RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Employment and Human Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract with Social Service Staffing & Recruiting, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $400,000 to provide qualified temporary social workers for clients of the Children and Family Services Bureau, for the period July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This Contract will increase department expenditures by $400,000 funded as Administrative Overhead with 10% County revenue, 42% State revenue, and 48% Federal revenue.
BACKGROUND:
It is important for the Employment and Human Services Department to maintain staffing levels of Social Workers in Children and Family Services, to effectively address caseloads. Currently, there are eight (8) vacancies in Children and Family Services. Additionally 13 new Social Worker positions are being added to Children and Family Services effective September 1, 2020, as part of the Fiscal Year 20-21 budget.
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