Matt Buttery, Family Matters Institute & Lucy Bailey, HCTP Workforce Reform Matt Buttery, Family Matters Institute & Lucy Bailey, HCTP
Objectives of this workshop : Discuss the impact of workforce development on your organisation Contribute to the development of the HCTP Workforce Development Action Plan
Why workforce…..?
Who is in the Children’s Workforce? Core Children’s Workforce = People who work or volunteer with children, young people and their families, or are responsible for their outcomes all the time Wider Children’s Workforce = People who work or volunteer with children, young people and/or their families part of the time, or are responsible for their outcomes as part of their jobs.
Hertfordshire Context Children's workforce of around 25,000 2 Primary Care Trusts 535 Schools 15 Nursery schools 405 Primary schools 82 Secondary schools 25 Special schools 8 Education Support Centres
Integrated Working Integrated Front-Line Service Delivery Integrated Processes and Tools Information Sharing Guidance Common Assessment Framework Lead Professional Contact Point Multi-agency toolkit Service Directory Children Missing Education Integrated Front-Line Service Delivery Improved outcomes: Be Healthy Stay safe Enjoy and achieve Make a positive contribution Achieve economic well-being Children’s Centres Extended Schools Integrated working: practitioners enabled and encouraged to work together in more integrated front-line services, built around the needs of children and young people using common processes which are designed to create and underpin joint working. Youth Connexions Safeguarding Children’s health NSF Youth crime Reduction
Introducing ….. The One Children’s Workforce Framework and Tool
What is the One Children’s Workforce Framework? A framework which describes what a reformed workforce looks like at local level A rainbow with 7 arcs based around the Every Child Matters Outcomes which describe the main elements of workforce reform Identifies what success looks like from the perspectives of a child, a team, a service and a children’s trust
The Framework
Shared identity, purpose and vision For example… Shared identity, purpose and vision Characteristics of a fragmented workforce: Workforce identity often based on occupational groups. Presence of these separate identities and lack of a coherent vision impedes change. Characteristics of a reformed workforce: Shared identity and a shared vision of better services for children. Organisational changes are led and managed within a strong sense of purpose.
How will we assess where we are now and what will we do with it? Collect evidence - use events like today to ask some key questions that will feed into the tool Pilot using the tool between now and end of December Use results/reports from the tool to inform local planning
We are going to work together to complete the questionnaire
Useful Weblinks HCTP structure and who's who : http://www.hertsdirect.org/yrccouncil/hcc/csf/childrenstrust/structure/ Integrated practice - working together to help children and families : http://www.hertsdirect.org/yrccouncil/hcc/csf/childrenstrust/integrated/ Integrated practice E Bulletins : http://www.hertsdirect.org/yrccouncil/hcc/csf/childrenstrust/integrated/ippractice/IPbulletin/ Integrated practice training and awareness including local Networks for integrated working : http://www.hertsdirect.org/yrccouncil/hcc/csf/childrenstrust/integrated/ippractice/iptraining/ Training available from Youth Connexions : http://www.youthconnexions-hertfordshire.org/index.php?pageid=38 Learning and development opportunities from Herts County Council : http://www.hertsdirect.org/jobs/specialist/workhcc/diversity/work/develop/learning/learningopps/ Family Information Service http://www.hertsdirect.org/comdirectory/childservdir/ Useful Contacts Shaddy Mansouri-Marsh, Workforce Development Project Officer, Dacorum CVS Tel: 01442 253935. Email: shaddy@communityactiondacorum.org.uk