Constellation Project Deep Dive: Systems Navigator

Abstract

THE SYSTEMS NAVIGATOR CONCEPT
Explores whether a ‘systems navigator’ function could improve outcomes for young people exiting care who otherwise experience confusion or barriers to getting the support and services they
need.
Taking a First Nations perspective as the starting point for the solution, the team is exploring what navigation tools and roles currently exist and how they might be applied to the SA context.

Though sometimes given different terms, the concept of a ‘Systems Navigator’ has been explored in a number of contexts/professions (e.g. disability sector) across various countries.

First Nations people have told us that they have already been taking responsibility for this role in the community in an informal & innate capacity.

The social lab’s goal is to explore formalising this role in a broader South Australian context.