Caerphilly council to say sorry to carers (From South Wales Argus)
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Caerphilly council to say sorry to carers
5:10pm Thursday 14th March 2013 in News
CAERPHILLY council must apologise to foster parents who were denied the chance to say a proper goodbye to a child they looked after for three years.
An investigation by the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales found the timing of the child’s move to new foster carers was influenced by money.
The couple made several complaints about the way in which the move was handled, which were partly upheld by the Ombudsman, who agreed social workers also failed to give an accurate explanation for the reasons surrounding the child’s removal from their care.
The report says the boy was to be moved to new carers better suited to his needs, and the transition was supposed to be phased.
But funding became available for the new placement, and as the council could not pay for two placements at the same time, the move was brought forward.
The report said this caused the couple distress and denied them their chance to say a proper goodbye.
The Ombudsman raised concerns that the timing of the move was influenced but finances, rather than what was best for the child, and advised the council to take steps to ensure similar failings do not occur in future.
gingertom says...
7:10pm Thu 14 Mar 13
Yet this advert has gone out and they got the money for these wages:
Job title Assistant Director
Job reference REQ0000256
Date posted 13/03/2013
Application closing date 03/04/2013
Location Ystrad Mynach
Salary £80,366 - £89,925, Chief Officer Band A
Package Permanent, Full Time, Ty Penallta
Job category/type Senior / Executive Appointment
Job description You will lead our team of professionals managing our support services to Children and families. This is a pivotal role in the organisations leadership team, ensuring that high quality support and interventions are provided to support our community, placing residents, children, young people and families at the heart of what we are looking to achieve. Building on a platform of recognised positive performance we are seeking an aspiring individual who will be able to lead and motivate the Children's Services team, bringing innovative thinking, creativity, passion and commitment to the role. This is a real opportunity to develop sustainable solutions for all our service users and their families.
You will lead, motivate and performance manage social services teams and develop, implement and co-ordinate policies/plans that meet the needs of our residents. You'll be committed to working in partnership to achieve high quality social services and have a first class knowledge of emerging statutory or regulatory requirements.
Strategic in your thinking and politically aware, you will have outstanding leadership and partnership building skills, together with the ability to work effectively with elected members.
For further information regarding the role, please click on the link below:
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For an informal discussion about this post please call Gareth Hardacre, Head of Workforce and OD on 01443 864309.
For a detailed Job Description and Person Specification click here
Please apply online below or alternatively to request a paper application pack please contact the Recruitment Team on 01443 866522
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (1974) and a comprehensive screening process will be undertaken on all applicants. This will include an enhanced check with the Disclosure and Barring Service
We are legally obliged to ask you to provide evidence of your right to work in the UK. If you are invited to interview, you will be asked to provide appropriate documents such as your full birth certificate/passport
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