Specialist - Advocacy and Strategic Projects

• Aug 2023 - Present

Senior Project Officer

• Jun 2023 - Jul 2023

Short term contract Short term contract

Regional LGBTIQA+ Coordinator

• Aug 2021 - May 2023

Implementation of pilot funding from the Mental Health Commission to support LGBTIQA+ youth in regional WA. The project service delivery includes counselling and community development based in multiple regional locations and offering remote/online support to all of WA. The project was initially funded in 2021 and due to its success, it has retained funding through to 2024.Duties;• Establishing WAAC in regional locations, meeting with stakeholders and creating partnerships. Ensuring WAAC becomes a known LGBTIQA+ agency in a relatively short period of time.• Project planning, policy and procedure writing, grant writing, meeting with contract managers, meeting evaluation, research, KPI and reporting requirements.• Strategic planning and guidance.• Recruiting, appointing, inducting and managing Freedom State staff. Show less

Leavers Project Coordinator

• Aug 2019 - May 2023

Contract from WAPOLProviding support to school leavers at the annual Southwest Leavers celebrations. Coordinating a team of around 25 staff and volunteers with a focus on sexual health, alcohol and drug harm reduction and LGBTIQA+ inclusion. Successful service delivery during my tenure has resulted in continual funding and increased funding allocation.Duties:• Promoting safe-sex, consent, sexual health and drug and alcohol awareness and LGBTIQA+ support to school leavers.• Strategic planning and oversight of Leavers contract. • Meeting and negotiating contract with contract manager.• Meeting KPI and reporting requirements, managing budget, resources, ordering and developing activities for high levels of student engagement.• Recruiting, appointing, inducting and managing Leavers staff and volunteers. Show less

Needle and Syringe Exchange Program Coordinator

• Jan 2021 - Sep 2021

Contract from Department of Health. WAAC operates 2 fixed site locations and seven mobile sites within the Perth metro area.• Ensuring successful delivery of the NSEP at all locations through rostering, policy creation, budget management, resource allocation and development and relationship building with key stakeholders.• Assisting clients accessing the NSEP with issues around health, safer drug use, referral services and support by creating a supportive, welcoming and safe environment. • Managing, training and supporting NSEP staff and volunteers. Show less

Supervisor

• Jun 2019 - Jan 2021

Supporting wellbeing, educational needs and pastoral care needs of students. Part time role while undertaking Master's study. Supporting wellbeing, educational needs and pastoral care needs of students. Part time role while undertaking Master's study.

Youth Access Clinician (Counselling) Intern

• Jun 2020 - Nov 2020

Substitute Teacher

• Jan 2019 - Oct 2020

Program Coordinator

• Jan 2016 - Feb 2019

2IC of campus. Long-term outdoor education programs running to encourage the development and growth of the individual. • Development of strategic plan, aims, mission, student outcomes and program. • rostering and program development, activity risk assessment, budgeting, creation of activity plans and liaising with third-party schools and parents. • Ensuring safe operations of campus and program. • Mentoring and supervision of instructing staff. 2IC of campus. Long-term outdoor education programs running to encourage the development and growth of the individual. • Development of strategic plan, aims, mission, student outcomes and program. • rostering and program development, activity risk assessment, budgeting, creation of activity plans and liaising with third-party schools and parents. • Ensuring safe operations of campus and program. • Mentoring and supervision of instructing staff.

Substitute Teacher

• 2016 - 2016

Outdoor Education Instructor

• 2012 - 2014