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Recruitment and retention issues in better neighbourhood services fund programmes

Appendix Three
BNSF Pathfinders: Retention difficulties

Pathfinder

Positions

Salary

Hours

Duration

Issue

Pathfinder A

Child Safety Assistants (x4)

Full-time

End March 2004

4 postholders moved on quickly using high quality experience gained from the project to gain more secure employment

Homework Tutors (x5)

16/hour

Part-time

End March 2004

Tutors tend to have day jobs - 3 from first tranche left quickly (not known) and 2 from the second tranche were promoted in their day jobs and resigned.

Pathfinder B

Youth Information Worker

Part-time

Extended to end March 2005

1 left for a full-time position

Sports Development Coaches (x10)

Part-time

Extended to end March 2005

Turnover of 10 coaches, who obtained more hours from alternative provider, or were students finishing studies.

Pathfinder D

Community Safety Worker

c. 18,000

Full-time

End March 2004

Not known - took a similar job elsewhere

Senior Clerical Assistant

Full-time

End March 2004

Moved to more secure employment

Pathfinder C

Social Worker

Full-time

Permanent

Postholder found multi-disciplinary working more difficult than anticipated

Pathfinder E

Drug Outreach worker

Part-time

End of programme

Not known

Pathfinder G

Health development workers (x2)

1 took a similar position with lower pay because it offered a further 12 month contract; other not known

Estate Warden

Resigned.

Administrator

Not known

Monitoring Officer

Not known - took similar position elsewhere where salary and contract not an issue

Community Development Worker

Dismissed

Pathfinder I

Youth Outreach Workers (x6)

AP2/3 plus 7.5% unsociable hours

Part-time and full-time

End March 2004

5 workers left using experience gained to obtain more secure contracts; 1 left as did not enjoy outreach nature of the work.

Pathfinder K

Community worker

APC3/4 (18,000-24,000) plus 7.5% irregular hours

Full-time

End June 2004

Took up similar position with a contract to March 2005

Pathfinder L

Clerical Assistant (x2)

Full-time and part-time

End October 2005

2 postholders moved on, 1 to teacher training the other on maternity leave

Development Officers

Full-time

End October 2005

1 seconded postholder promoted within Social Work

Pathfinder N

Voluntary sector

Full-time

End March 2005

3 co-ordinators have left - 1 on health grounds, 1 for salary increase, third reason unknown

BNSF Project Officer

Full-time

End March 2005

Relocated overseas

BNSF Research and Information Officer

Full-time

12 month contract

Took a temporary contract elsewhere which involved desk based research

Pathfinder H

Youth Worker

End March 2005

2 postholders have left - 1 through ill-health, other not known

Pathfinder J

Community Education Worker

Full-time

Returned to youth work

Neighbourhood Wardens (x8)

Full-time

8 wardens left since July 2002 - 6 for permanent contracts, 1 through ill-health and 1 due to relocation

Pathfinder F

None

Capital nature of the programme meant new positions were not a feature

Pathfinder M

None

Delayed start date for projects means that retention is not yet an issue

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