Experience

EQUALS International

• Australia
• Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Course Coordinator for Bachelor of Human Services

  • Jan 2023 - Present

  Lecturer for the following units; Communication Skills for human service professional, Culture, diversity and gender, and Service delivery with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Oversee the Bachelor of Human Services including planning, coordinating teaching, curriculum development, quality assurance and assessments arrangements of the course. Uphold the courses academic integrity, content currency and quality in conjunction with the Academic Director. Hold a significant leadership role within the course team comprising of academics and key professional staff. Liaise with stakeholders, including students, academics, professional staff and academic board. Show less



Hammond Family

• United States
• Investment Management

• Mum and Home Executive

  • Feb 2006 - Present

  I am Mum, educator, taxi driver, medic, motivator, and inspirer to our two amazing children, Matt and Bek. As our Home Executive, I have honed numerous skills including, time management, communication, conflict resolution, people management, problem solving, organising, planning, financial management, creative thinking, technology, and digital literacy. Every day I continue to develop in this role and find it more fulfilling. I am Mum, educator, taxi driver, medic, motivator, and inspirer to our two amazing children, Matt and Bek. As our Home Executive, I have honed numerous skills including, time management, communication, conflict resolution, people management, problem solving, organising, planning, financial management, creative thinking, technology, and digital literacy. Every day I continue to develop in this role and find it more fulfilling.



Flinders University

• Australia
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• • Feb 2014 - Nov 2022

  My PhD thesis titled 'A trans-Tasman relational model for academics integrating Indigenous knowledges and perspectives into whitestream social work education' won a Vice-Chancellor's Award for Doctoral Thesis Excellence in 2022.Topic coordinator for 'Social work with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People' - Masters Intensive in 2022Topic Coordinated, developed and wrote content for the inaugural topic titled 'Decolonising social work'. 2nd Year Bachelor of Social Work topic in 2022.Lectured in ‘Social work with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People’- Masters Elective Intensive in 2018, 2019 and 2020 covering such topics as colonisation, cultural responsiveness, privilege, equity and equality, social justice and human rights, institutional racism, decolonising social work, appropriate terminology and resources, resilience, and hope.Tutored in • ‘Human Social Development’ – second year bachelor’s subject – 2020 & 2021.• ‘Social work with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People’- Masters Elective Intensive Feb and July 2017 and began developing my lecturing skills in this topic.• ‘Global child welfare’ – Bachelors and Masters Elective topic 2017.• ‘Children and Families: wellbeing and protection’ – Third year topic 2016.• ‘Introduction to Aboriginal studies’ – first year Bachelors topic in 2015 for the Office of Indigenous Strategy and Engagement formerly Yunggorendi.• ‘Complexities working with Children and Families’ – Masters topic 2014. Show less

• • Feb 2016 - Nov 2018

  One on one tutoring with Indigenous students at Flinders University.



mainly music Australia

• Team Leader

  • Apr 2008 - Nov 2013

  Established and managed a team of volunteers as we run a weekly music program for families in our local community. Developed strong relationships with the local community that continue to this day. Chaired regular meeting. Provided support and advocacy to families during hardship. Wrote successful small grants applications and developed short surveys to support these applications to facilitate the growth of the program in our area. Mentored other local mainly music teams as they developed their own programs. Handled program administration and efficiently received and processed cash and managed a budget. As an off shoot to this role I also ran toolbox parenting workshops for local parents covering three age groups 0-6 years, 6-12 years and 12-18 years. Show less



Families SA

• United States
• Online Audio and Video Media

• Social Worker

  • Jan 2005 - Jan 2006

  During my time as a social worker I managed a case load of twelve children; four were from an Indigenous family. I had the opportunity to work in partnership with Aboriginal Family Support Services. This role included case management, child protection investigations, assessments, planning, interventions and court matters. I saw firsthand children in foster care and how this affected them, their families of origin and their foster families. Since having my own children I now see things through the lens of a mother and it has changed my world view. Show less

• Student Social Worker

  • 2004 - 2004

  Student placement in the Child and Family Team managing a caseload of twelve children, their families and associated agencies. Student placement in the Child and Family Team managing a caseload of twelve children, their families and associated agencies.



City of Onkaparinga

• Australia
• Government Administration
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Student social worker

  • 2003 - 2003

  Student placement working with the Aboriginal community centre, Neporendi. Student placement working with the Aboriginal community centre, Neporendi.



Auckland College of Education

• New Zealand
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Student social worker

  • 1999 - 1999

  Student placement working with disadvantaged young people from varying cultural backgrounds in a full time out of home care educational facility. Student placement working with disadvantaged young people from varying cultural backgrounds in a full time out of home care educational facility.