Children Awaiting Placement Night Shift Differential

About the Program

Category: Children and Youth (Best in Category)

Year: 2023

San Bernardino County Children and Family Services (CFS) worked in collaboration with the Teamsters Union Local 1932 and the Services Employees International Union (SEIU) in the beginning of 2022 in efforts to attain overnight shift differentials for staff who supervised youth staying in CFS regional offices overnight while awaiting regular foster care. CFS sought to secure shift differentials which would align with other shift differentials throughout San Bernardino County. The goal was to motivate staff members who extend themselves past their normal working hours to assist with the supervision of youth who are staying in CFS regional offices overnight. The shift differential alleviates the difficulties of CFS finding staff who will come back to work after working their regular shift to provide overnight supervision for youth temporarily staying in CFS offices. Additionally, the shift differential provides an appealing incentive that motivates staff to spend their time outside normal working hours to provide the best level of support to youth who are under the care of CFS. Since approval of the differential in March 2022, CFS staff have willingly provided many hours of supervision for youth in CFS offices with the added benefit and support of being suitably compensated for their time and efforts.