Experience

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  CatholicCare Social Services Hunter-Manning

  • Mayfield, New South Wales, Australia

  • Child and Family Caseworker PSP

    • Mar 2024 - Present
    • Mayfield, New South Wales, Australia

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  With These Two Hands

  • Quito, Ecuador

  • Founder

    • Jul 2014 - Present
    • Quito, Ecuador

    Developer and Founder of the With These Two Hands hairdressing training program dedicated to provide the tools needed to skill women out of poverty in Quito, Ecuador. Initially created through a pilot program based on a client needs assessment and on the ground research using surveys, interviews and community consultation in Quito. This was all self directed and followed up by a four month program and regular visits to the project. The role involved research and data collection, coaching, advertising, sales, end to end event management, and marketing, management of online social platforms (WordPress, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube). The project is in its 5th year running at a sustainable and community level in partnership with a local hairdressing college and a NGO.

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  Women's Justice Network

  • Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

  • Mentor of women in the criminal justice system

    • Apr 2020 - Mar 2024
    • Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

    My role as a mentor involves a client centred approach supporting a young woman who has recently been incarcerated and is now living in the community with her 18 month old son awaiting sentencing. I assist my mentee regularly to assist in maintaining her confidence since leaving prison to overcome the obstacles of her past and assist in times of vulnerability. I assist with parental advice, keeping her in a positive mindset and our relationship consists of regular phone calls, text exchanges and more recently with COVID restrictions permitting, meeting face to face where I was able to meet her son.

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  Samaritans Foundation

  • Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia

  • Group Facilitator

    • Feb 2023 - Feb 2024
    • Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia

    As a Child and Parenting Support Group Facilitator, I worked as part of the Samaritan’s Child and Family Support team in the early intervention space (0-12) facilitating accredited and evidence-based parenting programs such as Bringing Up Great Kids, Tree Of Life, Shark Cage and Drumbeat in schools and community. A part of my role is to plan and deliver supported playgroups within the targeted community areas with a focus on providing a stimulating environment for children to develop their social and cognitive functioning. Facilitating parenting programs involves a strong peer support focus encouraging reciprocal support of parents and carers through discussions and facilitated reflection.

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  Hidden for confidentiality

  • Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia

  • Contact Supervisor and Intake Assessment Officer

    • Mar 2019 - Jun 2023
    • Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia

    Providing a child focused supervision service facilitating a safe and positive environment between a non-resident parent and their child/ren in accordance with court orders and parenting agreements followed up by a written observational report. My purpose is to observe, take notes and ensure the safety of the child/ren. My role involves working in the community managing parent intervention, working with culturally diverse families, children who have suffered trauma, history of DV and ADVOs as well as managing challenging behaviours. At times I make recommendations for services and address the health and well-being needs of the children. I also carry out intake assessments over the phone screening families for the service.

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  Umwelt Environmental & Social Consultants

  • Newcastle Area, Australia, Central Coast, Sydney

  • Junior Social Consultant

    • Mar 2016 - Dec 2016
    • Newcastle Area, Australia, Central Coast, Sydney

    My role was to assist the Senior Social Consultants by carrying out literature reviews, data collection and analysis and coding qualitative data, desktop research, phone interviewing, creating and carrying out surveys, assist with social analysis and evaluation and report writing. I was involved in a range of stakeholder engagement evaluations, developing social impact assessments.

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  Crysalis

  • Newcastle, Australia

  • Executive Stylist

    • Jul 2012 - Dec 2015
    • Newcastle, Australia

    Trainer and Executive Stylist. Worked in a senior role and salon educator while completing a Bachelor of Development Studies at Newcastle University.