youth service plan
record the young person's education, training, and employment goals
You can use your own assessment, but it must cover all of the barriers preventing the young person from meeting their youth activity obligations.
youth service plan
A Youth Service plan is a needs assessment that looks at the things (known in ART as activities) a young person will do to meet their youth activity obligations (known in ART as their needs). In their plan, you will also identify the barriers the young person has that need addressing to help them meet their youth activity obligations and achieve their dreams and aspirations.
The Youth Service plan templates below capture the minimum standard of information you should be covering when you make a Youth Service plan with a young person. Your organisation may have its own Youth Service plan process and tools. You can use any assessment tool you think is appropriate for the young person’s circumstances so long as it covers:
- a young person’s personal circumstances
- the strengths of the young person from a holistic perspective
- any barriers preventing them from engaging and remaining in education, training or work-based learning and suitable interventions
- any barriers preventing them from meeting their other activity obligations
- any other interventions that may be appropriate.
The answers a young person gives to the questions in the form are designed to prompt discussion between you and the young person so that you can work out what you need to do to help the young person thrive. At the end of the meeting you’ll need to upload a copy of the plan in ART and give (or send) the young person a copy of the Youth Service plan so they have a record of what they need to do.
Initial Youth Service plan templates
Young Parent Payment editable – initial Youth Service plan
Young Parent Payment printable – initial Youth Service plan
Youth Payment editable – initial Youth Service plan
Youth Payment printable – initial Youth Service plan
Review Youth Service plan templates
Young Parent Payment editable – review Youth Service plan
Young Parent Payment printable – review Youth Service plan
initial plan and setting up activity obligations
In your first few meetings with the young person arrange an appropriate time to refer them to activities they need to complete as part of their obligations.
When you refer a young person to a service, you must record this as an activity in ART.
You must also make sure that:
- the young person understands the requirements to meet their youth activity obligations and what will be expected of them
- the activity you refer them to is readily available and discuss any financial assistance that may be needed for them to attend these activities with YSSU
- you complete a Youth Service plan that details how the young person is going to achieve their goals and how you are going to support them
- the young person signs the Youth Service plan
- you give them a copy of the plan and upload it in ART.
secure records
Some taiohi will have a secured record in ART which prevents you from viewing details without it first being ‘unsecured’.
If you need the record unsecured, talk to your Manager. If they are unavailable, phone YSSU.
ongoing engagement
You can determine the frequency of engagement based on the young person's personal circumstances.
At a minimum, you must make contact at least once every 30 days, and meet with the young person face-to-face at least every 90 days. Activities and contact with the young person should be recorded in ART. The young person’s Youth Service plan should be reviewed in the face-to-face meeting to make sure it reflects the young person's current goals, and what they have achieved so far.
supporting the young person
As part of engaging and supporting a young person you must:
- ensure they are meeting their activity obligations
- advise YSSU of any change to the young person’s circumstances straight away by sending a task, including uploading any supporting documentation in ART. Please note, that any change may affect their entitlement or rate of payment
- review their budget and help them to make any changes necessary to manage their finances
- identify entitlement to other forms of assistance, for example supplementary assistance or hardship assistance
- ensure they are actively engaged in appropriate education, training, or work-based learning activities
- identify and refer the young person to other intervention services where appropriate
- ensure their childcare arrangements are satisfactory (where applicable).