To: Board of Supervisors
From: DHHS: Administration
Agenda Section: Consent
SUBJECT:
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Deallocate Two Vocational Assistant positions and Four Social Service Aide positions, Allocate Five Office Assistant positions and One Senior Office Assistant position
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Deallocate two full time equivalent (FTE) 1.0 Vocational Assistant/Trainee positions (salary range 299/285, class 0742, position 09 and 10) in budget unit (BU) 508;
2. Deallocate four FTE 1.0 Social Service Aide positions (salary range 309, class 0708, position 29, 30, 31 and 32) in BU 508;
3. Allocate five FTE 1.0 Office Assistant I/II positions (salary range 282/307, class 0179A/B) in BU 508; and
4. Allocate one FTE 1.0 Senior Office Assistant position (salary range 342, class 0135) in BU 508; effective beginning of the pay period following approval.
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
Social Services Fund (1160)
DISCUSSION:
There has been significant increase over the last 5 years of Department of Health and Human Services - Child Welfare Services (DHHS - Child Welfare Services) caseloads and staffing at the social worker, social service aide, social worker supervisor and administrative levels to accommodate the caseload expansion. here has not been an increase in clerical staffing to support the expanded caseloads and expanded staff. As a result, a local temp agency has been utilized to support clerical for the past 2 years. At the end of the contract period DHHS - Child Welfare Services hired as many qualified extra help clerical staff as possible. DHHS - Child Welfare Services requests that the Board of Supervisors deallocate two vacant Vocational Assistant/Trainee positions and four Social Service Aide positions and to allocate five Office Assistant I/II positions to increase the staff within the clerical unit with permanent full-time employees to support the DHHS - Child Welfare Services system.
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