RESOLVED - That:
1. 50% of the time of an Early Help Development Team supervisor to
be allocated to supporting the introduction of the team around the
school and community model. In support of this 50% of the cost of
the post from 1 October 2020 - 31 March 2021 will be funded from
DfE social care transformation funding for Team Around the
School
2. Early Help capacity within the MASH be strengthened by:
a) Appointing an agency Senior Practitioner for a 6 month period
from 1 December 2020 – 31 May 2021 to provide additional
capacity in triaging Early Help casework and ensure continuity of
leadership during a period in which structures are changing,
avoiding any reduction in the timeliness or quality of
decision-making for children and families;
b) Temporarily increasing Early Help capacity in the MASH by
extending an existing maternity cover arrangement for a Customer
Service Officer to receive an honorarium to act as an Early Help
Process officer from 27 September 2020 – 31 March 2021;
c) A Children’s Social Care MASH Customer Service Officer to
receive an honorarium to act as Early Help Process officer to
support development of the skills of the Early Help front door team
in social care systems (increase 2 scale points from Grade 4 to
Grade 5 from 1 September 2020 – March 2021)
d) Increasing the hours of a Grade 2 Business Support officer from
half-time to full-time for six weeks to input data on currently
open cases into the Mosaic system as part of the transition of all
Early Help casework with children and families into this
system