Experience

Queensland Positive People

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

• LIFE+Manager

  • Jan 2023 - Present

  The LIFE+Manager is a key operational leadership role with a focus on program implementationand the delivery of QPP treatment and care programs across Queensland. This includes assisting the developmentand delivery ofquality servicesand contributeto ongoing development opportunities to enhance services to support the executionof the strategic direction and operational plan.

• Treatment Support Facilitator

  • Jul 2021 - Jan 2023

  This position works within QPP’s Life+ program. Life+ consists of a multi-disciplinary team of people who work together to provide the necessary care and support services to people living with HIV across Queensland. The primary purpose of this role is to provide client-centered support and case management to PLHIV who are experiencing barriers, which negatively impact their ability to commence and/or maintain HIV treatment and care.



La Trobe University

• Australia
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Coordinator Student Wellbeing Connect

  • Jan 2021 - Jul 2021

  The Senior Coordinator, Student Wellbeing Connect, facilitates the coordination of care and individual support for students experiencing significant and complex psychosocial issues that are impacting on their personal and academic success. The role has responsibility for the provision high quality services including complex case management, crisis intervention, risk assessment, care coordination, advocacy, supportive counselling and referral to meet student’s compressive psychosocial needs. The Senior Coordinator, Student Wellbeing Connect, facilitates the coordination of care and individual support for students experiencing significant and complex psychosocial issues that are impacting on their personal and academic success. The role has responsibility for the provision high quality services including complex case management, crisis intervention, risk assessment, care coordination, advocacy, supportive counselling and referral to meet student’s compressive psychosocial needs.



The Royal Melbourne Hospital

• Australia
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Co Manager of Social Work and Cultural Diversity

  • Jul 2018 - Jan 2021

  This position engenders a culture of clinical excellence within the Social Work team. It is accountable for the planning, development, delivery, and evaluation of the Social Work, Aboriginal Health and Interpreting service across a range of indicators and an integral member of the Allied Health Management Team.

• Social Work Clinical Lead (Complex Care) - Grade 4

  • Jan 2018 - Jan 2020

  The Grade 4 Social Worker – Complex Care is a peer recognised expert in the area of complex care planning for vulnerable patients across the service. They are a clinical leader and a practitioner researcher. They work collaboratively with key stakeholders to deliver excellence in patient care, teaching and research.

• Senior Social Worker/ Team Leader - Grade 3

  • May 2015 - Jan 2018

  A senior clinician social worker, through clinical expertise has a leading role in ensuring excellence in patient care, leadership of teams and fostering of staff development. It is responsible for the coordination of clinical social work student placements. This role is also responsible for the provision of psychosocial support to patients of the Victorian Infectious Disease Service (VIDS) across inpatient and outpatient services for People Living with HIV (PLHIV).



Alfred Health

• Australia
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Outreach Social Worker: The Alfred HIV Service - Outward Program - Grade 2

  • May 2014 - May 2015

  The Outreach Social Worker role receives referrals for HIV positive clients particularly at risk, are vulnerable or who have several complex and compounding barriers to engaging in care that require ongoing, intensive support, or would benefit from the provision of outreach social work services.

• Inpatient Social Worker: Infectious Diseases & HIV Services - Grade 2

  • Aug 2013 - May 2014

  Responsible for the provision of advanced social work services to patients and theirfamilies/significant others primarily within the Infectious Diseases/HIVAIDS services area ofthe Hospital.



Oxfam Australia

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

• Senior Program Officer – Straight Talk

  • Mar 2013 - Aug 2013

  The Straight Talk program connects Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women with the political system and builds the capacity of women as change makers, supporting them to self determine their own solutions, exercise their rights and to have a strong voice in decisions that affect their lives. The Straight Talk program connects Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women with the political system and builds the capacity of women as change makers, supporting them to self determine their own solutions, exercise their rights and to have a strong voice in decisions that affect their lives.



Windana Health & Healing Centre

• Melbourne, Australia

• Intake and Assessment Worker - Windana: Drug and Alcohol Recovery

  • Oct 2012 - Mar 2013



Queensland Health

• Australia
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drug (ATODS) Counsellor: Cooktown Mental Health & ATODS

  • Sep 2010 - Oct 2012



Anglicare Southern Queensland

• Australia
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Acting State Coordinator: Positive Directions

  • Jul 2010 - Sep 2010

• Client Liaison Officer: Positive Directions

  • Feb 2008 - Jul 2010