At present there are a total of 237 Whole Time Equivalent (WTE) staff employed in Oberstown Children Detention Campus. The breakdown of these posts are detailed in the following table:
Grade
|
No. of Posts Filled (WTE)
|
Secondment
|
Campus Manager
|
1
|
|
Director
|
2
|
1
|
Deputy Director
|
3
|
|
Head of Care
|
1
|
|
Unit Manager's Day and Night Managers
|
16.5
|
|
Hr Manager
|
1
|
|
Admin Manager
|
1
|
|
Residential Child Care Worker
|
122
|
|
Night Supervisor
|
33.5
|
|
Night Supervisor / Central Security
|
12
|
|
Grade III
|
3
|
|
Grade IV
|
6.5
|
|
Grade VI
|
4
|
|
Admission Officer
|
1
|
|
Ex Chef / Catering
|
1
|
|
Chef Grade I
|
1.5
|
|
Chef Grade II
|
0.5
|
|
Supplies Officer Grade D
|
1.5
|
|
House Keeper
|
1
|
|
Asst House Keeper
|
1
|
|
General Operative
|
4.5
|
|
General Operative Domestic/Hold
|
9.5
|
1
|
Build Main. Officer
|
2
|
|
Asst Build Main. Officer
|
2
|
|
Gardener / Driver
|
2
|
|
Social Worker
|
1
|
|
Clinical Nurse Manager 2
|
1
|
|
Clinical Nurse / Midwife Manager 1
|
1
|
|
TOTAL
|
237
|
2
|
Recent recruitment campaigns have resulted in the filling of posts for: 2 Deputy Directors, 2 Unit Managers, 20 Residential Child Care Workers, Staff Information Officer, H and S Investigation Officer
Agency staff are utilised to ensure service delivery across the campus. There are currently 14 agency staff employed in the Oberstown Children Detention Campus. The breakdown is:
Agency Staff
|
|
Residential Child Care Worker
|
7
|
Maintenance
|
2
|
Administration Staff
|
2
|
Health & Safety
|
1
|
Nurse
|
1
|
Driver / General Operative
|
1
|
TOTAL
|
14
|
There are ongoing recruitment campaigns to backfill the vacancies. There has been a turnover in the last year of 14 agency Residential Child Care Workers which has resulted in 10 leaving Oberstown and 4 being successful following a recruitment campaign for Residential Child Care Workers.
In order to provide a stable personnel structure there is continuous support for staff across the campus. This includes a Campus Support Service on a 3 day a week basis, an Employment Assistance Programme, a robust training and development plan and a Further Education programme. There is also an agreed roster with a focus on work life balance. There are ongoing efforts to improve the working environment across the campus.