Children and Family Services Directorate

Information Session

CFS Directorate

Children and Family Services Directorate

• Staff throughout the state

• Parenting WA staff in metro and regional areas and phone line, library, community resources, Early Years networks

• Best Start staff throughout the state

• Children’s Services Officers throughout the state the state

• Education and Care Regulatory Unit

• Team Leaders, Senior Practice Development Officers

• Funding to non-government agencies

CFS Directorate

Metro

CFS Directorate

RuralSouth HedlandBSC:x1.0BSAL: x0.5

RoebourneBSC: x0.5BSAL:x0.5

KalgoorliePWA PC: x1.0

AlbanyPWA PC: x1.0PWA HV: x1.0 PWA/A: x0.5

NarroginBSC: x1.0BSAL: x0.5Bunbury

PWA PC: x1.0PCA/A: x0.5

GeraldtonPWA HV: x1.0PWA PC:x1.0PWA/A: x0.5

NorthamPWA PC : x1.0 PWA HV: x1.0PWA/A: x0.5

MooraBSC: x1.0

CarnarvonPWA PC: x1.0

http://www.dlgrd.wa.gov.au/Publications/Docs/map_RegionalDevelop.pdf

Wakathuni

ParaburdooPWA PC: x0.5

MullewaBSC: x1.0

Marble BarBSAL: x1.0

BroomePWA PC: x1.0

CFS STAFF RURAL LOCATIONS (as of J anuary 2012)

CarnarvonBSC: x1.0BSAL: x0.5

KalgoorlieBSAL: x0.5 BSC: x1.0

CSO

YDO

Best Start

Parenting

CSO=Children’s Services OfficerYDO=Youth Development OfficerPWA PC=Parenting WA; Parenting Co-ordinatorPWA HV= Parenting WA Home VisitingBSC=Best Start Co-ordinatorBSAL=Best Start Activity LeaderBSPO= Best Start Project OfficerPWA/A= Parenting WA Admin

KununurraCSO: x1.0

BroomeCSO: x1.0

NewmanBSPO: x0.8

GeraldtonCSO: x1.0

BunburyCSO: x1.0

DonnybrookCSO: x1.0

BunburyYDO: x0.5

AlbanyCSO: x0.5

AlbanyYDO: x0.5

NorthamCSO : x1.0

KalgoorlieCSO: x1.0

Port HedlandCSO:x1.0

HedlandPWA PC:x0.6

CFS Directorate

Priorities for Children and Family Services

• Continued high quality service delivery of Parenting WA services in their various forms

• Continued high quality service delivery of Aboriginal Early Years, including Best Start

• Continued high quality service delivery and provision of information and support to the child care sector and parents seeking child care

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CFS Directorate

Priorities for Children and Family Services

New Education and Care Regulatory Unit• New Legislation• Policy work• Training for new role• Structure• Recruitment• Policies and procedures• Implement the National Quality Framework

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CFS Directorate

Priorities for Children and Family Services

• Regional Community Child Care Development Fund

• Trial resource for parents on early brain development

• Revise Parenting WA Framework including Middle Years

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Priorities for Children and Family Services• 10 Child and Parent Centres on public

school sites

• Development of Strategic Framework for Aboriginal Early Years

• Profile of Parenting WA

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