Agency Usage

Dear Movya Makambwe

Please see the attached Freedom of Information Request acknowledgment.

Regards

Sunil Duggal
Information Officer
Learning from Complaints
Residents First
London Borough of Waltham Forest
020 8496 4632

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Dear Movya Makambwe,

 

Thank you for your recent request for information which we have responded
to below.

 

1. Provide the number of qualified social workers supplied through
recruitment agencies, analysed by Children and Adult services

    

Childrens:

3 Team Managers

5 Deputy Team Managers

13 Senior Practitioners

25 Social Workers

 

Adults:

There were 6 Agency Social Workers in ASC directorate at the last quarter.

 

2. Provide information on the number of in-house residential units, day
care centres and supported living settings currently using     agency care
/ support workers, their locations, also analysed by Children’s and Adult
Services

Childrens:

We have one in house residential short breaks service, for children with
disabilities, based at 92 Leyton Green Road.  We do use agency centre
worker staff to cover sickness and if we require extra support workers due
to specific needs of a child on placement, if no other staff available. 
When we a vacancies we can recruit to we do. 

 

Adults:

Care homes:

Alliston House, Church Hill Road, E17 94X

Mapleton, 87 Mapleton Road, E4 6XJ

George Mason Lodge, Chelmsford Rd, E17 8LU

Trumpington Road: 130 Trumpington rd, E7 9EQ

 

Day services:

Morley Centre: 313 Billet Rd, E17 5PX

247 Markhouse Rd, E17

Community day services; 772 High Road, E10

     

3. Advise which of question 2 are expected to be closed in 2012?

Information not held. No currently plans or consultations being held
regaring these services.

    

4. Provide an organogram showing the Social Services Departments

     within the Council

     Please see attached the structure chart for Children and Families

 

Please see attached for current structure charts.

 

 

I trust that the above satisfies your enquiry.  If you have any queries
about this letter, please contact me.  Please remember to quote the
reference number above in any future communications.

 

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Yours Sincerely,

Tony Gibbons,
Records and Property Manager,
Adult Community Services,
Silver Birch House,
Uplands Business Park,
Blackhorse Lane, Walthamstow
London,
E17 5SD.
Tel: 020 8496 3235
Alt nos. 020 8531 0469
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