Bobby Wise

• Built rapport with diverse groups of stakeholders by demonstrating empathy, active listening skills, and cultural competence during Early Years Network sessions.
• Delivered high-quality training sessions, ensuring Educators developed a understanding of Embedding Aboriginal Perspectives.
• Assist Early Years Services to establish collaborative relationships with Aboriginal community service organisations.
• Services work in partnership with VAEAI to ensure that cultural supports are appropriate to the local area and community.
• VAEAI’s Early Years Unit provides Aboriginal-inclusion professional learning and resources for educators.
• Use Aboriginal Resource's that involve play, creativity and imagination to engage children and promote participation. Examples include visual arts, storytelling, role play and pretend play.

- Aboriginal Development Officers forge strong connections with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, organizations, and individuals.

- They work to increase cultural understanding within CVGT and the broader community.

- Assist Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander job seekers to find suitable employment and training opportunities.

- identify and address barriers that prevent Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander individuals from participating fully in the workforce.

- provide ongoing support to participants, ensuring they have the resources and skills to succeed in their chosen roles.

- advocate for the needs and rights of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people within CVGT and the wider community

• Mentoring indigenous participants to enter the labour market through coaching and training
• Providing post placement support to those newly in a job and mentor for 24 weeks.
• Building relationships and driving engagement with employers in order to gain a better understanding of their recruitment needs.
• Meeting with jobseekers across the region to indemnify their skills, qualifications and work experience and proactive and reverse marketing them to achieve sustainable employment outcomes.
• Encouraging and motivating participants though appropriate activities to find Thier own employment;

• Provides in-home or group evidence-based parenting program for parents with Aboriginal Children aged from pre-birth to school commencement age
• Provides Support Services to families to assist with well-being and parenting capacity within the home
• Support Aboriginal families to build their capacity to support their children's early learning and development

• Conducted voter outreach by mailing and tracking voter registration cards throughout Bendigo Region
• Distributed ballots to voters and answered questions concerning voting procedures
• Collected necessary information from voters to determine correct voting location and ballot
• Furnished assistance and advice to new voters on proper steps and procedures
• Verified paperwork accuracy and checked for completion prior to processing
• Ordered supplies based on stock quantities, expected usage and budget limitations.
• Played a key role in fostering trust in the electoral system by addressing any concerns or questions raised by voters or observers at the polling station.
• Demonstrated adaptability when faced with unexpected challenges on election day to maintain a smooth operation for all involved parties.

• Consult with LAECGs, Koorie community organizations, and training providers to identify community needs in relation to relevant post-compulsory education programs and services for Koories
• Provide advice to key stakeholders in relation to the implementation of key Koorie education, training, and employment strategies particularly Wurreker and Marrung
• Assist LAECGs to influence and participate in strategic and policy decision making which impacts Koorie participation and outcomes in education, training, and employment
• Identify, share and promote models of “best practice” that clearly demonstrate training and employment pathways and positive outcomes for Koorie people
• Facilitate and participate in the development of activities and planning forums for the implementation and further development of the Wurreker Strategy and the Marrung Aboriginal Education Plan.

• Working with stakeholders to provide better outcomes for clients who have been affected by the forceful removal of the Stolen Generation
• Assist Aboriginal Community in obtaining official documentation i.e
• Birth certificates, Past records
• Assisting disengaged Aboriginal Community members with the appropriate tools & resources to reconnect with their families & their traditional country
• Used Microsoft Word and other software tools to create documents and other communications
• Quickly learned new skills and applied them to daily tasks, improving efficiency and productivity.

• Kept reception area clean and neat to give visitors positive first impression
• Answered telephone calls to field inquiries from clients, vendors and various other callers seeking information
• Answered high-volume, multi-line telephone, directing callers to appropriate company personnel
• Sorted, received and distributed mail correspondence between departments and personnel
• Routed incoming mail and messages to relevant personnel without delay
• Managed office inventory by restocking supplies and placing purchase orders to maintain adequate stock levels.

• Supported human resources staff with new hire orientations and monthly departmental meetings
• Addressed and resolved general payroll-related inquires
• Conducted background checks on candidates by obtaining information from law enforcement officials, previous employers and references
• Maintained human resources information system and kept employee files up to date and accurate
• Supported HR functions with emphasis on record keeping, data entry and general HR tasks
• Completed background and reference checks to facilitate hiring and onboarding of employees.

• Assist in delivery of land management activities, including, ongoing weed control, re vegetation and rehabilitation works
• Pest control
• Bush fire management
• Plant nursery activities, including collection of native seed, propagation of seedlings and raising and planting of tube stock
• Treatment of plant pests and diseases
• Stock maintenance and record keeping
• Learn how to use plant and equipment efficiently and safely

• To strengthen the ability of parents of Aboriginal children to care for and maintain strong relationships with their child/ren
• Support the strengthening of family connections, promoting reunification and promoting the safety of children, young people and parents
• To work in conjunction with existing services to ensure that referrals are responded to in a way that acknowledges the unique needs of each referral and situation by matching resources to referral information
• Support individuals and families wanting to make positive lifestyle changes.

• Encourage and increase an awareness of Aboriginal culture within and external to the School
• This could include opportunities such as NAIDOC Week, Assemblies and events held within the Community
• Liaise with the Principal, Assistant Principal, House Coordinators and Learning Support Coordinator in relation to Pastoral Care of Aboriginal students
• With the support and direction of the Learning Support Co-Ordinator, investigate appropriate assistance for Aboriginal students in their learning needs
• Assist with the transition of Aboriginal students from primary to secondary school
• Develop a knowledge of the local Aboriginal community by liaising with parents of Aboriginal students and encouraging their involvement in school programs.