Project strands
There are four strands within the workforce development project. Click on the bulleted links to find out more about each strand:
Induction standards
Ensuring a world class workforce is an important goal for the children and young people's sector. In order to achieve this, public, private, voluntary and community sector organisations are coming together in partnership to produce a common approach to induction for children and young people's services staff working in Knowsley, in line with national common induction standards.
These standards should help to develop new members of the chidren's workforce by making sure that they receive the training and support they need in the first six months of their employment.
If you would like more information on this project please email Nicky Shamsee, Human Resource Manager, nicky.shamsee@knowsley.gov.uk.
Leadership and management are vital to creating new models of practice and delivery and is a key focus for Knowsley Children's Services workforce. It is important that the leaders and managers within all areas of the children's workforce are equipped with the skills and knowledge required to work with and manage resources for children, young people and their families and carers, and sustain the changes being brought about to the services delivered.
Leaders and managers should identify the needs of both staff and service users. As we see the creation of multi-agency teams and services there is a need for specialist skills and knowledge to undertake the line management and supervision and enhance these new teams and services.
If you would like more information on this project please email Sue Williams, Employee Development Manager, sue.c.williams@knowsley.gov.uk.
In addressing the challenges that many areas of the children’s workforce face there is a need to raise the importance of retaining staff by offering them better development opportunities and clear career progression opportunities across services and agencies.
It is important that staff have the appropriate knowledge and skills and that these are clearly understood by the key stakeholders and partners in order that effective workforce planning can be undertaken across the whole children’s services workforce.
In response to the changing practices within the Children and Young People’s Partnership there is a need to ensure staff have skills in new and developing areas such as commissioning and procurement, Common Assessment Framework, e-CAF and information sharing.
The professional competence and continuing development of staff is vital to the quality of service provided to children and young people. Through the workforce data and skills analysis tool we will be able to identify the current profile of qualifications held by staff which will enable us to target segments of the workforce and indeed particular qualifications thus providing opportunities for staff to improve their competence from basic skills upwards.
If you would like more information on this project please contact Nicola Ronan, Workforce Data Analyst, by using the details below or visit our web page.
It is important that staff have the appropriate knowledge and skills and that these are clearly understood by the key stakeholders and partners in order that effective workforce planning can be undertaken across the whole children’s services workforce.
In response to the changing practices within the Children and Young People’s Partnership there is a need to ensure staff have skills in new and developing areas such as commissioning and procurement, Common Assessment Framework, e-CAF and information sharing.
The professional competence and continuing development of staff is vital to the quality of service provided to children and young people. Through the workforce data and skills analysis tool we will be able to identify the current profile of qualifications held by staff which will enable us to target segments of the workforce and indeed particular qualifications thus providing opportunities for staff to improve their competence from basic skills upwards.
If you would like more information on this project please contact Nicola Ronan, Workforce Data Analyst, by using the details below or visit our web page.
A number of sections across the children and young people’s workforce experience difficulties in recruitment and retention of staff, particularly in key posts. The changes being brought about to the council through the Education and Inspections Act 2006 are such that the services currently provided by the local authority may continue, but through a different provider or may stop being delivered. In addition, new posts are being considered and are under development. This may mean staff moves from areas no longer being delivered to new service areas, or the requirement for additional staff. As a result of this it is important that in either circumstance, the skill requirements of those staff are considered carefully and a partnership approach taken.
A review of recruitment and retention is required to ascertain challenges and opportunities and to develop a partnership approach, which follows consistent systems and practices and allows for joint working, co-location and multi-agency provisions to be catered for. This will be supplemented by statutory requirements within employment law, Children’s Act 2004 and Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006.
If you would like more information on this project please contact Elaine Plumridge, Human Resources Coordinator, by emailing elaine.plumridge@knowsley.gov.uk.
A review of recruitment and retention is required to ascertain challenges and opportunities and to develop a partnership approach, which follows consistent systems and practices and allows for joint working, co-location and multi-agency provisions to be catered for. This will be supplemented by statutory requirements within employment law, Children’s Act 2004 and Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006.
If you would like more information on this project please contact Elaine Plumridge, Human Resources Coordinator, by emailing elaine.plumridge@knowsley.gov.uk.