Help Improve Child-Safe Organisations in Tasmania
As part of the evaluation of the Child and Youth Safe Organisations Framework (CYSOF), we're seeking Expressions of Interest from organisations to take part in Implementation Snapshots.
We want to understand what CYSOF implementation looks like in practice across different settings – what's working, what's challenging, and what supports make the biggest difference.
The aim is to strengthen practical guidance and support for organisations across Tasmania.
What is an Implementation Snapshot?
An implementation snapshot is a short, structured way of learning from an organisation's experience of implementing CYSOF.
If your organisation is selected, this would involve a half-day to one-day visit from a member of the evaluation team from First Person Consulting (FPC).
The visit is not an audit or compliance check – it's focused on understanding your context and learning what implementation looks like in practice.
A snapshot may include:
- A discussion with key organisational leaders
- A few short discussions with staff, especially those working with children and young people
- A light-touch look at a small selection of existing documents you already use (e.g. policies, training/induction materials, risk tools)
- A look at any summary feedback you already have from children and young people (if available)
- A brief walk-through of relevant parts of your office/site (to understand your setting and context)
If your organisation is selected, we'll discuss and confirm the plan with you in advance and keep the process as low-burden as possible.
Why Register Interest?
Stronger Guidance
Contribute to more practical guidance and supports for child-safe organisations across Tasmania.
Clearer Understanding
Help build understanding of what implementation looks like across different sectors, workforce models, and service settings.
System-Wide Learning
Contribute to learning about what helps implementation and where additional support is needed.
Reflection Opportunity
Some organisations may find the process a useful opportunity to step back and reflect on what's working.
Who We're Hoping to Include
We're aiming to include a small number of organisations that reflect a mix of different contexts. Submitting an EOI helps us understand whether your organisation might be a good fit within this mix.
Expression of Interest
Ready to register your organisation's interest? Complete the form below.
Have questions before submitting? Check out our frequently asked questions below.
View FAQs ↓Frequently Asked Questions
At this stage, we expect organisational visits to take place during the following time periods:
- 21–25 April
- 27 April – 1 May
- 11–15 May
If your organisation is selected, we'll schedule the visit at a time that suits you.
We will select organisations from the Expressions of Interest to include a mix of settings (e.g. different sectors, organisational types, sizes, locations). Selection is not based on being "best practice" or most advanced.
We can only complete a limited number of snapshots, so we can spend enough time with each organisation to understand their context properly.
Thank you – we appreciate you taking the time to register your interest. We'll review EOIs and contact you as soon as possible to confirm next steps. If your organisation isn't selected, we'll still be in touch to let you know.
Yes. If your organisation is selected, taking part is still your choice. You can decide what you're comfortable sharing, and you can pause or stop the process at any point.
No. Document review is optional and limited to existing materials you're comfortable sharing. We won't ask you to create anything new.
Yes, it can be. We will not identify any organisations in reporting if they don't want this. We will take care to avoid identifying organisations, especially in smaller sectors or regions. We will discuss with you how your organisation is described.
For those organisations that wish to remain anonymous, only the evaluation team will know which organisations participated. Participation won't be listed in the evaluation report unless you agree to this.
We'll use what you share to identify common themes in implementation across organisations and to inform our findings and recommendations. We may also write short implementation stories in the report to illustrate what implementation can look like in practice. These will be written in a way that does not identify organisations, unless they choose to be. Information will be handled carefully and used only for this evaluation.
Yes. We can offer a short check-in to make sure we've understood you correctly and that you are comfortable that your organisation won't be identified (should this be your wish).
First Person Consulting (FPC) is conducting the evaluation. It was funded by the Department of Justice.
All FPC staff are members of the Australian Evaluation Society and follow its ethical guidelines.
No. This is not an audit or compliance check. It is a learning-focused activity to understand what CYSOF implementation looks like in practice across different settings.
Very little. We'll confirm the schedule and what's involved in advance and may suggest a small number of documents to be provided to us beforehand to help plan our visit. There will be no need to prepare anything new.
No. Organisations won't be remunerated for participating. We recognise this is a contribution of time, and we're grateful to organisations that choose to be involved.
Have More Questions?
If you have questions before submitting an EOI, please contact the Evaluation Lead, Dr Alicia McCoy.
[email protected]