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 decision was made about the need to make efficiencies in response to Government cuts. ● Required savings for Early Intervention Services – to reduce the overall budget from £2.463m to £1.781m to deliver a saving of £682k.
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
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
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 opportunity ● Achieve the ambition of having one family, one plan, one worker
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
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.
Targeted Services Harrow Universal Plus 8
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
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 10
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?
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