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Jane Beasley

Robina,Australia

Summary

I am an experienced Team Leader, Practice Quality Therapist, and Practice Quality Manager, with a demonstrated history of guiding teams, improving practice standards, and developing effective processes to support positive client outcomes. As an Occupational Therapist with over 30 years of experience delivering assessment and therapeutic services to children and their families, I bring a strong clinical foundation rooted in strengths-based, trauma-informed, and relational approaches. I have worked across public, non-government, disability, early intervention, and private sectors, providing me with a broad and adaptable perspective. My ability to establish safe and supportive therapeutic relationships with children, families, colleagues, and teams is a key strength. I offer a flexible and proficient skill set in clinical practice and leadership, with a proven capacity to manage, support, and lead others, while contributing to the development and delivery of innovative, responsive services.

Overview

35
35
years of professional experience

Work History

Acting Practice Quality Manager – Individual Support Services

Act for Kids
Gold Coast
03.2025 - Current
  • Clinical practice oversight and service delivery quality of ISS packages.
  • Audit practice quality and processes across regions.
  • Support the development of the ISS service model, structure, and program logic.
  • Contribute to the development of ISS practice procedures and processes.
  • Consult with regional ISS leaders to identify and coordinate training and professional development opportunities in ISS.
  • Support regional ISS leaders to solve practice challenges and implement change as needed.
  • Facilitate ISS state practice meetings with team leaders.
  • Develop and deliver core practice training for the capacity building of ISS teams.
  • Develop and review annual core training plan for ISS
  • Design and complete practice quality audits
  • Form/template/resource development
  • Oversight of ISS specific induction checklists and training modules
  • Support implementation of organizational service quality projects
  • Provide practice oversight and review of Supplier Responses completed by program managers

Senior Child and Family Therapist - Practice Quality Team – Individual Support Services

Act for Kids
Gold Coast
08.2023 - 03.2025
  • Provide therapeutic oversight and guidance across ISS
  • Develop and implement an integrated therapeutic approach across ISS
  • Support teams to practically implement therapeutic case plans
  • Develop and deliver core competency trainings for ISS mandatory assessments
  • Developed and wrote the ISS Therapeutic Intervention Guidelines
  • Provide clinical supervision for therapists in ISS and within other Act for Kids programs
  • Coordinate Community of Practice for ISS therapist
  • Support the application and review of assessments in ISS
  • Develop and deliver core assessment trainings for capacity building of ISS teams

Integrated Therapy Team Leader/Senior Occupational Therapist

Act for Kids
Gold Coast
05.2007 - 08.2023
  • Team Leader of the Integrated Therapy Team (SLP, OT, Psychologist), Intensive Family Support Program (IFS), Gold Coast
  • Manage a clinical caseload - children aged 0-5 years presenting with complex developmental, communication & social-emotional difficulties because of early trauma/ lived trauma experiences
  • Provision of trauma informed, evidence based 1:1 and group therapeutic services
  • Development of written reports including discipline specific reports, multidisciplinary team reports and initial assessment reports
  • Development and delivery of professional development/educational presentations to a range of internal and external stakeholders
  • Establishment of a new service program (PELD) including staff recruitment, sourcing of venues and resources, establishment and monitoring of team practices and roles, creating practice documents, developing information package for referral pathways, completing reporting back to funding agency, providing mentoring and feedback to team
  • Provision of clinical supervision and mentoring to Occupational Therapists working for Act for Kids and Youthrive
  • Line management and supervision of a range of other practitioners within the organization including In Home Support Practitioners, Psychologists Speech Pathologists and Early Intervention Educators
  • Facilitation and coordination of team administrative and clinical review meetings for the integrated therapy team (current) and the Pathways to Early Learning and Development team (previous)
  • Monitoring and evaluation of integrated therapy team activities through review of staff caseloads and waitlists, auditing of case plans and report writing, and attendance at practice leader’s meetings and case collaboration reviews
  • Knowledge and proficient in accessing and using the ARC database (current) and SRS database systems (previous)
  • Use of culturally sensitive practices when working with clients from Indigenous and CALD backgrounds
  • Contribution to the development and review of organizational practice procedures and policies within the organization through annual review of integrated therapy team policies and procedures and development of local procedural maps as new services evolve (e.g. PELD program)
  • Oversight of therapeutic resources including purchase of assessments, therapeutic materials and resource library texts, and advocacy for relevant updated therapeutic resources
  • Contribution to quality improvement processes including audits; annual funding reports and development of client/stakeholder surveys/feedback

Occupational Therapist - Principal/Owner (P/T)

Private Practice
02.2007 - 01.2011
  • Provided outreach (home and school based) therapeutic interventions to young children aged 0-10 years including assessment and intervention, development of support plans, liaison with key stakeholders, parent education, provision of comprehensive reports and recommendations
  • Managed administrative tasks including development of required administration documents, intake and referral, booking appointments, development of practice procedures and policies, report writing, written correspondence to key stakeholders and referrers, maintenance of financial records and accounts, resource purchasing

Occupational Therapist

Child Development Service, Qld Health
02.2007 - 05.2007
  • Member of multidisciplinary team (SLP, OT, PT, SW, Psych, Paediatrician, Dietician)
  • Provided clinic based, discipline specific assessment and intervention for children aged 0-18yrs
  • Participated in family support meetings to develop individualized support plans for clients
  • Provided consultation and advocacy support for children and their families

School Officer Special Needs

St. Vincent’s Primary School
Clear Island Waters
01.2006 - 12.2006
  • Provision of 1:1 support for two students with significant disabilities in a preschool setting
  • Managing challenging behaviours, supporting integration into all preschool activities, supporting communication attempts, task analysis and adaptation, as required, to support participation
  • Provision of education and support for school staff to manage additional needs of students in whole school community

Early Intervention Educator/Occupational Therapist

Tweed Valley Early Childhood Intervention Service
01.2001 - 10.2003
  • Case management of services for children (0-5yrs) with significant disabilities and their families
  • Designed and implemented individualized educational programs
  • Provided OT specific therapeutic intervention to children experiencing a variety of disabilities including visual impairment, ASD, Cerebral Palsy, chromosomal anomalies, Down’s Syndrome, Cri de Chat Syndrome, Fragile X Syndrome
  • Organized and participated in collaborative practices with families and other key stakeholders

Occupational Therapist (F/T)

Dept. of Community Services NSW
01.1994 - 06.1997
  • Provided OT specific therapeutic assessments and interventions to children with complex needs and/or disabilities
  • Member of multidisciplinary team (OT, SLP, PT)
  • Provided information, consultation and advocacy support for children and their families
  • Contributed to the development of educational and developmental support plans for children

Locum Senior Occupational Therapist (F/T)

Central Middlesex Hospital, London, UK
, UK
07.1993 - 09.1993
  • Provided OT specific therapeutic interventions to adults post-surgery and long term rehabilitation patients
  • Provided home modifications and equipment prescription

Occupational Therapist (F/T)

Northern Rivers Community Health Service
Tweed Heads
01.1992 - 01.1993
  • Provided assessment, modifications and equipment prescription as part of the Aged Care Assessment Team

Occupational Therapist (F/T)

Bundaberg Base Hospital
Bundaberg, Qld
07.1990 - 12.1991
  • Provided assessment and treatment to a surgical and rehabilitation caseload, outpatient paediatric caseload, hand injury caseload

Education

Bachelor of Occupational Therapy -

University of Queensland

Skills

  • Clinical oversight and service models
  • Therapeutic interventions
  • Team leadership
  • Written and verbal communication
  • Team capacity building
  • Self-management skills
  • Collaboration and relationship management

Accomplishments

· ISO 9001-2015 Quality Management Standard training

· Certification - Circle of Security parenting program

· Certification - Bringing up Great Kids parenting program

· Trained in AIM Assessment of children under 12 yrs with problematic or harmful sexual behaviour (2021)

· Trained in CASP-R Assessment – Capacity & Ability to Supervise and Protect Risk Framework

· Completed foundation training in trauma informed interventions including Trust Based Relational Intervention (2025) and Level 1 Theraplay training (2022)

· PASE supervision training

· Conflict Intelligence and Mediation Skills training (2018)

· Leading through Neuroscience Amovita training (2019)

· Current First Aid and CPR certificates

· Current Queensland Driver’s License

Professional Referees

1. Ms. Deb Olsen - recent Practice Quality Manager/Line Manager

deb.olsen@scu.edu.au

0430 197 400

2. Ms. Sonia Herbert - Director of Individual Support Services

sonia.herbert@actforkids.com.au

0438 283 159

Timeline

Acting Practice Quality Manager – Individual Support Services

Act for Kids
03.2025 - Current

Senior Child and Family Therapist - Practice Quality Team – Individual Support Services

Act for Kids
08.2023 - 03.2025

Integrated Therapy Team Leader/Senior Occupational Therapist

Act for Kids
05.2007 - 08.2023

Occupational Therapist - Principal/Owner (P/T)

Private Practice
02.2007 - 01.2011

Occupational Therapist

Child Development Service, Qld Health
02.2007 - 05.2007

School Officer Special Needs

St. Vincent’s Primary School
01.2006 - 12.2006

Early Intervention Educator/Occupational Therapist

Tweed Valley Early Childhood Intervention Service
01.2001 - 10.2003

Occupational Therapist (F/T)

Dept. of Community Services NSW
01.1994 - 06.1997

Locum Senior Occupational Therapist (F/T)

Central Middlesex Hospital, London, UK
07.1993 - 09.1993

Occupational Therapist (F/T)

Northern Rivers Community Health Service
01.1992 - 01.1993

Occupational Therapist (F/T)

Bundaberg Base Hospital
07.1990 - 12.1991

Bachelor of Occupational Therapy -

University of Queensland

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