Experience

Frankston City Council

• Australia
• Government Administration
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Senior Social Policy and Planning Officer

  • Jan 2023 - Present



City of Port Phillip

• Australia
• Government Administration
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Senior Policy Officer - Community Safety and Resilience

  • Dec 2018 - Present

  * Development of Port Phillip's inaugural Community Safety Plan including community engagement and consultation.* Oversee the portfolios of crime prevention and community safety including drugs and alcohol (including safe injecting facility and pill testing), street sex work, perception of safety issues associated with homelessness, gambling, public place CCTV network, graffiti mitigation, and hoon driving.* Monitoring and evaluation of CCTV systems located within the municipality including policy development. * Coordinated Council’s submission to State Government’s review into the decriminalisation of sex work.* Implementation and evaluation of the public drinking laws.* Balancing the benefits of the night-time economy / late night entertainment precinct with alcohol related harms.* Community consultation, safety audits, data analysis and research.* Provide high level, cross organisational advice on topics of community safety (including CCTV and public drinking), AOD and crime prevention through environmental design (CPTED).* Create and support partnerships internally within Council and with relevant external agencies including Victoria Police.* Briefing of elected representatives, senior management and staff.

• Acting Coordinator - Emergency Management and Community Safety

  • Jan 2022 - Apr 2022

  • Ensure Council is prepared for and able to respond to and recover from disaster and emergency events. • Ensure that Council complies with all legislative and policy requirements in relation to emergency management. • Coordinate the activities of the Municipal Emergency Management Planning Committee (MEMPC).• Commence the Community Emergency Risk Assessment (CERA) process for the municipality.• Coordinate emergency food relief for people isolating due to Covid-19.



Deakin University

• Australia
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Tutor in the second year unit, HHS201 Planning and Evaluation

  • Feb 2017 - Dec 2019

• Tutor in the Masters unit, HSH702 Contemporary Health Issues and Policies

  • Feb 2017 - Dec 2018



City of Casey

• Australia
• Government Relations Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Community Strengthening Coordinator

  • Apr 2017 - Dec 2018



Inspiro (formerly called Ranges Community Health)

• Population Health Team Leader / Senior Health Promotion Officer

  • Jan 2010 - Apr 2017

  * Oversee the portfolios for the organisation of health promotion, consumer participation, Aboriginal health, students, partnerships and program evaluation * Manage the population health team including recruitment and staff performance. * Plan, develop and establish a strategic direction for health promotion at Inspiro, in consultation with the local community. * Prepare and co-ordinate the integrated health promotion organisational plans and reports, as per DoH requirements. * Coordinate best practice frameworks and processes for evidence-based planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of integrated health promotion activities across the organisation. * Identify community needs, and respond by planning, developing, coordinating and evaluating the appropriate health promotion initiatives in conjunction with other service providers and the local community, focusing on reducing risk factors for poor health in the Yarra Ranges, that are evidence-based and congruent with best practice approaches. * Coordinate, plan, implement and evaluation of capacity building strategies in health promotion, including supporting health promotion leadership, workforce development and organisational capacity building, to allow Inspiro employees, and other service providers the capacity to undertake quality health promotion initiatives. * Build and maintain positive relationships with key stakeholders including other servicer providers to promote collaborative service delivery. * Convene the Yarra Ranges Population Health Group.



Monash University

• Australia
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Tutor in the second year unit, Community Based Program for Medical Students

  • 2011 - 2013



Deakin University

• Australia
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Sessional lecturer in the second year unit, Health Promotion Principles and Planning

  • 2006 - 2011

• Tutor in the Master's unit, Health Promotion

  • 2008 - 2009



Department of Justice - Office of Gaming and Racing

• Senior Program Advisor (statewide role)

  • Sep 2008 - Dec 2009

  * Negotiate and manage service agreements with fundholders of Primary Care Partnerships, including development of program and service targets, key performance indicators and benchmarks. * Manage the state-wide health promotion capacity building program targeting Primary Care Partnership and Gamblers Help service providers. * Work in partnership with stakeholders to identify service issues, assess risks and to continually improve service system outcomes for the benefit of clients. * Provide expert and authoritative advice, reasoned recommendations and innovative policy/program options and solutions to highly complex and sensitive issues to senior management and key sector stakeholders on the policy and strategic implications of major government or department initiatives. * Prepare and present detailed, comprehensive reports and Ministerial briefings on policy and operational/program issues, policy options and ad hoc reports and correspondence.



Department of Human Services - Primary Health

• Senior Program and Service Advisor

  • Oct 2007 - Sep 2008

  * Manage the integrated health promotion portfolio of Community and Women’s Health funded agencies within the Southern Metropolitan Region. * Proactively build and maintain positive relationships with key stakeholders and facilitate a partnership approach to working with diverse sectors. Eg. the key contact for the four Primary Care Partnerships within the region. * Implementation of strategic directions, including the all relevant policies and processes. Eg. the roll out of the diversity lens agenda in the region in partnership with DHS Central Office. * Work in partnership with internal and external stakeholders to identify service issues, assess risks and to continually improve service system outcomes for the benefit of clients. * Lead interactive and consultative processes with appropriate government and non-government agencies and key sector players in achieving government objectives and goals. * Negotiate and manage service agreements, whilst monitoring organisations performance against established program and service targets, key performance indicators and benchmarks.



Department of Human Services - Public Health

• Regional Health Promotion Officer

  • May 2006 - Oct 2007

  * Plan, develop and establish strategic directions for a coordinated approach to regional health promotion. * Develop and coordinate, in conjunction with the Primary Health team, the peer review mechanism of Community and Women’s Health funded agencies Integrated Health Promotion Plans. * Provide authoritative specialist advice, reasoned recommendations and innovative options and solutions to highly complex and sensitive issues to senior management and key sector stakeholders on health promotion. * Pro-actively build and maintain positive relationships with key stakeholders and networks for implementing innovative approaches to health planning and health promotion in the region. * Support and further develop the public health planning role of local governments as detailed in the Health Act, via convening the bi-monthly Regional Local Government Health Planner Forum. * Contribute to the development and support of the funded health promotion sector to strengthen health promotion practice. * Develop and oversee implementation of health promotion workforce and capacity building initiatives to assist in improving the quality of planning and health promotion practice. * Prepare and present detailed, comprehensive reports and correspondence, as required. * Represent the region on statewide committees as deemed appropriate and represent the region in an authoritative manner at senior level sector committees.



Frankston Community Health Service

• Health Promotion Coordinator

  • Apr 2003 - May 2006

  * Manage the health promotion team including recruitment and staff performance. * Plan, develop and establish a strategic direction for health promotion at Frankston Community Health Service, in consultation with the local community. * Prepare and co-ordinate the integrated health promotion organisational plans and reports, as per DHS requirements. * Coordinate best practice frameworks and processes for evidence-based planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of integrated health promotion activities across the organisation. * Identify community needs, and respond by planning, developing, coordinating and evaluating the appropriate health promotion initiatives in conjunction with other service providers and the local community, focusing on reducing risk factors for poor health in the Frankston population, that are evidence-based and congruent with best practice approaches. Examples include the award winning Frankston Men’s Shed, Men Behaving Positively forums, and the Youth Health Promotion Strategy. * Coordinate, plan, implement and evaluation of capacity building strategies in health promotion, including supporting health promotion leadership, workforce development and organisational capacity building, to allow Frankston Community Health Service employees, and other service providers the capacity to undertake quality health promotion initiatives. * Represent Frankston Community Health Service at relevant network meeting including Community Health & Health Promotion Network and Advisory Group, the Frankston - Mornington Peninsula PCP Health Promotion Alliance, and the Southern Region Health Promotion Network. * Actively promote and participate in quality improvement activities (i.e. EQUIP). * Prepare and present detailed, comprehensive reports, discussion papers and correspondence, as required.



West Gippsland Healthcare Group

• Health Promotion / Youth Community Development Practitioner

  • Oct 2001 - Apr 2003

  * Program management including planning, development, implementation, promotion and evaluation of a Primary Care Partnership project looking at mental health and young people. * Co-ordinated and promoted the Baw Baw FReeZA program. * Liaised and consulted with the Baw Baw Shire Council and the Trafalgar Community Development Association to have a skate park constructed in the township of Trafalgar. * Planned, developed, implemented, promoted and evaluated a social health educational program, “Youth Unlimited”, at Trafalgar High School. * Developed, implemented and co-ordinated a court diversion program, “Under the Influence”, targeting underage drinkers program, with the assistance of the Victorian Police and the Moe Magistrate’s Court. * Co-ordination and promotion of the 2002 Youth Week activities for the Baw Baw catchment area. * Co-ordination and promotion of recreational programs at the Trafalgar Youth Resource Centre. * Assisted in the planning, development and implementation of the Gippsland Youth Leadership Program. * Worked collaboratively with the Victorian Police on initiatives to reduce crime with young people * Active member of the Baw Baw Police Community Consultative Community. * Active member of the Central West Gippsland Primary Care Partnership. * Developed and monitored budgets. * Preparation of several successful submissions to funding bodies. * Provided supervision and support to students on work placement and volunteers. * Liaise and collaboration with other service providers. * Develop and maintain statistical records including analysis. * Administrative duties including writing of reports.