Experience

Rights Information & Advocacy Centre Inc.

• Australia
• Individual and Family Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Social Worker

  • Feb 2023 - Present

  Supporting carers of children living with a disability, through one-to-one support and counselling. Research, and linkage to services on behalf of carers. Facilitating support groups. Planning and presenting informational and educational events for carers. Supporting carers of children living with a disability, through one-to-one support and counselling. Research, and linkage to services on behalf of carers. Facilitating support groups. Planning and presenting informational and educational events for carers.



Rights Information & Advocacy Centre Inc.

• Australia
• Individual and Family Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• • Aug 2022 - Dec 2022

  Supporting people with disabilities and their carers to access services and supports.Supporting staff to advocate for clients at the Administrative Appeals Tribunal, and to make submissions to the Disability Royal CommissionPlanning 2 successful events to celebrate Carers Week 2022.

• • Nov 2021 - Aug 2022

  Working as a member of the team offering a drop in support service to local community members. - Supporting community members to understand and fill in forms and applications- Providing information and referral to supports services.- Supporting RIAC's efforts to increase their visibility in the community, and develop community awareness of the services provided by the organisation.



Castlemaine Community House

• Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia

• Work Placement/Volunteering

  • Aug 2020 - Dec 2022

  o Developed a project to celebrate the Castlemaine carer community. Prepared an event preparation timeline and budget/liaised with sponsors and guest speakers/assisted with event set up. As a direct result of this project, Castlemaine Community House now hosts monthly carer morning teas. Facilitating the ongoing monthly morning tea chat sessions that are open to all carers in the Mount Alexander Shire. o Undertook research projects. Identified and contacted prospective research participants/undertook qualitative interviews/thematically analysed data/produced reports and recommendations o Developed in depth understanding of programmes run by the Community House and networked with organisations under the auspice of the Community House. o Undertook the role of minute taker for Community House meetings with local human services organisations. o Researched and identified grants appropriate to the Community House and organisations under its auspice. Assisted in writing grant applications. Show less