Experience

Relationships Australia Northern Territory

• Australia
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner

  • Jul 2016 - Present

  • Supporting separating families to craft low conflict parenting plans for children • Facilitative, therapeutic and transformative family dispute resolution • Assisting with the co-ordination of a Legally Assisted and Culturally Appropriate Family Dispute Resolution (LACA FDR) pilot project • Drafting evaluation documents • Delivering community education • Developing and delivering professional development • Supporting separating families to craft low conflict parenting plans for children • Facilitative, therapeutic and transformative family dispute resolution • Assisting with the co-ordination of a Legally Assisted and Culturally Appropriate Family Dispute Resolution (LACA FDR) pilot project • Drafting evaluation documents • Delivering community education • Developing and delivering professional development



Petrichor Services

• Solicitor, Consultant and Mediator

  • Feb 2014 - Present

  • Representing children and young people in child protection legal matters in an age, developmentally, and situationally appropriate way • Advocating for child wellbeing best practice principles in the Northern Territory legal context: • Engaging experts to support best practice • Culturally congruent practice, consulting with children, families, communities, and cultural experts, as well as referring to community sanctioned materials. • Submissions to Royal Commission into the Protection and Detention of Children in the Northern Territory • Contributing to working groups on system reform, including in relation to Family Group Conferencing.



Thrive Association

• Co-founder and Director

  • Feb 2014 - Present

  • Research and advocacy incorporating child wellbeing best practice principles into law • Speaker at the 2018 International Child Trauma Conference • Consolidation of practice wisdom from multiple clinical, cultural, and academic experts • Consultant to child protection lawyers • Legal consultant to social and cultural workers • Community legal education • Development of an online information hub • Research and advocacy incorporating child wellbeing best practice principles into law • Speaker at the 2018 International Child Trauma Conference • Consolidation of practice wisdom from multiple clinical, cultural, and academic experts • Consultant to child protection lawyers • Legal consultant to social and cultural workers • Community legal education • Development of an online information hub



Red Cross Young Parents Program

• Support Worker and Volunteer Tutor

  • Feb 2016 - Jun 2016

  • Supporting young parents to achieve positive education and parenting outcomes in a residential out of home care setting • Trauma informed, strengths-based practice • Conflict resolution • Supporting young parents to achieve positive education and parenting outcomes in a residential out of home care setting • Trauma informed, strengths-based practice • Conflict resolution



National Children’s and Youth Law Centre, Randwick

• Solicitor

  • Feb 2016 - Jun 2016

  • Providing legal information and advice to children and young people about a broad range of criminal, family, and civil law matters • Providing insight regarding the interplay of social science and the law • Supervising legal interns • Drafting submissions for parliamentary inquiries • Writing and updating online legal information resources • Providing legal information and advice to children and young people about a broad range of criminal, family, and civil law matters • Providing insight regarding the interplay of social science and the law • Supervising legal interns • Drafting submissions for parliamentary inquiries • Writing and updating online legal information resources



Uniting

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

• Senior Administrative Officer and Support Worker

  • Jun 2015 - Feb 2016

  • Drafting organisational policies in consultation with case workers, co-ordinators and program managers across three regions • Compliance management for accreditation • Attending and contributing to managerial working groups • Supporting Aboriginal families engaged with frontline foster care • Case management, including: home visits, birth family contact sessions, carer transitions, safety planning, engaging young people with supports, supervision meetings, carer panels, and care plan reviews.



NSW Family Services Inc / RLG:AU

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

• Researcher

  • Apr 2015 - May 2015

  • Research into best practice principles for family support agencies • Statistical analysis of Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA) and Australian Early Development Census (AEDC) data relevant to child protection regions • Research into best practice principles for family support agencies • Statistical analysis of Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA) and Australian Early Development Census (AEDC) data relevant to child protection regions



Harrison Lawyers

• Australia
• Law Practice
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Solicitor

  • Feb 2014 - Dec 2014

  • Representing children, young people, and families in child protection legal matters in an age, culturally, and situationally appropriate way, including at Court and in conciliation conferences • Supporting culturally and linguistically diverse clients with the aid of interpreters • Case management, and instructing barristers for hearings • Representing children, young people, and families in child protection legal matters in an age, culturally, and situationally appropriate way, including at Court and in conciliation conferences • Supporting culturally and linguistically diverse clients with the aid of interpreters • Case management, and instructing barristers for hearings



Katherine Womens Information and Legal Service

• Legal Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Solicitor

  • Nov 2011 - Mar 2013

  • Representing women in child protection, domestic violence, and family law matters, including court advocacy. • Accommodating vulnerable clients, including survivors of domestic violence, clients with mental health concerns, clients experiencing homelessness, and clients living remotely • Building community networks • Conducting community legal education • Chairing Katherine Legal Service Provider (KLSP) meetings • Representing women in child protection, domestic violence, and family law matters, including court advocacy. • Accommodating vulnerable clients, including survivors of domestic violence, clients with mental health concerns, clients experiencing homelessness, and clients living remotely • Building community networks • Conducting community legal education • Chairing Katherine Legal Service Provider (KLSP) meetings



North Australian Aboriginal Family Legal Service

• Australia
• Legal Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Solicitor

  • Mar 2011 - Oct 2011

  • Managing legal outreach support services to remote communities • Representing vulnerable clients in domestic violence matters, including court advocacy • Preparing and delivering community legal education • Managing legal outreach support services to remote communities • Representing vulnerable clients in domestic violence matters, including court advocacy • Preparing and delivering community legal education



NORTH AUSTRALIAN ABORIGINAL JUSTICE AGENCY LTD

• Legal Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Intern

  • Jan 2011 - Feb 2011



Aroona Station

• Office Aministrator and Jilleroo

  • Apr 2009 - Dec 2010



Barnardos Australia

• Australia
• Non-profit Organizations
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Researcher and Copywriter

  • Jun 2008 - Mar 2009



Museum of the City of Veracruz

• Translator and Tutor

  • Jan 2008 - May 2008