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Amanda Sandry

Dalyellup,Australia

Summary

Motivated Graduate Teacher seeking to enhance teaching skills through a hands-on relief teaching opportunities. Personable and friendly professional with exceptional communication, multitasking, and conflict resolution abilities. Proficient in classroom management, delivering engaging lessons, and maintaining accurate records. Committed to creating a positive learning environment and fostering student growth.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience

Work History

Counsellor

headspace
08.2023 - Current
  • Provide cognitive behavioural therapy and other evidence based psychological interventions for young people aged 12 - 25 with mental health disorders
  • Provide harm reduction education to young people engaging in alcohol and/or/ drug use
  • Provide an excellent standard of clinical services based on best practice standards
  • Provide routine screening for assessments
  • Provide services to young people either individual or groups sessions as appropriate
  • Ensure young people are involved in the coordinated care process
  • Maintain accurate and timely client history, summary and case notes in Best Practice software
  • Provide regular team based care reviews and participate in shared clinical decision making
  • Complete required feedback to GP’s and referring bodies
  • Work within an integrated service delivery model multi-disciplinary team
  • Liaise with relevant referrers and other services to promote consistent and coordinated service delivery
  • Awareness of and compliance with all relevant clinical governance including confidentiality, data protection, health and safety, quality audit and accreditation
  • Participate and engage in monthly clinical supervisions and staff meetings

Community Corrections Officer

Department of Justice
03.2022 - 08.2023
  • Provide assessments and manage offenders or defendants who present a level of complexity (or range of complexities) and/or potential harm to the safety of the community as required
  • Provide written and verbal advice on bail, sentencing, releasing authorities and external agencies
  • Undertake screening and assessment of offenders to determine risk and develop viable intervention plans;
  • Co-work with the SCCO in relation to specific cases and areas of specialisation; provides operational support to Assistant CCOs where required
  • Use culturally appropriate work practices when working with Aboriginal people and other cultural groups
  • Provide offenders with guidance and encouragement to address offending behaviour, to comply with the requirements of their order and to be accountable for their own actions
  • Provide advice and support to the case management team when an offender moves from community to custody and contributes to pre-release planning
  • Work collaboratively and liaise with other agencies, divisions, stakeholders and communities in relation to allocated offenders and defendants; identify appropriate programs and services for community based offenders, and where appropriate facilitate or co-facilitate program / intervention delivery
  • Provide bail coordination services to defendants, working with families and courts as required
  • Understand and applies the Adult Community Corrections Handbook, the provisions of relevant legislation, policy and procedures applying to respectively to adult offenders/defendants and departmental staff;
  • Other duties as required in accordance with strategic objectives, business plans, local workload priorities and performance management plans

Sessional Lecturer

South Regional Tafe
06.2021 - 01.2022
  • Deliver content for the following units: CHCAOD001 – Work in Alcohol and other drug context; CHCCCS014 – Provide brief interventions; CHCMHS005 – Provide services to people with co-existing mental health and AOD issues
  • Deliver content to adult learners in line with Units of Competency for qualifications
  • Mark student work in line with industry standards including written submissions and roleplay activities
  • Develop content for lectures including Power Point presentations, handouts, and group activities
  • Support students with Language Literacy and Numeracy (LLN) issues
  • Maintain student records and communicate professionally with students orally and written
  • Attend staff meetings and professional development training as required
  • Use CI Anywhere, Celcat Live, Blackboard and Office 365 programs

Senior TC Practitioner

Beela Valley Therapeutic Community
01.2018 - 01.2022
  • Work within Therapeutic Community (TC) model to support individuals with substance dependence problems
  • Complete assessments, counselling (including recovery plans and risk assessments) and referral services to clients and their families while engaging in the TC program
  • Utilise motivational interviewing, brief intervention, CBT, DBT and Schema Therapy techniques when engaging with clients
  • Utilise de-escalation techniques when required
  • Work alongside clients who have complex health issues including ABI and mental illness including personality disorders and anger management issues
  • Provide support to other affiliated service providers to manage clients with substance dependence problems through shared case management and consultation
  • Develop and facilitate psycho-educational and therapeutic group sessions
  • Participate in ongoing review and assessment of consumer progress through clinical review meetings and monitor outcomes related to performance expectations
  • Work collaboratively with co-workers to make decisions and seek guidance from management when required
  • Maintain accurate clinical records including care plans, case notes and evaluations
  • Provide documented updates to relevant stakeholder eg. Community Adult Mental Health, Adult Community Corrections, Job Network Providers etc
  • Attend staff meetings and on-going professional development to ensure continuous improvement
  • Assist in development of policies and procedures for Beela Valley Therapeutic Community
  • Be aware of, support and promote occupational health and safety standards
  • Develop and maintain professional networks to ensure holistic care
  • Acting Clinical-Coordinator when Coordinator is on leave (provide management support including managing finances, rostering, line management etc.)
  • Engage in regular Clinical supervision, line management and internal/external professional development training to ensure accountability and self-reflection
  • Provide Clinical advice to colleagues and assist staff as a source of knowledge and support

Education

Graduate Diploma of Teaching - Primary Education

Curtin University
12.2024

Diploma of Counselling -

AIPC
10.2024

Certificate IV Training and Assessment -

South Regional Tafe
01.2021

Graduate Certificate of Public Health -

Edith Cowan University
01.2020

Dual Diploma of Alcohol and Other Drugs and Mental Health - CHC53215, CHC53315

TAFE North Queensland
01.2017

Bachelor of Science - Psychology

Curtin University
01.2017

Skills

  • Cultural Responsiveness
  • Growth Mindset
  • Student-Centered Learning
  • Differentiated Instruction
  • Classroom Management
  • Innovative lesson planning
  • Critical Thinking
  • Technology Integration
  • Social-Emotional Learning
  • Reporting and documentation
  • IEP planning
  • Relationship Building

Additional Information

  • Current Working with Children Check
  • Current Department of Education Criminal Record Clearance

Professional References

Keryl Morris, Clinical Coordinator, headspace Bunbury

0437 287 317

keryl73@bigpond.com


Kirsty Henderson, Professional Experience Mentor, St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

(08) 9796 8100

Kirsty.Henderson@cewa.edu.au

Timeline

Counsellor

headspace
08.2023 - Current

Community Corrections Officer

Department of Justice
03.2022 - 08.2023

Sessional Lecturer

South Regional Tafe
06.2021 - 01.2022

Senior TC Practitioner

Beela Valley Therapeutic Community
01.2018 - 01.2022

Certificate IV Training and Assessment -

South Regional Tafe

Graduate Certificate of Public Health -

Edith Cowan University

Dual Diploma of Alcohol and Other Drugs and Mental Health - CHC53215, CHC53315

TAFE North Queensland

Bachelor of Science - Psychology

Curtin University

Graduate Diploma of Teaching - Primary Education

Curtin University

Diploma of Counselling -

AIPC

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