Lecturer and academic in Social Work and academic lead for Field Education.

Providing Strategic Management Consulting to the charity and humanitarian sector including strategy reviews, evaluations, social policy advice and individual coaching. I specialise in supporting organisations to focus on impact and sustainability by utilising human centred design and innovation principles.

HOST International NZ is a subsidiary of HOST International Ltd and aims to deliver innovative settlement solutions to former refugees who have made a home in NZ. HOST works with local partners to design a implement solutions that promote independence and wellbeing through a whole of community strengths based approach.

Teaching in units across the Bachelor and Masters of Social Work programs.

Founder and Chief Executive Officer of HOST International. Responsible for all operations and strategy and accountable to the board of directors.HOST is a charitable company aiming to provide expert advice and support services to assist refugee integration in host communities throughout the Asia Pacific region.

Regional Opportunities Australia (ROA) was established in February 2019 to help migrants and refugees move from big cities to regional Australia and connect them with employment and business opportunities. ROA's role is twofold; it will identify employment and business opportunities in regional areas, and it will also identify migrants and refugees in cities, get them ready and then help them move to those regional areas.ROA aims to positively transform the lives of migrants and… Show more Regional Opportunities Australia (ROA) was established in February 2019 to help migrants and refugees move from big cities to regional Australia and connect them with employment and business opportunities. ROA's role is twofold; it will identify employment and business opportunities in regional areas, and it will also identify migrants and refugees in cities, get them ready and then help them move to those regional areas.ROA aims to positively transform the lives of migrants and refugees by helping them obtain employment, build successful small businesses and fulfilling lives in regional Australia, so they can make meaningful contributions to and successfully integrate into Australian economy and society in regional areas. Show less

Accredited to deliver the Youth, Adult and E-learning versions of Mental Health First Aid. I have reached Master Instructor status.Mental Health First Aid is a great program to equip people to respond to mental illness in their community and to address attitudes that lead to stigma.

Executive leadership of all Connect operations including settlement services to refugees in Nauru and Cambodia. Reported to a board of directors.This position required me to live on Nauru and to work closely with the Government of Nauru to develop capacity.

Work with operational and senior managers to ensure services are integrated and delivered with purpose and in accordance with SSI values. The role is also responsible for fosterering service innovation.

Divisional Senior Manager for Humanitarian Settlement (HSS) and Asylum Seeker (SRSS) programs operating in metropolitan and regional NSW and funded by the Federal Government.SSI provides valuable support to assist people from a refugee background to transition into the Australian community. The Humanitarian division of SSI supports approximately 8,000 clients annually and has a diverse workforce representing over 70 languages.Key Achievements- establishing a specialized… Show more Divisional Senior Manager for Humanitarian Settlement (HSS) and Asylum Seeker (SRSS) programs operating in metropolitan and regional NSW and funded by the Federal Government.SSI provides valuable support to assist people from a refugee background to transition into the Australian community. The Humanitarian division of SSI supports approximately 8,000 clients annually and has a diverse workforce representing over 70 languages.Key Achievements- establishing a specialized casework model for youth- representing SSI at international NGO consultations with the UNHCR in Geneva- establishing the asylum programs with high volume in a short period of time- establishing tools and resources to support mental health assessment and referral for clients- establishing tailored and language specific resources to support community orientation- leading the establishment of a youth workers network among Asia Pacific NGOs http://www.ssi.org.au/services/humanitarian-services Show less

Coordinated training and development activities for staff as well as administering and implementing a client database system for casework staff. The position also included management of the client orientation program in the last 5 months of the role.Key achievements included the development of casework policies and training all staff in complex case work including critical incident management.

Provided policy and training consulting to community services organisations in relation to complex casework and mental health.Key projects included- supporting OOHC accreditation- policy development- tailored MHFA training- development of Homelessness Case Management Kit on behalf of FaCS- wrote and implemented case management training for homelessness workers- vicarious trauma training

Designed and maintained e-learning resources and supported teaching staff to integrate e-learning in their teaching.In this role I designed and built digital content for an online version of First Aid and tools for online English courses.Gained skills in Adobe creative suite products and Sharepoint.

Teacher in community services courses. Coordinated the Cert IV and Diploma of Mental Health and the general Diploma of Community Services. I also negotiated and delivered work based training and co wrote and delivered the Advanced Diploma of Community Sector Management.

I was the operations manager and second in charge to the CEO for a youth homelessness peak in NSW. My role was responsible for oversight of day to day operations and supporting advocacy activities and member engagement. My achievements in this short time were to strengthen our member services and resources and to provide more strategic support to member organisations around homelessness best practice and service reform. During this time I also managed a sexual health education program for… Show more I was the operations manager and second in charge to the CEO for a youth homelessness peak in NSW. My role was responsible for oversight of day to day operations and supporting advocacy activities and member engagement. My achievements in this short time were to strengthen our member services and resources and to provide more strategic support to member organisations around homelessness best practice and service reform. During this time I also managed a sexual health education program for homelessness services. Show less

Divisional manager for a team of case managers providing therapeutic support to homeless and at risk young people in Western Sydney.Included managing Out of Home Care residential services, early intervention programs with families at risk of breakdown and post release support for juvenile offenders.During this role I also provided support to an indigenous management committee to establish an indigenous youth accommodation program in Mt Druitt.Prior to this role I also… Show more Divisional manager for a team of case managers providing therapeutic support to homeless and at risk young people in Western Sydney.Included managing Out of Home Care residential services, early intervention programs with families at risk of breakdown and post release support for juvenile offenders.During this role I also provided support to an indigenous management committee to establish an indigenous youth accommodation program in Mt Druitt.Prior to this role I also worked as a case manager and a regional resource worker. In these roles I led the establishment of case management standards and founded Youth Homelessness Matters day to raise public awareness about youth homelessness. Show less

Worked as a Child Protection Social Worker during a working holiday in the UK. Specialised in adolescent family breakdown cases and out of home care social work. Also gained experience working within the panel system in Scotland.

Worked as a Child Protection Case Worker covering investigation, assessment, out of home care and court work. I worked with a number of cases with generational patterns of abuse and sought to find constructive solutions to protect children and strengthen families.