Coordinator - Ngartuitya Family Group Conferencing (NFGC)

• Experience in delivering services to children and families at risk of entering the child protection system.

What you will be doing   

The Ngartuitya Family Group Conference (NFGC) Coordinator supports families referred by the Department for Child Protection to participate in an independent, culturally safe, and family-led decision-making process. The role facilitates Family Group Conferences to develop practical family agreement plans that prioritise the safety, wellbeing, and stability of children and young people. Coordinators manage all aspects of the conference process, including engaging family and community members, organising venues and resources, and ensuring all participants understand the child safety concerns and process.

• Provide referred families with an independent, facilitated process to support them to develop a family agreement plan that focuses on the safety and well-being of the child/young person, and outline what specific actions by family members will be undertaken to address the DCP concerns.
• Effectively prioritise workflow, understanding the NFGC Program and service requirements so that the referred family are responded to within set timeframes.
• In performing the family group conference process follow a set time frame managing a paperwork trail of tasks completed, hours worked, and any travel undertaken.
• Provide culturally safe processes and spaces to prepare and facilitate a NFGC.
• Liaise with and build relationships with DCP including the referring case managers and other stakeholders from within DCP.