Amanda Perry Email & Phone Number

Brisbane, Qld, Au

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

The St Vincent de Paul Society in Australia has a longstanding commitment to supporting and assisting its neighbours in countries in our region through its Overseas Partnerships Program. My role as OPP Facilitator (Australia) is responsible for increasing engagement in and support for the program, via development of communications materials (website content, newsletters, promotional materials, videos etc) promoting awareness of and engagement in the program, coordination of national networks, and development of training materials and resources. I support the development and use of processes to strengthen program implementation and organisational learning including facilitating program monitoring, evaluation, reporting and learning (MERL) related activities.

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Responsible for the development and delivery of Cancer Council Queensland Statewide Accommodation Support program, this role aimed to develop and coordinate the delivery of CCQ’s Statewide Accommodation Support program.

Northern Community Hub provides one of the most all-inclusive service systems in the State for people experiencing homelessness or housing stress. This position led the redesign of the Northern Community Hub over a 10 month period. The aim of the project was to develop a revised service structure and service model that is client centred, easy to navigate, streamlined, sustainable and achieved improved client outcomes.

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Member of the senior Leadership team at the Northern Community Hub, I was responsible for tasks associated with prioritising homelessness service system resources for clients, and acted as the Senior Worker of the Initial Assessment and Planning team.

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

This role is the operational lead for the IAP (Homelessness) program and is responsible for the delivery of service to customers of the Entry Point. I built and maintained key stakeholder relationships with a view of enhancing outcomes for clients experiencing homelessness and improving overall service delivery.

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

In this role I provided quality leadership and supervision to the Initial Assessment and Planning team. Responsibilities included assisting families and individuals who were homeless or at risk of becoming homeless to obtain or sustain adequate accommodation through the provision of housing information, direct financial assistance and/or targeted referral within the service system. I built links to services with other relevant organisations with a view to improving outcomes for people in the North-East Melbourne area, managed staff rosters, hours, leave arrangements and monitored workloads, priorities and performance standards, provided orientation and integration of new staff.

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

In this role I provide a comprehensive service to people experiencing homelessness by undertaking assessments of housing and housing related needs, support needs and vulnerability, including risk assessments where appropriate.

Geelong, Victoria, Australia

Responsible for managing Haven’s Affordable Housing Association (AHA) portfolio of 109 properties in the Geelong region.

Santa Pola, Valencian Community, Spain

Head scuba diving instructor with certification level PADI IDC Staff instructor. Responsible for managing all facets of the business and ensuring that staff excelled in providing the highest level of customer service to our guests. Duties included management of up to ten staff (paid and volunteer), front desk reception, email correspondence, reservations, daily bookkeeping, cash management, social media and marketing. Facilitation of staff training and Instructor Development Courses. Organised international dive trips for clients travelling from Spain and the UK to Egypt (Red Sea liveaboard) and Bali.

Dominican Republic

Recipient of a Women Divers Hall of Fame scholarship. This scholarship enabled me to focus on training local Dominican women to become professional and recreational scuba divers. I also conducted water safety training and marine conservation classes for young girls in the local schools and orphanages.

Gili Trawangan, Indonesia

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Effectively used my excellent decision-making skills to process Permanent Visa applications. I acted as team leader / mentor to a team of six staff and managed a high caseload in a time sensitive manner while adhering to all policy requirements.