Social Worker

• Oct 2022 - Present

Caseworker/ Social Worker

• Mar 2021 - Oct 2022

Supervisor

• Sep 2020 - Mar 2021

Bridging Families Services facilitates court- mandated supervised contact visits for parents to see their children (ie through FACS or privately. Building trust and rapport quickly with children and families through using communication skills and always have an unconditional positive regard and non-judgemental outlook when tensions and stress arise. Required to resolve and negotiate stress and make visits as tension free as possible. Making clinical observations of engagement and documenting through observational reports that can be used in court to ascertain parents ability for future contacts. Show less

Social Work (Level 4) Placement

• Aug 2020 - Dec 2020

• Navigated competing priorities of having a caseload of 8 patients on both the general surgeries inpatient ward, and the outpatient Sydney Dialysis. • Skilled at negotiating and communicating with My Aged Care, NDIS and other external services to ensure clients receive the best outcomes. • Advocated for the insertion of social justice into the various therapeutic and practical interventions given in the hospital setting. • Succeeded in gaining incidental counselling, psychosocial assessments, service coordination, trauma-informed crisis work and family/carer engagement skills. Show less

Tutor

• Feb 2019 - Sep 2020

I am a current tutor at the University of Sydney, tutoring first year Social Work students who are Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander. This role is really a guiding and mentoring role that seeks to link existing students in with ATSI students who need assistance in navigating the sometimes overwhelming realities of being a student. I am a current tutor at the University of Sydney, tutoring first year Social Work students who are Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander. This role is really a guiding and mentoring role that seeks to link existing students in with ATSI students who need assistance in navigating the sometimes overwhelming realities of being a student.

Educator

• Sep 2018 - Sep 2020

Informal work at an Urban farm in Sydney's Inner West. Pocket City Farms is dedicated to educating and informing urban folk about processes of food production. I have been a part of running education days with young people, taking them around the productive garden at the farm, having them connect to nature and make connections between place, people and food! Informal work at an Urban farm in Sydney's Inner West. Pocket City Farms is dedicated to educating and informing urban folk about processes of food production. I have been a part of running education days with young people, taking them around the productive garden at the farm, having them connect to nature and make connections between place, people and food!

Social Work (Research) placement

• Jul 2019 - Nov 2019

CASPA, provides Foster Care, OOHC and specialised programs for at risk children in the community. As a part of my course requirements, I completed a sixty day placement in Lismore, primarily working on research and program development with the Clinical team. CASPA, provides Foster Care, OOHC and specialised programs for at risk children in the community. As a part of my course requirements, I completed a sixty day placement in Lismore, primarily working on research and program development with the Clinical team.

Shop Manager

• Mar 2018 - Feb 2019

A part of a community run Food Cooperative, dedicated to education around sustainability and connecting the community to food systems. Was a great insight into cooperative models of community engagement and I built several relationships in the community. A part of a community run Food Cooperative, dedicated to education around sustainability and connecting the community to food systems. Was a great insight into cooperative models of community engagement and I built several relationships in the community.