Payments for adult social care professionals

Professionally qualified care managers, case managers, occupational therapists, social workers (non-approved mental health professional in mental health) and registered practitioners

Eligibility

Applies to the above roles in the below teams:

• Older People and Physical Disability teams
• Disabled Children, Learning Disability and Mental Health  – Children Learning Disability (CLD)
• Mental Health teams
• DOLS and Safeguarding teams including Safeguarding Coordinators – all areas

Amount: £2,000

Criteria

• Appointed from outside of Kent County Council (does not apply to transfers from other teams or divisions)
• Includes agency workers appointed to substantive roles
• Includes Newly Qualified Social Workers appointed as part of an open recruitment process
• Repayable if individual leaves within 2 years

Dedicated and mixed roles approved mental health practitioners

Eligibility

Above roles at KR10 in all teams and areas

Amount: £2000

Criteria

• Appointed from outside KCC (does not apply to transfers from other teams or divisions)
• Includes agency workers appointed to substantive roles
• Repayable if individual leaves within 2 years

Team managers, senior practitioners, advanced practitioner and team leaders

Eligibility

Team managers in the following teams:

• Older People and Physical Disability teams – North Kent Dartford, Gravesham and Swanley only

All KR11 senior practitioner/ advanced practitioner/ team leader in all adults services’ teams:

• Older People and Physical Disability teams
• Disabled Children, Learning Disability and Mental Health - 0-25
• Mental Health including Approved Mental Health Professional  – all areas including dedicated AMHP service
• DOLS and Safeguarding teams including Mental Health Safeguarding Coordinators

Amount: £3,000

Criteria

• Must have at least 2 years post qualifying experience
• Appointed from outside of Kent County Council (does not apply to transfers from other teams or divisions)
• Includes agency workers appointed to substantive roles
• Repayable if individual leaves within 2 years

Senior practitioner, advanced practitioner and team leaders in adults services teams

Eligibility

• all areas within DOLS and Safeguarding teams including Mental Health Safeguarding Coordinators

Amount: £3,000

Criteria

• must have at least 2 years post qualifying experience
• applied from outside Kent County Council (does not apply to transfers from other teams or divisions)
• includes agency workers appointed to substantive roles
• repayable if individual leaves within 2 years

Professionally qualified care managers, registered practitioners, senior practitioners and social workers

Eligibility

• Older People and Physical Disability teams – North Kent Dartford, Gravesham and Swanley area only
• Disabled Children, Learning Disability and Mental Health 0-25 – all areas
• Disabled Children, Learning Disability and Mental Health - CLD - Dartford, Gravesham, Swanley and Swale area only
• Older People and Physical Disability teams – Disabled Children Sensory
• Mental Health – Dartford, Gravesham and Swanley only
• Team Managers (in 0-25 teams only)

Amount: £3,000

Frequency

• split into 2 payments of £1500 and paid twice a year in June and December salary
• qualifying periods: 01 June to 30 Nov; 1 Dec to 31 May.

Pension: yes

Criteria

• Newly qualified social workers have to have been in post for 12 months
• externally recruited staff have to satisfactorily complete 6 months probationary period
• carrying full caseload
• performance level – achieving or above
• not subject to any formal disciplinary or capability process
• working in post for minimum 4 months in previous 6 months
• still in post as of 30 June or 31 December

Approved mental health practitioner (AHMP)

Amount: £2,000

Pension: yes

Criteria: paid on condition that they gain re-approval as an AMHP on a 5-yearly basis

Professionally qualified care managers, social workers, senior practitioners and team managers in the following teams

Eligibility: DCLDMH 0-25 – all areas

Amount: £2,000 per annum

Frequency: paid in monthly instalments

Pension: no

Criteria

• applies to eligible staff who use their own car to carry out their duties.
• replaces any existing car allowance\premium (e.g. essential user allowance)
• mileage rate = 45p per mile
• must have business use insurance