Writing Assignment
As commissioner of an agency responsible for child welfare, I am dedicated to ensuring that our caseworkers provide the children our agency protects with the highest level of support and aid. I believe that issues which affect the execution of our mission must be addressed promptly and attentively. I will use my influence in the agency to attend to concerns in a thoughtful manner. Internally, this includes managing cases well, improving caseworker training and skills, and increasing employee motivation through workshops and mentoring. Externally, I hope to keep our public image in check by properly attending to the case children and communicating with the media. Firstly, I will address the issue related to the two caseworkers reported to have not visited the families of a murdered eight year old and a twelve year old arrested for drug sales, in over three weeks. I will arrange for separate in person meetings at my office to discuss these situations in depth. This will provide the employees with an opportunity to express their perspectives and the potential causes for these tragedies. I plan to start the conversation by recognizing the good work they have done for the Agency in the past. Following this, I will transition into the fact that they have been noticeably absent as of late.
The absenteeism will be addressed delicately--without prying into private life, instead by asking sincerely if there are issues at home in addition to asking if they feel overworked. If either of the two are indeed encountering problems, the employees and I will quickly devise a well thought out work plan, which will remind them of the agency’s mission, motivate them, and potentially alter their caseloads. If the employees are unable to provide acceptable reasoning, they will be dismissed from the agency. After the plan is arranged, the caseworkers