Like many other County Departments, Rowan County Department of Social Services is working to complete more work with more vacancies, especially in Economic Services, while also struggling with the absences that COVID-19 continues to create. We are pursuing contracts with a variety of temporary agencies in hopes of bringing in at least a handful of staff to help support the work of our overburdened team members.
Finding qualified temporary staff has been just as difficult as finding permanent full time staff to fill our vacancies, so we are not entirely sure that we will be able to find the personnel we seek. However, if we are able to hire 3 for Economic Services and 2 for Child Protective Services, the maximum cost would be $74,000. This figure assumes full-time work for approximately 14 weeks. No overtime is allowed.
DSS Director and Finance Director jointly recommend that the Board of Commissioners authorize the use of ARPA funds for temporary staff through June 30, 2022.
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