Experience

Lutheran Church of Australia

• Religious Institutions
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Child Protection Project Officer

  • Nov 2018 - Present



Child Wise

• Australia
• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Consultant

  • Mar 2018 - Oct 2018

  Mary-Ann Carver is a Senior Consultant for Child Wise, one of Australia’s leading child abuse prevention organizations. Mary-Ann delivers the Child Wise organisational capacity building programs, tailored consultancy services, training programs and specialist policy and program development. Mary-Ann is a qualified social worker with over 25 years experience at senior levels in the South Australia public service as a practitioner, policy manager, and principal consultant in the areas of statutory child protection, alternative care and Aboriginal affairs. Mary-Ann also has considerable experience as a child protection researcher and educator. Mary-Ann is passionate about the rights of children in the child protection system and is a strong advocate for placing children and young people at the centre of all decision-making. Mary-Ann is committed to helping organisations develop and nurture their protective capacities in relation to children and to fostering a stronger, more committed sense of shared responsibility for child protection across the human services sector.

• State Manager

  • Jan 2015 - Feb 2018



Flinders University

• Australia
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Field Education Liaison Officer and Tutor

  • Sep 2016 - Mar 2018



Families SA

• Manager, Practice Development

  • Jan 2009 - Oct 2011

• Manager, Child Protection Policy

  • Sep 2004 - Dec 2008

• Principal Social Worker

  • May 1997 - Sep 2004