Decision details

CYPF O24251015 - Recruitment of 4 Family Intervention Workers and a Domestic Abuse Navigator for the Family Help Pilot in North

Decision Maker: Service Director Partnership, Early Intervention and Localities

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: No

Purpose:

See attached ODR

Decision:

This decision creates 4 grade 7 Family Intervention Worker posts within the Early Intervention & Prevention Service for 12 months and 1 Domestic Abuse Navigator in Parenting and Family Support Service. These posts will work within the emerging Family Help model as set out in Working Together to Safeguard Children 2023 and the refreshed policy for Children’s Social Care, Stable Homes Built on Love.

Total cost for 1 Year is £187k.

Alternative options considered:

The alternative to this decision is to deliver the Family Help model and learn the necessary lessons from running and integrated, cross-service team from staff already within the service. This would impede the delivery of pre-existing services and limit the impact of the pilot.

Given the nature of the national policy shift and the increasing need in Doncaster, it was felt this would not be a workable approach.

Publication date: 02/09/2024

Date of decision: 23/07/2024

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