WESTBOROUGH – As the town prepares to replace former Westborough Senior Center Director Alma DeManche, it’s taking a look at the position she held for more than four decades.
During the Select Board meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 12, Town Manager Kristi Williams said there’s a proposal to change DeManche’s position to senior and social services director.
“This position would have the responsibilities of the current senior center position but would also include focused coordination with the Veterans Services District; staff level management of the Shrewsbury Youth and Family Services contract; and supervision/ support of the outreach and resource coordinator position,” said Williams.
Williams said that the job description has been under review over the past several weeks. She, along with other town officials, have checked out job descriptions in other communities, along with town documents, including the 2020 Non-Public Safety Staffing Study and the Senior Needs Assessment. Both documents can be found at https://www.westboroughma.gov/352/Reports-Assessments.
“We believe that this new position description and associated responsibilities will provide enhanced coordination of the town’s outreach efforts to offer support to residents,” she said.
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Part of the proposal would include a change in job classification. This was approved by the Select Board on Tuesday, Nov. 19.
“These changes needed to be made for a long time,” said Select Board member Shelby Marshall.
The Council on Aging endorsed the proposal during its meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 12. It will also be brought before the Youth Commission.
Williams said the town plans to advertise the position soon; the new position will also need to go before the Advisory Finance Committee for a reserve fund transfer.
DeManche is currently on leave, recovering from knee surgery. Her official last day is Dec. 31.
