Decision details

CYPF O24251017 - Early Help Systemic Practice Lead

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:

To accept grant funding of £42,650 from Coram, which, per the memorandum of understanding for the grant, must be used to hire 1 x Early Help Systemic Practice Lead - intermediate level to lead on the Supporting families Systemic Practice Pilot (Sept 24 to Dec 25) in partnership with Department of Education, Coram and the Institute of Family Therapy.

Upon acceptance of the grant an Early Help Systemic Practice Lead post is to be created, which will be subject to job evaluation (JE). If the outcome of JE is that the grading of the post is grade 9 or above, then the additional funding required above the grant allocation of £42,650 will be found from within the Early Intervention and Prevention budget for a period of 12 months only.

Alternative options considered:

N/A - Funding is explicit for the recruitment of a systemic practitioner qualified to an intermediate level in systemic practice for the duration of the pilot.

Publication date: 02/09/2024

Date of decision: 02/08/2024

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