Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Professional Development
Personal Qualities
Volunteer Experience
References
Timeline
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Gama Stephen masuete

Redbank Plains,Australia

Summary

Currently, I am working as a community Liaison Officer based at Bellbird State Secondary College. As a Community Liaison Officer, my duties involved working with students from a diverse culturally background, its involved facilitate opportunity for raising parental concerns and advocate equity of service provision; promote liaison activities to provide information to parents, the school and its community, and also facilitate community development activities to improve relations between the school and its community.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience

Work History

Youth Worker

Life Without Barriers
01.2014
  • To develop and maintain quality outcomes for clients; assist with the administrative responsibility for the service; establish rapport with children and young people and assist them to develop skills for living within the community; comply with OH&S Policies and Procedures to ensure safe working practices and environment; contribute to the work of Life Without Barriers; assist to implement training sessions for clients; assist in the delivery of programs that facilitate the clients’ development and inclusion in community activities; liaise with parents, friends, families and guardians.

Community Liaison Officer

Bellbird Park State Secondary College
01.2023 - Current
  • Develop and implement strategies for effective links between home and school related issues and to encourage greater interest and participation in school activities and programs
  • Facilitate opportunity for raising parental concerns and advocate equity of service provision
  • Promote liaison activities to provide information to parents, the school and its community, and facilitate community development activities to improve relations between the school and its community
  • Act as the contact for parents/carers and the indigenous community to determine relevant issues for improved relationships between the school and its indigenous community
  • Plan and deliver or organise public presentations, and inform and educate parents and community members/groups about educational trends and policies.

Caseworker Youth Justice

Department of Justice and Attorney-General
01.2011 - 01.2012
  • Engaging families and encouraging them to remain in the program until completion of their case plan or satisfying their needs and addressing the significant issues impacting on parenting or child development; identifying and analysing strengths, needs and priority issues through discussions with families; facilitating and participating in case planning; implementing the case plan; referral to services; facilitating access to services, supports and entitlements.

Volunteer Work

ACCESS Service Inc.
01.2010 - 01.2010
  • Data entry and assistance with community project; taking clients to appointments if necessary; assist in accessing housing, Centrelink, and Medical; linking clients with local communities; assisting migrant in the areas of understanding the Australian culture.

Education

Certificate IV in Disability -

Life Without Barriers
01.2015

Diploma of Disability -

Life Without Barriers
01.2015

Bachelor of Social Science (Major in a Policy) -

The University of Queensland
01.2009

Diploma of Community Development and Welfare Work -

Yeronga Institute of TAFE
01.2005

Skills

  • Word processing
  • Excel
  • Microsoft Word
  • PowerPoint
  • Spreadsheets
  • Internal Databases
  • Internet

Professional Development

  • 04/27/2015, Understanding the Impact of Trauma on Children and Young People, Evolve Therapeutic Services
  • 04/27/2015, Behaviour Management Strategies for Children and Young People with a Background of Trauma, Evolve Therapeutic Services
  • 01/2015, Therapeutic Crisis Intervention (TCI), Life Without Barriers
  • 01/2011, Youth Justice Caseworker Introductory Training Program, Department of Communities (Queensland Government)
  • 01/2011, Changing Habits and Reaching Targets Training, Department of Communities (Queensland Government)
  • 01/2011, Certification of Completion of Mental Health First Aid Course, Australia College of Community Service

Personal Qualities

  • A person with strong ideals and a determination to see tasks through to a satisfactory conclusion;
  • Energetic and strongly motivated to succeed no what the effort required;
  • Intelligent and perceptive with a clear head for penetrating problems and finding creative solutions;
  • Enjoy sharing ideas with other people;
  • Self-motivated, can use initiative and work well in an unsupervised position.

Volunteer Experience

  • 01/2009, Multicultural Development Association, South Brisbane, Queensland, Updating Brisbane Actionweb for Refugee Collaboration (BARC Website);, Reviewing and editing inter-agency news and information;, Inputting data into Website;, Data entry and varied tasks attached to community projects;, Liaising with key stakeholders regarding BARC Website.
  • 01/2010, ACCESS Service Inc., Logan, Queensland, Data entry and assistance with community project;, Taking clients to appointments if necessary;, Assist in accessing housing, Centrelink, and Medical;, Linking clients with local communities;, Assisting migrant in the areas of understanding the Australian culture;, Assisting migrant in the areas of understanding the Australian work culture.

References

  • Wally Ropati, Community Liaison Officer, Bellbird Park State Secondary College, Alesana Drive, Bellbird Park, Queensland, 4300, 0436951196
  • Kahui Tihore, Support Coordinator, Bellbird Park State Secondary College, 2 Alesana Drive, Bellbird Park, Queensland, 4300, 0477522108

Timeline

Community Liaison Officer

Bellbird Park State Secondary College
01.2023 - Current

Youth Worker

Life Without Barriers
01.2014

Caseworker Youth Justice

Department of Justice and Attorney-General
01.2011 - 01.2012

Volunteer Work

ACCESS Service Inc.
01.2010 - 01.2010

Certificate IV in Disability -

Life Without Barriers

Diploma of Disability -

Life Without Barriers

Bachelor of Social Science (Major in a Policy) -

The University of Queensland

Diploma of Community Development and Welfare Work -

Yeronga Institute of TAFE
Gama Stephen masuete