Pathfinder | Positions | Salary | Hours | Duration | Issue |
Pathfinder A | Child Safety Assistants (x4) | | Full-time | End March 2004 | 4 postholders moved on quickly using high quality experience gained from the project to gain more secure employment |
Homework Tutors (x5) | 16/hour | Part-time | End March 2004 | Tutors tend to have day jobs - 3 from first tranche left quickly (not known) and 2 from the second tranche were promoted in their day jobs and resigned. |
Pathfinder B | Youth Information Worker | | Part-time | Extended to end March 2005 | 1 left for a full-time position |
Sports Development Coaches (x10) | | Part-time | Extended to end March 2005 | Turnover of 10 coaches, who obtained more hours from alternative provider, or were students finishing studies. |
Pathfinder D | Community Safety Worker | c. 18,000 | Full-time | End March 2004 | Not known - took a similar job elsewhere |
Senior Clerical Assistant | | Full-time | End March 2004 | Moved to more secure employment |
Pathfinder C | Social Worker | | Full-time | Permanent | Postholder found multi-disciplinary working more difficult than anticipated |
Pathfinder E | Drug Outreach worker | | Part-time | End of programme | Not known |
Pathfinder G | Health development workers (x2) | | | | 1 took a similar position with lower pay because it offered a further 12 month contract; other not known |
Estate Warden | | | | Resigned. |
Administrator | | | | Not known |
Monitoring Officer | | | | Not known - took similar position elsewhere where salary and contract not an issue |
Community Development Worker | | | | Dismissed |
Pathfinder I | Youth Outreach Workers (x6) | AP2/3 plus 7.5% unsociable hours | Part-time and full-time | End March 2004 | 5 workers left using experience gained to obtain more secure contracts; 1 left as did not enjoy outreach nature of the work. |
Pathfinder K | Community worker | APC3/4 (18,000-24,000) plus 7.5% irregular hours | Full-time | End June 2004 | Took up similar position with a contract to March 2005 |
Pathfinder L | Clerical Assistant (x2) | | Full-time and part-time | End October 2005 | 2 postholders moved on, 1 to teacher training the other on maternity leave |
Development Officers | | Full-time | End October 2005 | 1 seconded postholder promoted within Social Work |
Pathfinder N | Voluntary sector | | Full-time | End March 2005 | 3 co-ordinators have left - 1 on health grounds, 1 for salary increase, third reason unknown |
BNSF Project Officer | | Full-time | End March 2005 | Relocated overseas |
BNSF Research and Information Officer | | Full-time | 12 month contract | Took a temporary contract elsewhere which involved desk based research |
Pathfinder H | Youth Worker | | | End March 2005 | 2 postholders have left - 1 through ill-health, other not known |
Pathfinder J | Community Education Worker | | Full-time | | Returned to youth work |
Neighbourhood Wardens (x8) | | Full-time | | 8 wardens left since July 2002 - 6 for permanent contracts, 1 through ill-health and 1 due to relocation |
Pathfinder F | None | | | | Capital nature of the programme meant new positions were not a feature |
Pathfinder M | None | | | | Delayed start date for projects means that retention is not yet an issue |