**Department of Human Services**
**Job reference**: 548306
**Location**: 5000 - ADELAIDE
**Job status**: Long Term Contract
**Eligibility**: Open to Everyone
**Role Highlights**
- Flexible working arrangements available
- Provide a range of services to promote wellbeing of young people
- Access excellent learning and development opportunities
**Role Details**
The CFSN Coordinator consists of local, regional and state-wide networks including a broad range of government and non-government agencies working in partnership together with vulnerable children and their families to provide service pathways, resources and supports for very high risk, complex families with unborn children, infants and children up to the age of 18 years.
The CFSN Coordinator will build strong networks with key service providers and will consult with relevant staff across Department of Human Services (DHS), Department for Education (EDU), SA Health, including birthing hospitals and Social Work Departments, and Child and Family Health Services (CaFHS), Department for Child Protection (DCP), South Australian Housing Authority (SAHA) and South Australia Police (SAPOL).
The CFSN Coordinator will promote and develop strong partnerships within key government and non-government support servicing families in their Region to identify and implement responses to mitigate child protection risk for vulnerable children and their families.
The CFSN Coordinator will coordinate regular meetings to provide an opportunity for local agency partners to contribute to the overall planning for families where risk has been identified and to agree upon a lead agency to provide a case management role for the family.
This process will help to facilitate the coordination of the most appropriate services and to ensure that intervention can commence at the earliest possible time.
Key outcomes and accountabilities: 1.
Coordinate the service response in partnership with relevant government and non-government services required for very high risk complex families with unborn children, infants and children up to the age of 18 years including triaging referrals identifying priority families, convening CFSN multiagency meetings, preparing all the documents and required for each meeting, producing the multiagency assessment documentation (ISBAR assessment), identifying the most appropriate lead agency for providing a case management role and coordinated cross-agency care planning for identified cases to complement, rather than duplicate service responses to families.
2.
Develop a local community response to child safety and wellbeing matters, including collaborating with community partners to identify service gaps, vulnerable populations and determine and implement joint solutions.
3.
Plan and deliver ongoing training that meets the needs of all staff involved in this complex case work and facilitate regular opportunities for staff across Safer Family Services and the broader Child and Family Support System, to meet and reflect on their practice, share ideas and develop future skills and knowledge.
4.
Coordinate joint casework and group work where a high level of expertise is required for complex cases, support co-work with key workers and coordinate case conferencing with agencies.
5.
Provide culturally relevant family focussed restorative practice interventions that are strength based and informed by both evidence base and practice wisdom and are developed in partnership with families - ensure families are actively engaged in the development of goals and strategies that are relevant to their desired outcomes.
6.
Lead the assessment of draft and negotiating the mediation of risk to children by communicating effectively and efficiently with the Program or Service leads in relation to issues of escalation of care.
7.
Managing client files and documentation in accordance with Department guidelines, policies and practices, maintain high quality case notes and recording, and undertake regular case reviews and file audits.
Note: Any other responsibilities in line with the classification level of the role as assigned by Line Manager and/or the Department.
The responsibilities as specified above may be altered in accordance with the changing requirements of the role.
**Special Conditions**
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National Police Check required.
Employment-related Screening Check required.
Some interstate and intrastate travel may be required.
Must hold a current Australian issued driver’s licence (equivalent to minimum class C).
Covid -19 - will be required to be up to date on their COVID-19 vaccination status prior to engagement with DHS, unless it would be medically unsafe for the employee to do so.
**Essential Qualifications**
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An appropriate Social Work qualification from a recognised tertiary institution giving eligibility for full membership with the Australian Association of Social Workers; or An appropriate degree or equivalent qualification and general registration with the P