To allocate the Workforce Capacity Fund (WCF) in line with the mandatory grant conditions across the following strands:
· Core adult social care activity: Integrated Discharge Team (IDT) social care agency contracts, brokerage provision and the additional staffing requirements at in-house provision (£300,000).
· Support the operation and development of the Skills Academy to attract and recruit a highly skilled care workforce for Rotherham (£30,000).
· Invite expressions of interest (EoI) from independent sector CQC registered providers that are providing care to adults and have a registered location in Rotherham (£342,000).
Decision type: Non-key
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Notice of proposed decision first published: 08/03/2021
Open/Exempt: Open;
Decision due: 19 February 2021 by Strategic Director of Children and Young People's Services
Lead director: Strategic Director of Children and Young People's Services
Department: Children and Young People's Services
Contact: Suzanne Joyner, Strategic Director of Children and Young People's Services Email: suzanne.joyner@rotherham.gov.uk Tel: 01709 247617.