Youth Services Skills & TUPE Survey - Sheffield City Council

Youth Services Skills Survey

1. What service function area do you work in? Please tick all that apply:

Open Access (youth clubs/detached) Prevention Casework (CYTs) Targeted Youth Support (CYTs) Targeted Youth Support for Young People with SEND Missing Service Child Sexual Exploitation Service Other

2. If other, please specify

3. Do you manage staff?

Yes No

4. On a scale of 1 to 5, please rate your level of ability in the following areas:

	1=No Knowledge	2=Beginner	3=Competent	4=Proficient	5=Expert
Project Management
Problem Solving
Business Administration
Networking
Partnership Working
Research Skills
Giving presentation
Public Speaking

5. 4. On a scale of 1 to 5, please rate your level of ability in the following areas of Information and Communication Technology:

	1=No Knowledge	2=Beginner	3=Competent	4=Proficient	5=Expert
Microsoft Word
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft PowerPoint
Microsoft Outlook
Microsoft SharePoint
Microsoft Teams
Social Media
Microsoft Power BI / Data Visualisation
Internet Search
Data Analysis

6. On a scale of 1 to 5, please rate your confidence in recognising and responding to the following issues:

	1 = Not at all Confident	2 = Not Confident	3 = Don't know	4 = Confident	5 = Very Confident
Mental Health
Gangs and knife crimes
County lines
Trauma and Adverse Childhood Experiences
Substance abuse
Sexual exploitation
Criminal exploitation
Modern slavery
Self-harm and suicide awareness
Violence against siblings and parents/carers
Online Safety
Radicalisation / hate crime

7. On a scale of 1 to 5, how confident are you in recognising and responding to the following types of abuse?

	1 = Not at all Confident	2 = Not Confident	3 = Don't know	4 = Confident	5 = Very Confident
Emotional abuse
Physical abuse
Sexual abuse
Neglect
Coercive control
Financial abuse

8. On a scale of 1 to 5, please rate your level of ability in the following areas of youth work practice:

	1=No Knowledge	2=Beginner	3=Competent	4=Proficient	5=Expert
Build relationships and engage with young people
Engage with the local community
Build working relationships and networks
Facilitate learning and development of young people through youth work
Plan and implement learning activities in youth work
Promote young people’s self-awareness, confidence, and participation
Promote access to information and support
Work with young people in promoting their rights
Safeguard the health and welfare of young people
Promote inclusion, equality and the valuing of diversity
Fulfil regulatory and organisational requirements
Establish and prioritise requirements for youth work
Plan and implement youth work strategy
Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of youth work
Manage yourself
Lead and manage others
Develop colleagues
Maintain health and safety in the workplace

9. Please indicate your role in the organisation:

I work in administrative services I am a practitioner and have a caseload of young people I am a practitioner but do not have a caseload