Local Learning Seminar
Establishing an Integrated
Service for People
Carol Chambers
Deputy Chief Executive and
Strategic Director for People
12 January 2012
Background and timeline
2010
• July: Recognition that complete re-organisation
necessary to
realise savings of 18%
• August:
Proposal to move to 3 directorate model –
People,
Places, Resources – One Council
• August:
All senior officers ‘at risk’
• September: 3 new Strategic Directors appointed
• October:
Detail of structure developed
• November onwards: Recruitment to new posts and redundancy
for unsuccessful candidates
• December:
Terms and Conditions review
Background and timeline (cont’d)
2011
• April:
• May:
• May:
• October:
• December:
Formal change to the structure
Local elections
Unannounced Inspection
Safeguarding and LAC Inspection
New Ts and Cs introduced
Background and timeline (cont’d)
2012
• Everyone looking forward to a year of consolidation and not
constant change!
One Council
People Directorate
Deputy Chief Executive and Strategic
Director of Services for People
Carol Chambers
Assistant Director
Services for People
Mark Naylor
Safeguarding Quality
Assurance Manager
Administrative Assistant
Safeguarding Quality
Assurance
Assistant Director
Services for People
Steven Attwood / Jill Haigh
Head of Service:
Stronger Communities
Jill Haigh /
Donna Gallagher
Head of Service:
Inclusion
Vicky Todd
Head of Service:
Lifelong Learning
Sarah Bysouth
Head of Service:
Vulnerable People:
Tina Markham
Head of Service:
Vulnerable Children &
Customer Care
Donna Gallagher/
Helen Bannister
Teams 1 & 2
Teams 3 & 4
Teams 5 & 6
Teams 7, 8 & 9
Teams 10, 11 & 12
People Directorate
Mark Naylor
Assistant Director
mnaylor@rutland.gov.uk
01572 758324
Services for the
whole community
(universal)
Steven Attwood/Jill Haigh
Assistant Director
sattwood@rutland.gov.uk
01572 758339
jhaigh@rutland.gov.uk
01572 758492
Services for those with the
greatest need (targeted)
Stronger Communities
Universal and Early Intervention Services for
Children, Young People and Families
Team 1
• Children Centres
• Aiming High
• Play
• Family Information Service
• Drug and Alcohol Service
Jill Haigh
Head of Service
jhaigh@rutland.gov.uk
01572 758492
Team 2
• Integrated Youth Services
• Connexions
• Teenage Health
• Community Safety
• Housing Options including homelessness
Inclusion
Team 3
• Special Educational Needs (SEN)
• Transitions Social Worker – transition from children’s
to adult services
• Adult Learning Disability Social Work team
• Mental Health Social Worker and Team
Vicky Todd
Head of Service
vtodd@rutland.gov.uk
01572 758423
Team 4
• Community Support Services for adults with a learning
disability:
- Supported Living – Park Lane Bungalows and
floating support
- Brightways Day Opportunities (Catmose College
site)
- Rutwel Day Opportunities
• Inclusion support workers for learning disability and
mental health
• Employment Support Service for learning disability and
mental health including Out of the Rut
Lifelong Learning
providing universal services for the community
Team 5 includes services for:
• Early Years
• Schools and Colleges
• Admission Services for schools and colleges
• Post 16 provision
• Adult Learning Services
Sarah Bysouth
Head of Service
sbysouth@rutland.gov.uk
01572 758460
Team 6 includes provision for:
• Libraries
• Museum & Castle
• Active recreation
• Youth Sports and School Sports
Partnerships
• Operational Transport
Vulnerable People
Supporting and protecting adults and
older people with disabilities
Tina Markham
Head of Service
tmarkham@rutland.gov.uk
01572 758301
Team 7
• Community Care Assessments
• Equipment and Adaptation
• Support to carers
• Reviews
• Direct Payments
Team 8
• Community Care Assessments
• Personal care at home, day services and
residential care
• Specialist safeguarding
Team 9
• REACH Team – reablement
• Home Care
Vulnerable Children & Customer Care
Team 10
• Fostering
• Adoption
• Kinship care
• Intensive Family Support
Helen Bannister
Head of Service
hbannister@rutland.gov.uk
01572 758210
Donna Gallagher
Head of Service
dgallagher@rutland.gov.uk
01572 758210
Team 11
• Child Protection Services
• Looked after children
• Disabled Children
• Leaving Care
• Children in Need Services
Team 12
• The ‘Front Desk’ response for the council via
• Customer services
• Registrars
• Adult and children social care duty services
People Directorate
• Objectives:
– Integration to improve the service for the people in the
community
– Tell your story once
Impact
Services:
•Families First
• LAC and Care Leavers
• Inclusion
Staff:
• Breadth of knowledge
• Greater awareness of others