Michael Thorn Email & Phone Number

Sydney, Nsw, Au

Australia

Submission of grants and tenders as part of organisational operations development; collaboration with community services and other stakeholders; forming systems, processes, spreadsheets, databases and workspaces; bid management; coordinating and driving mandatory peer and service delivery reviews; conducting research, project-manage inputs.

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Submission of grants and tenders to pursue future funding sources; facilitating interactions with community services and other stakeholders as part of tender preparation; maintaining systems, processes, spreadsheets, databases and workspaces; coordinating and driving mandatory peer and service delivery reviews; presentation of tender proposals to organisational executive; conducting research, project-manage inputs.

Sydney, Australia

Community facilitation role using a strengths-based approach when engaging with social housing residents within south-western Sydney, achieved through a mix of project management and one-on-one tenancy support. The role also entails building tenants’ social and skills-based capacity and to enhance access to information, advice and opportunities to be more actively engaged in their communities, processes and decisions related to their social housing and broader community.

Campbelltown, Nsw

Supporting people living with a mental illness to live independently within the community; Assisting in the development and enhancement of independent living skills, community engagement, financial and health service access, social activities, employment, education, and training; Creation, and monitoring and review of client recovery plans; Transitioning clients into NDIS through completion of applications and conferencing with NDIS assessors.

Riverwood, Nsw

Coordination of neighbourhood centre’s community garden and mens’ shed; Facilitation of local community reference group, working committees and tenants’ groups; Editor and writer of local community newspaper 'Inside Riverwood News'; Provision of tenant-based advocacy; Supervision of volunteers and student placements; Creation of project proposals, grant applications and minute writing.

Claymore, Nsw

Capacity building role focusing on coordination and implementation of developmental community projects within a disadvantaged suburb; Coordination and facilitation of local inter-agency body and community reference group; Implementation, monitoring and evaluation of community strategic plans; Development and implementation of local communication strategy; research of service needs within local community; Investigation and assistance in the preparation of funding grants.

Bankstown Lga

Linking disadvantaged clients and clients with disability to home, shopping and other community services that directly meets client need; Strength-based case management practice; Budgeting of funding arrangements and data collation; Facilitation of key care conference for clients; Creation of client reports, assessments, and care plans.

Campbelltown, Nsw

Management and coordination of community projects that resource residents of public housing estates within the Campbelltown LGA; Supervision of volunteers; Providing client advocacy; Research and publication of current and prior projects conducted by organisation; Review and contribution toward relevant policies; Creation of reports and minutes.

Master Of Public Policy And Governance, Social Sciences And Public Administration

Involving specialist studies in public policy and management, public administration and public governance of services at the local.

Bachelor Of Social Sciences, Sociology And Politics

Activities and Societies: Bankstown Students Association National Union of Students WestyNet Love and RageMajors undertaken in Sociology.

Ba Arts (Honours), Social Sciences - Sociology And Politics

Mixture of coursework and the completion of a Honours thesis exploring the social impact of urban renewal upon social housing communities..