Amanda Lawrie-Jones Email & Phone Number

Melbourne, Vic, Au

The Victorian Disability Advisory Council provides advice to the Minister for Disability, Ageing and Carers Luke Donnellan on what the Government can do to build a more inclusive Victoria and to increase opportunities for people with disability.

Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia

Volunteer at Scleroderma Australia

Melbourne, Australia

As a Disability Inclusion Consultant my experience is in developing strategies, policies and processes to include people with disability from a customer, community and employee perspective. As part of the Victorian Government Economic Participation Plan for people with disability, my consulting services contributed to Action Item 10, a State Disability Employment Action Plan to enable disability employment targets for the Victorian Public Service. As part of this team, my HR and disability experience have been combined to develop Getting to Work – the Victorian State Government Disability Employment Action Plan. My Consultancy services have continued at the VPSC with several projects for the implementation of the plan, including Action 6 of writing and developing the Access and Inclusion toolkit and Action 15, a Disability Pathway in the Victorian Government Graduate Program. Victoria PoliceThe Accessibility Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan 2018 – 2021 was developed to enable the commitment and vision for the inclusion of people with disability as valued employees at Victoria Police. Public Transport Victoria Updated the Accessible Public Transport in Victoria Action Plan 2018 – 2022 to increase accountability for both community consultation and the implementation of the plan to meet DSAPT compliance. This included analysing data, auditing the previous plan and developing updated actions with key measurable outcomes and writing the new plan. City of Port PhillipThe City of Port Phillip Access Plan 2013 – 2018 was their second DAP, I was engaged as a consultant to complete a full review the 73 Actions and outcomes and provide an analysis of gaps to improve accessibility for both employees and community members with disability. Mornington Peninsula ShireAs a Consultant, ran internal and external workshops, analysed data, audited the previous plan and developed updated actions with key measurable outcomes.

Melbourne, Australia

The development of the Victorian State Government Disability Employment Action Plan - Getting to work was a VPSC led collaboration between government departments, agencies and offices. In Consulting on the development of this plan, it is a commitment under Every opportunity: Victorian economic participation plan for people with disability 2018–2020. Actions are designed to lift the representation of people with disability within the public sector workforce from four per cent to six per cent by 2020, doubling to 12 per cent by 2025.Throughout my contract, I had the opportunity to lead several implementation projects, such as:* Graduate Disability Pathway* Workplace Adjustment Passport* Disability Employment Toolkit

Melbourne

The MetroAccess program supports developing the capacity of people with a disability in our community. It is a partnership program between the Department of Health and Human Services and local government which aims to make the community welcoming and inclusive for people with disability.The Community Building Program assists the community to include people with a disability and their families and carers by:helping people and organisations work together more effectivelyimproving community understanding about the needs and aspirations of people with a disabilitydeveloping and implementing responses to community prioritiesensuring that the needs of people with a disability are the focus of community planningsupporting service providers to assist people with a disability to live the sort of life they choosedeveloping easy ways for people to access the information they need about services, community activities and consultation opportunities

Melbourne, Australia

As a skilled Diversity & Inclusion Consultant with a focus on disability and accessibility, my experience is in developing strategies, policies and processes to include people with disability from a customer, community and employee perspective.At National Australia Bank, the project implementation and delivery of the Accessibility Action Plan 2012-2014 was a key deliverable, to ensure we were an inclusive bank. As a proven leader in the organization, additionally I developed and implemented a Disability Employee Network to increase engagement & inclusion of our staff with disability, and communicate greater awareness within the organisation of our Disability journey.Having lived experience of disability, my passion and goal moving forward is to create social change to benefit all people with disability in our community.

Melbourne, Australia

Working in Wholesale Banking, I was responsible for Conflicts of Interest, Chinese Walls, AML, Accredited Employee Training and Risk Assessments.

Melbourne, Australia

Assisting Hiring Managers with reporting, forecasting and recruitment and selection of candidates. Reporting and analysis for the Leadership Team, including RDO Entitlements, Annual Leave and Resource Reconciliation Reporting (Cost Centre/Budget Expenditure) for Technology Resources.

Melbourne, Australia

Personal Banking allowed me to develop and learn many aspects of customer experience and processes, including Personal Banking, Credit Cards, Internet Banking and Outsourcing Projects.

Melbourne Australia

Reporting to the Human Resources Manager, my role consisted of supporting the acquisition, development and retention of an appropriately skilled and motivated workforce.

South Yarra

Responsible for managing all daily responsibilities in a 5 Star Apartment Complex, including Housekeeping, Reservations, Front Desk, Night Audit, Maintenance and payroll.

Williamson Community Leadership Program 2023

Cert Iv In Training And Assessment - Tae40110, Workforce Development And Training, Cert Iv

This qualification is designed to meet the current and future competency development needs of new and existing personnel participating.

Conduct A Building Access Audit - Cppacc4005-A

This nationally recognized course incorporates CPPACC4005A - Conduct a building access audit and is a unit of competency.

Diploma Of Community Development

Activities and Societies: In beginning this program, the first year was ran by Leadership Plus in conjunction with RMIT with a class.

Certificate Iv, Human Resources Management And Services

Develop and provide employment management services to candidates and Manage the recruitment process for client organisations.

Mental Health Fist Aid