Experience

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  The Salvation Army Australia

  • Australia
  • Non-profit Organizations
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Professional Supervision practice consultant - Doorways National

    • Jul 2022 - Present

  • Professional Supervision Practice Consultant

    • Jul 2020 - Jun 2022

    Provide Professional Supervision one to one with staff. Equip and train staff groups with a range of Reflective tools to strengthen their; work practice, growth and development , well-being, self- care and self leading as professionals.

  • Doorways Regional Manager - Central, Northern and Outback Queensland

    • Jun 2015 - Jun 2020

    Coordination of Doorways Case Work sites in the Region and provide guidance and support in implementing this new model of care with local people in the Corps, to achieve the overall vision of Doorways.

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  UnitingCare Community

  • Australia
  • Non-profit Organization Management
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Social Inclusion - Project Co-ordinator

    • Mar 2015 - May 2015

    Improve quality of life and social connections for older people in the North and far North Queensland Region

  • Service Coordinator - Youth Services

    • 2011 - Mar 2015

    Supervision of youth development staff team working with vulnerable and at risk young people using;case management, youth development, groups in schools and outreach in parks Utilised a strengths based and development approach to achieve staff members; autonomy, mastery and capacity to effectively support youth and their families. Mentor and develop staff to demonstrate leadership within the organisation and community.

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  Townsville City Council

  • Townsville

  • Vincent Family Support Program.

    • 2008 - 2011
    • Townsville

    Coordination of Program with local families with children. Produced a Quarterly magazine by collecting content relevant to families and distributed to 300 people and stakeholders.Built rapport with families and increased inclusion, capacity and connectedness of vulnerable families in the area into support and activities they desired.

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  Uniting Church in Australia

  • Queensland, Australia

  • Queensland Education and Resource Worker with Uniting Aboriginal and Islander Christian Congress

    • 2001 - 2008
    • Queensland, Australia

    Community Development, Education and Indigenous Leadership DevelopmentAchievements:Supported the Indigenous leadership of the Organisation to;· Resource, connect and care for its staff in remote Cape York and The Gulf and in regional and urban centres of Queensland.- Recruit, orientate and place ministers and staff in these state locations.· Plan with elders and lead local programs using community workshops and state meetings.· Research and publish stories and articles for media and public relations.

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  Uniting Church in Australia

  • Religious Institutions
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Community Outreach Coordinator

    • 1994 - 2000

    Outreach with people falling through the local community service gaps.Worked in Carlton with people from 44 different cultures, with the aim of social inclusion and connection.Provided leadership by facilitating the collaborative Carlton Local Area Network meetings with other agencies, Councils, service providers, schools and churches.Initiated action on local issues, including media, and fostered partnership, engagement, development planning and collaboration between stakeholders to meet social needs and aspirations.

  • Community Organizer seconded from the Uniting Church to InfoxChange

    • 1992 - 1994

    From Public Meeting to Public Housing.A unique Development Project between the Uniting Church and Inner urban Housing Council/infoXChange to work alongside people living in residential hotels and their supporters who together coordinated through media and all levels of political influence, and achieved the right for these residents to stay living in the CBD of Melbourne, through guiding 2 affordable housing dwellings. I was employed in 1993 as a community developer to work in this project with the intention to prevent affected permanent residents in the hotels being displaced and excluded from living in the City of Melbourne and becoming homeless. An unprecedented community development project resulted where all stakeholders ultimately played their roles, enabled Ebsworth House and Guilford Lane to be established. At the time Ebsworth House was the first publically funded housing Project in a C.B.D. in Australia. Featured 27 mentions in media raising this social justice issue into public awareness.

  • Human Rights

    • 1991 - 1993

    International Development and Human Rights team producing Social Justice Publications.As part of the team collected stories, shot photos and video to contribute to human rights work and advocacy.Learnt language and culture to working level. Team addressed in particular poverty and its’ impacts and documented the local community engagement and social action and change models and pastoral approaches used in communities.

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  The Salvation Army Australia

  • Melbourne, Australia

  • Health Education Coordinator

    • 1988 - 1991
    • Melbourne, Australia

    Developed creative health promotion materials with transient and homeless youth and young adults. Wrote policy, procedures and facilitated staff training and peer education. In 1990, established the first late night Health Centre, to provide appropriate education and referral for the people being impacted by HIV/AIDS, STDs and drug and substance use. This Centre has evolved and is operating with some 25 staff in 2020. Coordinated and facilitated staff development and training to empower a workforce of 40 staff to undertake similar health promotion, health referral and advocacy with people experiencing homelessness.

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  Short term accommodation for youth. - STAY

  • Rosanna, Victoria, Australia

  • Residential Youth Worker

    • Mar 1987 - Jun 1989
    • Rosanna, Victoria, Australia

    Intake, referrals, assessments, advocacy and support with young people experiencing homelessness. Provision of up to 3 months accommodation.

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  National Australia Bank

  • Melbourne, Australia

  • Bank Teller

    • 1980 - 1984
    • Melbourne, Australia

    Ledgers, promotions of financial products and cash handling and teller management.