To: Board of Supervisors
From: DHHS: Administration
Agenda Section: Consent
Vote Requirement: Majority
SUBJECT:
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The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Requests to Allocate Three Staff Services Specialist Positions, Allocate One Office Assistant I/II Position, Deallocate Two Social Worker IV Positions and to Deallocate One Social Worker I/II Position
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Allocate three (3) 1.0 full time equivalent (FTE) Staff Services Specialist position (class 0390, salary range 408) in budget unit (BU) 508, fund 1160; and
2. Allocate one (1) 1.0 FTE Office Assistant I/II (class 0179A/B, salary range 338/348) in BU 508, fund 1160; and
3. Deallocate two (2) 1.0 FTE Social Worker IV-A, B, C, D (class 0707A, B, C, D, salary range 464, 474, 484, 494, position 87 and 89) in BU 508, fund 1160; and
4. Deallocate one (1) 1.0 FTE Social Worker I/II (class 0727A/B, salary range 414/434, position 18) in BU 508, fund 1160; effective beginning of the pay period following approval.
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
Social Services Fund 1160 Budget Unit 508 - Child Welfare Services (CWS)
DISCUSSION:
Recent studies have shown that some administrative and technical tasks currently assigned to the Child Welfare Services (CWS) Social Worker classification series can be barriers to the worker's ability to support families, engage clients and implement timely services. Additionally, Humboldt County CWS has continued to face challenges filling all Social Worker vacancies. In an effort to promote efficiency across the agency, Humboldt County Child Welfare Services (CWS) continues to examine areas of practice where certain administrative and technical tasks can be shifted from the Social Worker classification series to administrative and specialized support positions. Two programmatic areas that could benefit from newly created specialized positions are the Federal Case Review Unit and the Placement Unit...
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