Experience

Carers Queensland Inc.

• Australia
• Individual and Family Services
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Local Area Coordinator

  • Apr 2018 - Present



St Vincent de Paul Society NSW

• Australia
• Non-profit Organizations
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Team Manager

  • May 2017 - Mar 2018



St Vincent de Paul Society Australia

• Australia
• Non-profit Organizations
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Local Area Coordinator

  • Oct 2016 - Mar 2018



Achieve Australia

• Australia
• Individual and Family Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Casual Project Officer

  • Apr 2016 - Oct 2016

• Customer Relationship Coordinator

  • Feb 2016 - Apr 2016

• Resource Team Leader

  • Jan 2013 - Feb 2016

  Achieve Australia is a company limited by guarantee, governed by a voluntary Board of Directors. They support approximately 550 people with disability or who experience disadvantage across accommodation, employment and day programs on the basis of achieving social inclusion. The driving principle is to support people with disability to learn and maintain life and work skills, develop relationships, make choices about their lives and participate in community activities. The Team Leader position reports to The Chief Operating Officer and is responsible for 4 staff with approximately 250 total staff in organisation.•Overseeing and guiding a team to provide specialist services throughout the organisation•Assisting with the management of the intakes and exits of people for the Accommodation and Day Program services•Assisting with the transitions of clients within Accommodation services•Liaising with external stakeholders and families regarding services and intake information•Keeping up to date with knowledge of individual funding packages and guidelines•Participating as a member on a restricted practice panel to ensure the organisation meets ADHC policies and guidelines•Reporting to the committee on all intake/exit transition cases. Show less

• Person Centred Coordinator

  • 2011 - 2013

  •Encouraged and supported the capacity of our clients to take control of their own lives by employing /engaging the principles of Person Centeredness•Provided and implemented person centred thinking and planning as a means of enhancing a quality of life that is self driven and encourages the creating of opportunities to achieve higher levels of independence and community inclusion. This included creative design, planning and information gathering•Promoted, modelled and educated person centred approaches and person centred service delivery to people who are supported, families, the community and other people who have an interest in the life of a supported person. Included person centred elements in individual aspects of service provision including activities, planning, individual plans, individual goal setting and other aspects of an individual’s life•Trained, supported and mentored staff to be able to implement the philosophies, concepts and tools to facilitate person centred thinking and approaches. Show less

• Communication/Skills Development Coordinator

  • 2005 - 2011

  •Planned, developed, implemented and reviewed communication and skills support plans. The focus is on increasing/maximising independence and building life skills•Worked with individuals across all divisions and Service Areas of the organisation.. This included Community Living Service, a Large Residential Service, a Day Service and an Employment Service•Involved in the devolution process of transitioning individuals into a Community Living Accommodation Model from both the organisations large residential and the Government Funded Devolution Project. Individuals have been successfully transitioned from Peat Island, Morisset, Stockton and Marsden into the community•Assessed and utilised support and intervention and strategies depending on individual needs and goals identified, examples have included coaching, modelling, Active Supports, utilising Pictorial Aids (Boardmaker)/Social Stories/Sign Language (Makaton and Auslan) and establishing routines•Liaised with the individual and all relevant stakeholders (such as staff, management, family, friends, advocates, Public Guardians, other Clinicians, GP's, and other specialists, etc.) to build partnerships to ensure positive outcomes are achieved for the individual and all individuals invested Show less