Decision details

Recruitment of Early Help Senior Family Worker on fixed term contract to backfill staff member on maternity leave

Decision Maker: Managing Director Children and Young People (DCS)

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

The report seeks approval to appoint an additional Senior Family Worker (Grade 6) on a fixed term contracts to 31/12/25 to provide cover for a staff
member who is away from the service on 12 months maternity leave followed by undertaking a social work apprenticeship when she returns to work in August 2023.

Decision:

RESOLVED - That: additional temporary capacity be created by
backfilling this post by appointing an additional Senior Family Worker to 31/3/2025

Reasons for the decision:

Option 1 - Do not create this additional temporary
capacity
Option 2 - Create the additional temporary capacity by
backfilling this post

Alternative options considered:

Option 1 - Do not create this additional temporary capacity. Without backfilling for the worker who is absent from the service, the impact on
caseloads in the team will prevent children and families receiving the necessary timeliness and quality of support and impact staff wellbeing

Other reasons / organisations consulted

Children's Services Management Team were consulted

Contact: Bruce Penhale, Head of Stronger Communities Service 0161 770 4196 Email: bruce.penhale@oldham.gov.uk Email: Bruce.penhale@oldham.gov.uk.

Publication date: 07/10/2022

Date of decision: 06/10/2022

Effective from: 15/10/2022

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