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Increasing staff engagement across children’s services
Di SmithDirector of Children’s Services
Increasing staff engagement across children’s services•Harnessing full potential across the children’s services workforce
•Understanding key behaviours for developing motivation and engagement
•Developing a framework to align and support the integration of engagement behaviours within children’s services strategy
Children’s Workforce 2020(DCSF 2008)
Everyone who works or volunteers with children & young people will be:
•Ambitious for every child and young person•Excellent in their practice•Committed to partnership & integrated working•Respected as a professional
Children’s Trust role
•Each Children’s Trust provides the local strategic lead in developing, implementing and reviewing local workforce reform
•Children & Young People’s Plans to include a workforce strategy
Our Children’s Trust’s workforce profile
Our work force includes 6,200 local authority and health service staff (78% in schools).
A key partner within the wider CYPT is the third sector which includes an estimated 450 organisations and projects who deliver services targeted at children, young people and families. Some services are commissioned by the CYPT, most are independently funded.
Our Children’s Trust workforce profile
The third sector employs about 1,500 paid staff(an average of 3 per organisation) of which about 60% are part-time, who work with children.
They also involve an estimated 6,000 regular volunteers working 5 hours or more per week (equivalent to over 800 full-time staff).
In addition there are approximately 1,730 paid staff and 225 volunteers in the early years,private and third sector providing services for younger children in the city.
Children’s Trusts are about partnership working
“to improve the well-being of all children: improving their prospects for the future and re-dressing inequalities between the most disadvantaged children and their peers”
(Statutory guidance on interagency working)
One Children’s Workforce Shared identity, purpose and vision
Common values and language
Behaviours focused on the positive outcomes for children & young people
Integrated working practices
High quality, appropriately trained
Complementary roles focused around children & young people
Capacity to deliver and keep children safe
(CWDC 2009)
Children and Young People’s Plan 2009 - 2012
Strategic Improvement Priorities
1. Strengthen safeguarding and child protection, early intervention and prevention
2. Reduce child poverty and health inequality3. Promote health and well-being, inclusion and achievement4. Develop the CYPT partnership and drive integration and value for
money
•Partnership working
•Communication
•Organisational structure
•Workforce development
Partnership•Shared Children's Trust principles (particular concern for vulnerable children) underpinning the CYPP
•Clear interagency governance arrangements
•Clinical governance arrangements (section 75 agreement & reporting)
•Strengthening commissioning arrangements
•Integrated strategy, integrated processes and integrated front line delivery
Interagency governance arrangements
Communication•Consultation – community engagement, councils and forums
•Voices of children & young people part of planning & reviewing services
•Workforce members and partners involved in regular debate & feedback
•Sharing the challenges, issues and problem solving – conferences & issue solving working groups
•Recognising and celebrating achievements – and the every day good practice
Organisational structure
Area working
Integrated front line services/teams
Cluster influence
City wide services
AREAS & SCHOOL CLUSTER INFORMATION
EAST AREA
MOULSECOOMB, BEVENDEAN & COLDEAN
WHITEHAWK, KEMP TOWN,
QUEEN’S PARK & BRISTOL ESTATE
(DEANS) WOODINGDEAN, ROTTINGDEAN & SALTDEAN
CENTRAL AREA
CITY CENTRE HOLLINGDEAN
PATCHAM PRESTON PARK
WEST AREA
PORTSLADE HANGLETON, KNOLL &
STANFORD HOVE
Integrated working – area based teams
Children’s centres
School and community teams
Integrated youth support services
Social care teams
Extended services
Integrated working – citywide teamsFostering and adoption
Children’s disability service
Children in care
School improvement
Workforce development
Workforce training & development
A fully integrated children’s workforce strategy – in three parts:
• For everyone who works and volunteers with children & young people
• For everyone who has professional or role specific learning & development needs
• For staff who are directly managed or employed in the Children's Trust
Objectives for everyone who works and volunteers with children & young people:
Shared vision and values when working with children & young people
Core knowledge, skills and behaviours
Children & young people are kept safe
Integrated working practices are in place
Are we there yet?Multi agency induction and integrated core skills programme delivered in partnership with 3rd sector
Multi agency safeguarding training planned and delivered in partnership (NHS, 3rd sector, police and LA)
Strong cluster identity
Regular full staff conferences
Leadership and management development
Challenges Managing existing financial pressures and getting fit for the future.
Safeguarding and managing risk
Effective early intervention and prevention
Further development of integrated working
National agenda for Children’s Services
Clinical governance and professional support.
What Can We Do?
Rise to the challenges
Accept that we will have to do more with less
Let go of some things
Learn from our pilots, pathfinders and research
Focus on what makes a difference
Transform and innovate
Ensure our services deliver, particularly for the most vulnerable
Why will we be successful ? Strong & creative workforce
Firm foundation for partnership working
Absolute commitment to Brighton & Hove’s children & young people
Find our CYPP at:
http://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/index.cfm?request=b1140328