Child, Youth and Family Services Action Plan Progress Tracker

9 total action items

Action

Work collaboratively with Indigenous governments in guiding or providing CFS delivery to their communities.

Deliverables

Active participation alongside Indigenous governments in collaboration tables, coordination agreement tables, and/or ongoing discussions about CFS service delivery in communities.

Pathways to invite Indigenous governments into existing service delivery processes will be identified.
On-track

Action

Continue to engage with Indigenous governments to share information and discuss overall CFS service delivery in communities.

Deliverables

Offer opportunities for continued engagement with Indigenous governments.

Continue to share information and data on an ongoing basis with interested Indigenous governments.
On-track

Action

Pending available resources, implement a family, community, and culture connection project for children/youth in the permanent custody of the Director of Child and Family Services.

  • Phase 1: Develop model(s) and related standards.
  • Phase 2: Pilot Family, Community, and Culture Connection Worker Position.
  • Phase 3: Determine pathways to sustain project.

Deliverables

Development and implementation of the family, community, and culture connection project.
On-track

Action

Hiring managers in CFS to review and revise job descriptions and hiring tools (e.g., assignments, interview questions) to address systemic hiring barriers experienced by Indigenous candidates interested in working in CFS.

Deliverables

All CFS job descriptions and interview questions are reviewed.
On-track

Action

Promote the use of transfer assignments and cross training to encourage mobility and development for Indigenous employees.

Deliverables

Number of Indigenous employees:

  • On transfer assignments or secondments.
  • Within middle and senior management roles.
On-track

Action

Ensure all CFS Staff complete:

  • Equitable Workplace: Cultivating Attitudes of Anti-Racism and Allyship Training; and
  • Living Well Together: Indigenous Cultural Awareness and Sensitivity Training.

Deliverables

Percentage of CFS staff who have completed the required training.
On-track

Action

Pending available resources, pilot specialized positions to better support children, youth and families and optimize the scope of current positions. Types of positions being considered are, but not limited to:

  • Youth Transition and Navigation Worker
  • Family, Community, and Culture Connection Worker
  • Legal Assistant
  • Mobile/Float Positions

Deliverables

A diversified mix of skills in the CFS workforce is available to better support children, youth, and families.
On-track

Action

Phased approach to modernize standards development and accessibility of the Child and Family Services Standards and Procedure Manual.

Deliverables

Standards and procedure manual is clear, concise, and accessible.
On-track

Action

Centralized Intake Model for CFS

  • Complete an analysis on the feasibility, considerations, and constraints of a centralized intake model.
  • Depending on the outcome of the analysis, complete an implementation plan and business case.

Deliverables

Business, human, financial, and technology requirements and considerations are outlined.
On-track
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