Annie Betts

Experienced community worker specializing in support for families in crisis and everyday challenges. Demonstrated success in fostering relationships, promoting healthy coping strategies, and advocating for access to vital resources. Skilled in family assessment, case management, and developing community resource packages. Focused on providing empowering, client-centered services that enhance family well-being.

• Consistent trauma informed practice whilst working with the most vulnerable children
• Outstanding ability to build positive relationships with a diverse range of people (men, women and children)
• Excellent understanding of child development, trauma informed care and attachment theories
• Current knowledge of the Youth Children and Family Act 2005 and relevant legislation
• Experience in independent decision-making and team building and critical thinking abilities
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, oral and written
• The ability to foster and develop a safe and harmonious environment
• Highly developed organisational and planning skills
• Worked and lived in a remote community as a grade 5/6 teacher, knowledge of indigenous culture and working with first nations people
• Possess a valid full Queensland Drivers License and a full Police check (current teacher in Victorian, Queensland and NT Schools)

2025, water safety awareness 

• 2025, Ongoing intervention, case management
• 2025, Child safety after hours
• 2025, Working with parents who have a Mental Illness
• 2025, Physical Indicators of Abuswe
• 2024, Child Safety Introduction, Child Safety Rockhampton
• 2023, MARAM (FV risk assessment tool), Centre for Excellence
• 2023, First Aid/anaphylaxis, Dhelkaya Health
• 2023, Peaceful Kids Training, Peaceful Kids
• 2023, Families and Trauma, The Bouverie Centre
• 2022, International Childhood Trauma Conference, Childhood Association
• 2022, Conversations for Life (suicide prevention), HALT
• 2022, Safe and Together, Online Safe and Together
• 2020, Safe and Together Model, Safe and Together Institute
• 2019, Family Violence Risk Assessment, DHHS
• 2019, Family Violence – Working with Perpetrators, DHHS – Northcote Womens Network
• 2018 - 2019, Family Violence Training Beginning Practice Training, DHHS
• 2017/2018, Community Services Diploma, Bendigo Tafe
• 2017-2020, CRT, Anzuk Teacher Employment Agency
• 2014 - 2019, Guided Reading, Romsey PS
• 2014 - 2019, Six Traits of Writing, Romsey PS
• 2014 - 2019, Writing Genres, Romsey PS
• 2014 - 2019, How to present art works, Zart Art
• 2014 - 2019, You Can Do It Program, Romsey PS
• 2014 - 2019, Reading Comprehension, Romsey PS
• 2014 - 2019, How to teach Maths, Michael Ymer (Tutor)
• 2014 - 2019, Anaphylaxis/Asthma, Romsey PS trained staff

• A love of nature and ability to build a beautiful garden
• love of tennis and netballl
• Passionate about the welfare of animals and children and women
• Biggest achievement was raising three incredible girls to be independent strong/empathetic women (as a sole parent)

• Gabby Glass, Senior Social Worker, REMOTE NT, 0417 861 758
• Mrs Annie Horton, Team Leader/Teacher, Riddells Creek Primary School, (03) 5428 7277, 0414 413 807
• Melanie Tillack, Manager, Child Protection, 0432 665 798