regular uniformed community patrolsRegular uniformed community patrols Organising activities to divert from offending. Organising activities to divert from offending. Intergenerational projects to bridge the Intergenerational projects to bridge the

generation gaps locally.generation gaps locally. Activities to develop team work and trust Activities to develop team work and trust In return they receive recognition and In return they receive recognition and

positive events to take part in.positive events to take part in. Process to be educational, rewarding, andProcess to be educational, rewarding, and

FUN!. FUN!.