Decision details

Care Act Staffing Resources

Reference: D42260

Decision Maker: Director of Adult Social Services

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

Care Act Staffing Resources

Decision:

The Interim Director of Adult Social Services approved the establishment of the posts outlined below.

Occupational Therapists (increased demand)

2.5

C3

*Transitions Team - Social Worker

2

PO1

Carers Assessment/Direct Payment Scheme - Social Worker Assistant

1

C1

Carers Assessments/Direct Payment scheme Social Worker

1

PO1

Carers Assessments - Social Work Assistant

2

C1

Social Work Assistant (increased demand)

6

C1

Customer Support Officer (CSO)

2

C1

*Transitions Team - Children’s Servicing Funding 50%

The proposed timescale for the implementation of the decision is April 2015.

The Head of Service, Transformation will implement this decision directly after it has been taken, subject to the necessary clearance process being completed.

Reason Key: Expenditure > £250,000;

Wards Affected: (All Wards);

Other reasons / organisations consulted

Consultation with relevant Trade unions 4th February, 2015.

Consultees

Elected Members (Cross Party Members Group, Health & Social Care Scrutiny Board, Community Committee Chairs Forum); ASC Staff (Social Workers, Service Delivery Managers, Heads of Service); Unions (Unite. Unison. GMB); 3rd Sector Partners (Carers Leeds, Volition, 10 Fold, Voluntary Action Leeds, Healthwatch, Leeds Involving People); Health Partners (3 Leeds Clinical Commissioning Groups, Leeds Community Health Care); Strategic Partners (Health & Wellbeing Board, LD Partnership Board, Mental Health Partnership Board, Safeguarding Adults Board, Better Lives Board, Older People Homecare Provider Forum, Care Home provider Forum, LD provider Forum); LCC Children’s Services (Children & Families Bill Steering Grp, Complex Needs Partnership Board); Homecare Service Providers.

Contact: Julia Suddick, Head of Service, Access and Inclusion, Adult Social Care 0113 39 51549 Email: julia.suddick@leeds.gov.uk.

Publication date: 14/04/2015

Date of decision: 22/04/2015

Effective from: 30/04/2015

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