SUNDAY, JULY 8, 1979
RESTRUCTURING FOR SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT
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THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT IS TO IMPLEMENT A NEW STRUCTURE OF WORK, BUILT IN WITH IMPROVED PAY SCALES AND PROMOTION PROSPECTS FOR ITS STAFF IN THE WELFARE CLASS.
THE RESTRUCTURING FEATURES A SPLIT OF THE DEPARTMENT'S WORK INTO TWO STREAMS — SOCIAL SECURITY AND SOCIAL WORK EACH WITH ITS OWN GRADE AND RANK STRUCTURE.
IT AIMS AT MAKING A BETTER USE OF TRAINED SOCIAL WORKERS TO COPE WITH FAST-EXPANDING WELFARE SERVICES, AND IMPROVING THE CAREERS IN SOCIAL WELFARE.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY (JUNDAT) THAT ON RESTRUCTURING, NEW GRADES AND RANKS WOULD BE GREATED, AND CERTAIN EXISTING GRADES WOULD BE RETAINED OR BECOME OBSOLETE.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE REVISED PAY SCALES UNDER THE NEW STRUCTURE WOULD BE BACK-DATED TO APRIL 1 THIS YEAR.
IN THE EXISTING SOCIAL WELFARE OFFICER GRADE, HE SAID, THE REVISED PAY SCALES FOR ASSISTANT SOCIAL WELFARE OFFICERS ARE $2,695 – $5,325 (OLD SCALE BEING $2,695 - $4,435), AND FOR SOCIAL WELFARE OFFICERS, $5,595 - $7,110 (OLD SCALE BEING $4,640 - $7,110).
IN THE WELFARE ASSISTANT GRADE, THE NEW PAY SCALES FOR WELFARE ASSISTANTS AND PRINCIPAL WELFARE ASSISTANTS ARE $1,325 $2,560 (OLD SCALE BEING $1,240 - $2,425) AND $2,695 - $3,485 (OLD SCALE BEING $2,560 - $3,485) RESPECTIVELY, HE ADDED.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE DEPARTMENT HAD WRITTEN TO ITS SOCIAL WELFARE STAFF EXPLAINING DETAILS OF THE VARIOUS OPTIONS FOR REGRADING, AND INVITING THEM TO INDICATE THEIR OPTIONS.
UNDER THE NEW STRUCTURE, HE SAID, THE SOCIAL SECURITY STREAM WILL BE STAFFED BY A NEW +SOCIAL SECURITY OFFICER+ GRADE COMPRISING FOUR RANKS, AND SUPPORTED AS AT PRESENT BY THE WELFARE ASSISTANT GRADE.
THESE FOUR RANKS ARE SOCIAL SECURITY OFFICER 11 ($2,425 -
PROGRESSING THROUGH PROMOTION TO SOCIAL SECURITY OFFICER I 640 - $6,175), SENIOR SOCIAL SECURITY OFFICER ($6,485 - $8,945) AND CHIEF SOCIAL SECURITY OFFICER ($9,330 - $10,100).
THE SOCIAL WORK STREAM WILL BE STAFFED BY A NEW +SOCIAL WORK OFFICER+ GRADE COMPRISING FIVE RANKS, AND SUPPORTED BY A NEW GRADE OF SOCIAL WORK ASSISTANT.
THESE FIVE RANKS ARE ASSISTANT SOCIAL WORK OFFICER ($2,695 $5,325), PROGRESSING THROUGH PROMOTION TO SOCIAL WORK OFFICER ($5,595 - $7,110), SENIOR SOCIAL WORK OFFICER ($7,435 - $8,945), CHIEF SOCIAL WORK OFFICER ($9,330 - $10,100) AND PRINCIPAL SOCIAL WORK OFFICER ($11,050).
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