Tess Moodie
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Credentials
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Diploma of Counselling
Australian Institute of Professional CounsellorsMay, 2013- Nov, 2024 -
General member
Society of Australian SexologistsDec, 2016- Nov, 2024 -
Student Member
Australian and New Zealand Society of Criminology
Experience
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Engender Equality
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Australia
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Non-profit Organizations
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1 - 100 Employee
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Project Coordinator
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Jun 2020 - Present
Coordination of Advocates for Change, a program for victim-survivors of gender-based violence to bring community awareness and impact systemic change through media advocacy, public speaking and lobbying for legislative change.
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Advocate for Change
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May 2019 - Present
Media advocacy and public speaking to reduce family and sexual violence
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Laurel House
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Australia
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Individual and Family Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Youth Engagement Lead
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Jan 2023 - Present
Establishing a Youth Advisory Council to ensure the voices of youth victim-survivors of sexual abuse are embedded in practice, policy and systemic change. Establishing a Youth Advisory Council to ensure the voices of youth victim-survivors of sexual abuse are embedded in practice, policy and systemic change.
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Our Watch
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Australia
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Non-profit Organizations
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1 - 100 Employee
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Member - Women With Disabilities Advisory Group
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Nov 2022 - Present
Advancing the evidence in the Changing the Landscape resource into action.c Advancing the evidence in the Changing the Landscape resource into action.c
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Department of Justice (Tasmania)
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Australia
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Government Administration
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100 - 200 Employee
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Member - Gender Respect and Fairness reference group
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Oct 2022 - Present
Legislative reform including legislation pertaining to violence against women, embedding gender respect and fairness into policies and procedures within the Department including conditions such as family violence leave and parental leave. changing workplace culture, and development of targeted messages on workplace equality. Legislative reform including legislation pertaining to violence against women, embedding gender respect and fairness into policies and procedures within the Department including conditions such as family violence leave and parental leave. changing workplace culture, and development of targeted messages on workplace equality.
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Lifeline Australia
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Australia
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Mental Health Care
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400 - 500 Employee
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Member - DV Alert content expert advisor
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Sep 2022 - Present
Family and sexual violence content expert. Reviewing content for the DV Alert family violence training course. Family and sexual violence content expert. Reviewing content for the DV Alert family violence training course.
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Co-Founder
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Aug 2021 - Present
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Safe and Equal
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Australia
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Non-profit Organizations
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1 - 100 Employee
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Lived Expertise Consultant
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May 2021 - Present
Increasing best practice engagement with survivor advocates in the design, delivery and evaluation of family violence responses within Safe & Equal and in specialist family violence service, implementing the Experts by Experience Framework. Increasing best practice engagement with survivor advocates in the design, delivery and evaluation of family violence responses within Safe & Equal and in specialist family violence service, implementing the Experts by Experience Framework.
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Consultant/Advocate
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May 2019 - Present
Available for media opportunities, speaking engagements, advisory and consultancy in family and domestic violence, sexual violence, disability, LGBTIQ+. Available for media opportunities, speaking engagements, advisory and consultancy in family and domestic violence, sexual violence, disability, LGBTIQ+.
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ACON
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Australia
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Non-profit Organization Management
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100 - 200 Employee
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Member - Professional Advisory Group Primary Prevention of Family Violence
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Dec 2020 - Present
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Disability Ministers Consultative Group
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Oct 2020 - Present
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LGBTIQ+ Health Australia
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Australia
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Civic and Social Organizations
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1 - 100 Employee
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Member - Trans and Gender Diverse Advisory Committee
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Apr 2020 - Present
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University of Technology Sydney
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Australia
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Collaborative researcher/advisor - research priorities of autistic women and girls
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Aug 2019 - Present
Research advisory for inclusive research - autistic girls and women. Research advisory for inclusive research - autistic girls and women.
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Women With Disabilities Australia (WWDA)
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Non-profit Organizations
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1 - 100 Employee
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Senior Policy and Projects Officer
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Jun 2021 - Jun 2022
Community engagement for women, feminine identifying and non-binary people with disability to tell their stories to the Disability Royal Commission. National Women's Alliance policy work. Community engagement for women, feminine identifying and non-binary people with disability to tell their stories to the Disability Royal Commission. National Women's Alliance policy work.
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Deakin University
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Australia
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Participatory Action Research Group member
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Nov 2020 - Jun 2022
Connecting young people with intellectual disability for improved wellbeing and community connection: a focus on relationships and sexuality. Connecting young people with intellectual disability for improved wellbeing and community connection: a focus on relationships and sexuality.
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Department of Health, Tasmania
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Australia
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Government Administration
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700 & Above Employee
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Administration Officer (temp)
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Jun 2019 - Jun 2022
Temp position
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Senior Administration Officer
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Sep 2018 - Jun 2019
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LGBTIQ+ Community Worker (North West)
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Jul 2020 - Jun 2021
Providing support, information and resources to gender and sexuality diverse people and people who support them. Providing support, information and resources to gender and sexuality diverse people and people who support them.
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Virtual Centre for Women and Girls with Disability Expert Advisory Panel.
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Apr 2019 - Apr 2021
Advisory and consultancy in the establishment of a website dedicated to supporting women with disability. Advisory and consultancy in the establishment of a website dedicated to supporting women with disability.
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Positive Partnerships
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Australia
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Non-profit Organizations
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1 - 100 Employee
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Key Local Contact
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Mar 2020 - Nov 2020
Promoting workshops for parents/carers of children on the autism spectrum Promoting workshops for parents/carers of children on the autism spectrum
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Our Watch
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Australia
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Non-profit Organizations
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1 - 100 Employee
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Focus Group
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Aug 2020 - Aug 2020
Prevention of violence against women with disability project (partnership with Women With Disabilities Victoria). Stakeholder consultation in developing Changing the Landscape. Prevention of violence against women with disability project (partnership with Women With Disabilities Victoria). Stakeholder consultation in developing Changing the Landscape.
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Capital Guardians
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Australia
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Financial Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Communications Panel
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Jun 2017 - Jun 2020
Blog and web site content writing - disability services. Blog and web site content writing - disability services.
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Workshop agent
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Jul 2019 - Nov 2019
Smithton workshop support - workshops for communication and advocacy for people with disabilities. Smithton workshop support - workshops for communication and advocacy for people with disabilities.
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Moon Lake Investments Pty Ltd trading as VDL Farms
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Australia
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Farming
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1 - 100 Employee
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Dairy Sharefarmer
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Sep 1996 - Jun 2018
Sharefarming partnership - organic farming Sharefarming partnership - organic farming
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Counselling therapist
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Mar 2012 - Jun 2014
Private practice counsellor - self employed. www.unityhealing.com.au Closed business to pursue full time university (Bachelor of Behavioural Studies). Private practice counsellor - self employed. www.unityhealing.com.au Closed business to pursue full time university (Bachelor of Behavioural Studies).
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Crisis Counsellor - Sexual Assault
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Jun 2013 - May 2014
On call crisis counsellor providing after hours and weekend telephone and face to face support to victims of rape, sexual assault and childhood sexual abuse. Telephone support provided to existing clients of the service and call out support to new victims in the hospital, police and forensic process. On call crisis counsellor providing after hours and weekend telephone and face to face support to victims of rape, sexual assault and childhood sexual abuse. Telephone support provided to existing clients of the service and call out support to new victims in the hospital, police and forensic process.
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Circular Head Spreading Service
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Australia
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Admin officer
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Dec 2008 - Oct 2010
Bookkeeping, payroll, stock control, general admin. Bookkeeping, payroll, stock control, general admin.
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Administration Manager
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Jun 2006 - Jan 2008
Sole responsibility for administration of the Tasmanian office of a large farming enterprise comprised of 23 dairy farms and a beef and sheep operation. Providing admin support to area managers. Payroll Collecting and coding creditor accounts. Debtors. Preparation of share farming contracts and employment agreements. Human resources Co-ordinating annual Tasmanian conference Minute preparation for management meetings Liaising with New Zealand management Sole responsibility for administration of the Tasmanian office of a large farming enterprise comprised of 23 dairy farms and a beef and sheep operation. Providing admin support to area managers. Payroll Collecting and coding creditor accounts. Debtors. Preparation of share farming contracts and employment agreements. Human resources Co-ordinating annual Tasmanian conference Minute preparation for management meetings Liaising with New Zealand management
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Rodney Gregg Building
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Construction
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Bookkeeper
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Jun 2004 - Jun 2007
Bookkeeping to the profit and loss stage, BAS preparation, payroll. Bookkeeping to the profit and loss stage, BAS preparation, payroll.
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Personal Assistant
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Jul 1995 - Jun 2002
Providing PA support to the company directors and Administration Manager. Maintaining the quality assurance certification documentation. Occupational health and safety programme. Production monitoring and reporting. Payroll Debtors and creditors Business activity statement Providing PA support to the company directors and Administration Manager. Maintaining the quality assurance certification documentation. Occupational health and safety programme. Production monitoring and reporting. Payroll Debtors and creditors Business activity statement
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Law Clerk
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Jun 1992 - Jun 1995
Support to solicitors practising Criminal Law, Commercial Law, Wills and Estates, Conveyancing, Civil Litigation. Support to solicitors practising Criminal Law, Commercial Law, Wills and Estates, Conveyancing, Civil Litigation.
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Education
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Smithton High School
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Open Universities Australia
Bachelor of Behavioural Studies, Psychology, Sociology, Gender studies -
Deakin University
Bachelor of Arts - BA, Criminology & sociology -
Australian Institute of Professional Counsellors
Advanced Majors in Counselling, Abuse counselling, Addictions Counselling, Child and Adolescent -
Lifeline
DValert - Response to Domestic Violence, Counselling -
Australian Institute of Professional Counsellors
Diploma in Counselling -
Smithton HSC
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Swinburne University of Technology
Master of Forensic Behavioural Science