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The Challenge
- Cabinet Meeting in October 2015 a decision was made
about the need to make efficiencies in response to Government cuts.
- Required savings for Early Intervention Services – to
Early Intervention Services Transformation Partner Forum 20 April - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Early Intervention Services Transformation Partner Forum 20 April - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Appendix H Early Intervention Services Transformation Partner Forum 20 April 2016 Errol Albert Head of Service - Early Intervention/Youth Development, Children Centres and Youth Offending The Challenge Cabinet Meeting in October 2015 a
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The Challenge
- Therefore, in accordance with the Harrow Corporate
Plan, the task is to redesign the service into a fully integrated approach which re-focusses the work of the Early Intervention Team
- Timeline – new structure in place by 30 September
2016
- Longer term plan – expectation that there will be no
necessity to change again in the life of the current administration; embedding an integrated early intervention approach
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The Challenge
£682k is a significant saving, and therefore to achieve this it inevitably means that
- Staff will be affected by the redesign
- Posts in the structure will be affected
- Some EIS staff will potentially be at risk of
redundancy
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The Opportunity
- Develop an efficient, sustainable, fit for purpose model of
service delivery
- Develop referral pathways making it easier to access the
right service at the right time
- Reach those most in need of support at the earliest
- pportunity
- Achieve the ambition of having one family, one plan, one
worker
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The Opportunity
- Reduce the complexity of current job descriptions
- Utilise the most integrated, effective and efficient way of
using all the reduced resources available and building on the work of Children’s Centres
- Ensure the highest proportion of a skilled staff teams
time is spent with children, young people and parents/carers
- Retain the 2 Main Children’s Centres, delivery sites and
Wealdstone Youth Centre
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Other Key Messages
- Fully integrated approach - This redesign involves Children’s
Centres, Early Intervention Teams and the Youth Development Team
- The intention is to design Integrated Children’s Centres, Youth and
Family Service
- Public consultation – there is no statutory obligation to consult again
with the public
- All staff have had the opportunity to offer their views through
questionnaires/workshops/1:1 and group discussions.
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Harrow Universal Plus Targeted Services
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Statutory Activities
- Child Development and School Readiness
- Parenting Aspirations and Parenting Skills
- Child and Family Health and Life Chances
- Youth Offer and Voice of the Child
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Themes from Staff Feedback
Currently EIT’s staff consider themselves to be working as an extension of CIN/FDT instead of Early Intervention The focus should be on early intervention and therefore preventing escalation into, and the impact on targeted services EIS staff should be working within the community out of Children’s Centres and Wealdstone Youth Centre
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Questions
- From your agency’s perspective, what improvements
would you want to see in the new model?
- How would you like to see the CAF process being used?
- What services (if any) do you currently have running
from your school centred on providing early help/support to children and their families?
- What are the next steps from your agency’s perspective?