undertaking ongoing assessment of the risks, needs and development of the child or young person ensuring the implementation of the case plan and cultural plan having contact with the child or young person, parents and carer participating in the care team planning and managing contact arrangements for the child or young person arranging and making referrals for specialist assessments preparing court reports and attending court. Regardless of who has the case management responsibility for the child or young person, child protection or the authorised Aboriginal agency will remain responsible for case planning, case planning decisions, and ensuring the cultural plan is developed for Aboriginal children and young people. Care team roles and responsibilities The table below provides a list of tasks and who is responsible for them. The case ‘allocated manager’ will either be the child protection worker or, in some instances, the agency case manager. You will need to know who holds case management responsibility for the child or young person in your care. Care team Care team roles and responsibilities of the carer, child protection (CP) or authorised Aboriginal agency and case manager (agency or CP) Role description Kinship CP or the authorised Allocated carer Aboriginal agency case case planner, or CP or manager, authorised Aboriginal either CP agency task only or agency Establish the and make care team Yes recommendations about the day-to-day care of the child or young person Make sure an initial Care and Placement Plan is Yes developed and documented within two weeks of the child or young person coming into care, and a copy is provided to the care team All members of the care team, including carers, Yes Yes contribute to the development of the Care and Placement Plan Be an active member of the child or young Yes Yes care team person’s Make recommendations to the child protection Yes Yes case planner about the specific decisions a carer is authorised to make Approve authorisation for carers for things such Yes as routine medical/dental treatment, travel, school activities and camps Work together to contribute to the development Yes Yes and implementation of the child or young person’s case plan and Looking After Children planning processes, including the Care and Placement
undertaking ongoing assessment of the risks, needs and development of the child or young person ensuring the implementation of the case plan and cultural plan having contact with the child or young person, parents and carer participating in the care team planning and managing contact arrangements for the child or young person arranging and making referrals for specialist assessments preparing court reports and attending court. Regardless of who has the case management responsibility for the child or young person, child protection or the authorised Aboriginal agency will remain responsible for case planning, case planning decisions, and ensuring the cultural plan is developed for Aboriginal children and young people. Care team roles and responsibilities The table below provides a list of tasks and who is responsible for them. The ‘allocated case manager’ will either be the child protection worker or, in some instances, the agency case manager. You will need to know who holds case management responsibility for the child or young person in your care. Care team Care team roles and responsibilities of the carer, child protection (CP) or authorised Aboriginal agency and case manager (agency or CP) Role description Kinship carer CP or the authorised Aboriginal agency case planner, or CP or authorised Aboriginal agency task only Allocated case manager, either CP or agency Establish the care team and make recommendations about the day-to-day care of the child or young person Yes Make sure an initial Care and Placement Plan is developed and documented within two weeks of the child or young person coming into care, and a copy is provided to the care team Yes All members of the care team, including carers, contribute to the development of the Care and Placement Plan Yes Yes Be an active member of the child or young person’s care team Yes Yes Make recommendations to the child protection case planner about the specific decisions a carer is authorised to make Yes Yes Approve authorisation for carers for things such as routine medical/dental treatment, travel, school activities and camps Yes Work together to contribute to the development and implementation of the child or young person’s case plan and Looking After Children planning processes, including the Care and Placement Yes Yes