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JOANNE NASTOV HOYES

JOANNE NASTOV HOYES

WEST BUSSELTON,WA

Summary

Recently completed MSW, with final placement at headspace from January to June 2025. I was a compassionate social work student, gaining experience in both intake and counseling roles, providing support to diverse populations, including both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, neurodivergent individuals, those identifying as LGBTQI+, individuals with mental health issues, situational conflict, and trauma. Using a range of social work theories and practices, I collaborated with young people and their families to provide strategic and client-goal-focused support, education, and counseling. Being a team player I have demonstrated the ability to make impactful contributions within multidisciplinary teams. I am known for high productivity and efficiently completing tasks with excellent time management skills. Excel at communication using active listening, empathy, and reflection, ensuring responsive and effective support to provide client centered support.

Overview

25
25
years of professional experience

Work History

Final MSW Student Placement

headspace
Busselton, WA
01.2025 - 06.2025
  • Provided initial assessment and evaluation of clients to determine their social, psychological, and risk factors to determine suitability for accessing resources at headspace, using a range of social work theories and ensuring trauma-informed practice with a culturally sensitive approach.
  • Complete a risk assessment with clients, and collaborate to create a safety plan suited to the clients' needs using the ASIST model and headspace procedures. Ensure young persons' safety by sharing information with NOK or partners, and discuss it with the headspace supervisor, recording all information in BP.
  • Contributed actively during weekly team meetings by offering insights based on experience or research findings, using social work theories.
  • Maintained up-to-date case records and documentation in accordance with headspace policies and procedures, including completing hAPI surveys, and uploading documents to BP.
  • Monitored client progress and adjusted treatment plans accordingly, using a collaborative and client-centered approach.
  • Attended trainings on best practices for working with at-risk populations, including completing the ASIST Training course.
  • Developed individualized treatment plans for clients in collaboration with other members of the multidisciplinary team using trauma-informed practice and single-session thinking.
  • Facilitated individual therapy sessions using person-centered therapy to solve problems, set and achieve goals, and provide young people with tools to manage anxiety and depression during their day-to-day activities.
  • Attend Djidi Djidi Aboriginal School to provide trauma-informed lunchtime activities for primary school-aged children with an Aboriginal cultural focus.
  • Attend the Busselton South West Youth Festival to promote mental health for local youth, share knowledge, and provide fun activities.
  • Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to provide comprehensive care for clients.
  • Attend bi-monthly regional team meetings, and contribute ideas, share issues, and provide solutions.
  • attend regular supervision to improve social work skills, reflect, discuss issues and ensure that the AASW Code of Ethics is being followed when working young people and their families.

ATAR Psychology and HaSS Teacher

Busselton High School
Busselton, Australia
07.2024 - 12.2024
  • Create a safe environment with trauma-informed practice to enable students to feel valued and secure while in the classroom.
  • Build relationships with individual students to maximize their learning experience.
  • Plan engaging lessons with a variety of learning techniques to cater to a wide range of abilities, which employ a broad range of instructional techniques to retain student interest and maximize learning.
  • Work in a team setting to maximize teaching strategies within the HaSS department.
  • Work with the STARS team to ensure that concerns about my Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students are met with culturally sensitive support.
  • Encourage students to follow REAL, and promote acceptable behavior within the school setting through role modeling and providing positive feedback to students whenever possible.
  • Adapted teaching methods and materials to meet students' varying needs.
  • Communicated with colleagues, students, and parents to meet and exceed teaching goals.
  • Created engaging and dynamic lessons with an emphasis on improving students' written and verbal communication skills.
  • Being aware of students' mental, emotional, and physical needs, and providing support to achieve their best.
  • Provide support to students using a whole-school approach to achieve consistency in REAL expectations through encouragement and acknowledgment of desirable outcomes through personal feedback and positive parent letters.

Relief Teacher

Busselton Senior High School
Busselton, Australia
01.2019 - 07.2024
  • Managed classrooms of secondary students during the absence of their teachers.
  • Employed a broad range of instructional techniques to retain student interest and maximize learning.
  • Implement and apply PBS in each classroom.
  • Encourage students to follow REAL expectations.
  • Adapted teaching methods and materials to meet students' varying needs.
  • Communicated with colleagues, students, and parents to meet and exceed teaching goals.
  • Created engaging and dynamic lessons with an emphasis on improving students' written and verbal communication skills.
  • Being aware of students' mental, emotional, and physical needs, and providing support to achieve their best.

Project Officer/admin Assistant

South West Veterans Centre – Busselton RSL subbranch
Busselton, Australia
01.2021 - 12.2023
  • Contributed to process improvement initiatives with the manager by providing suggestions on how existing processes could be improved, and creating instructional guides and training for all staff.
  • Create Google Workspace templates, forms, and documents to successfully provide the team with resources required for case management and the collection of data required by senior management.
  • Provide ICT training for new staff, and for all upgrades.
  • Coordinated communications between various stakeholders, including a monthly report for RSL Busselton and advocacy team members.
  • Supported senior management in decision-making activities related to providing suitable support to veterans and their families.
  • Collect and provide the data required for grant applications, and assist in grant applications. .
  • Manage client files, create follow-up spreadsheets, and liaise with advocates to ensure all veterans and their families are provided support as needed in a timely manner.
  • Assist with client inquiries through face-to-face meetings, phone, and email.
  • Organized Mental Health Week with the planning of special events, coordinating guest speakers, arranging catering services, securing venues, and ordering promotional materials.
  • Attend and complete governance training at the Governance Institute of Australia, and share new knowledge with staff members and the committee.

First Placement

Lamp Inc
Busselton, WA
07.2023 - 11.2023
  • Provide NDIS support coordination to participants.
  • Provide NDIS psycho-social recovery coaching to participants.
  • Complete Lamp Inc. forms, including risk assessments, personal goals, and a formal contract, with participants as required.
  • Work in a team environment by participating in staff meetings and training.
  • Work with multidisciplinary teams, with the participant being the central focus of outcomes.
  • Answer phones, emails, and drop-ins at the office.
  • Design and facilitate group sessions for participants with mental health diagnoses, including sound therapy sessions with Tibetan singing bowls.
  • Work with staff to coordinate and facilitate group sessions with participants with specific needs and requirements.
  • Write case notes and update participants' files following Lamp Inc. policies and procedures.
  • Work in multidisciplinary teams to achieve the best outcomes for the participants.
  • Write minutes for team meetings.
  • Attend training as required.
  • Attend supervision, and regularly reflect on current practice.
  • Served as a liaison between families, caregivers and internal, external service providers.

Education Support Relief Teacher

Geographe Education Support Centre
01.2017 - 01.2019
  • Provided tailored education solutions to meet the needs of each student.
  • Supervise and encourage learning with students during Kathy Walker Investigations.
  • Work closely with Education Assistants to provide a safe learning environment.
  • Employed a broad range of instructional techniques to retain student interest and maximise learning.
  • Adapted teaching methods and materials to meet students' varying needs.
  • Encourage and role model school expectations.
  • Communicated with colleagues, students and parents to meet and exceed teaching goals.
  • Follow and adapt lesson plans in line with the curriculum.

Board Member

Geocatch
01.2015 - 01.2019
  • Company Overview: https://geocatch.asn.au/
  • Prepare and attend board meetings.
  • Assist with governance and strategic planning.
  • Providing community beliefs and opinions to Geocatch board and staff.
  • Bay OK sub- committee member.
  • Attend workshops and presentations on behalf of Geocatch.
  • Advisor to the Mister for Water; Fisheries; Forestry; Innovation and ICT; Science – Hon Dave Kelly BA MLA.
  • Https://geocatch.asn.au/

Relief Teacher

Geographe Primary School
Busselton, Australia
01.2012 - 01.2019
  • Managed classrooms of primary students during the absence of their teachers.
  • Employed a broad range of instructional techniques to retain student interest and maximise learning.
  • Implement and apply PBS into each classroom.
  • Encourage students to follow The GeoWay Model.
  • Adapted teaching methods and materials to meet students' varying needs.
  • Communicated with colleagues, students and parents to meet and exceed teaching goals.
  • Created engaging and dynamic lessons with an emphasis on improving students' written and verbal communication skills.

Co-Ordinator

Busselton Community Garden
Busselton, WA
06.2014 - 01.2016
  • Prepared monthly reports for committee meetings.
  • Provide advice and support to the committee.
  • Supervised various volunteer groups, including school students, rovers, scouts, indigenous groups, international visitors, social services justice teams, and people with disabilities.
  • Encourage new members to join using newspaper articles, Facebook, websites, and information sessions.
  • Provide a welcome tour, and complete all administration required.
  • Manage the membership.
  • Set up and managed a Facebook account and website to share events, information, and provide answers to inquiries.
  • Manage emails, phone calls, and personal inquiries.
  • Liaise with the members and committee members.
  • Prepare and write successful grant applications.
  • Organize events, including the BCG 2015 Festival, sausage sizzles, Winter Solstice, and school holiday programs.
  • Provide reports to organizations as required for the spending of grant money received.

Relief Teacher

Western Australia Schools
WEST BUSSELTON, WA
02.2006 - 11.2014
  • Managed classrooms of school students during the absence of their teachers.
  • Employed a broad range of instructional techniques to retain student interest and maximize learning.
  • Implement and apply PBS in each classroom.
  • Adapted teaching methods and materials to meet students' varying needs.
  • Communicated with colleagues, students, and parents to meet and exceed teaching goals.
  • Created engaging and dynamic lessons with an emphasis on improving students' written and verbal communication skills.

Playgroup Assistant

Mura Kaimel Playgroup
Thursday Island, Australia
04.2008 - 09.2008
  • Designed and implemented a cultural educational age appropriate program.
  • Assisted and supervised children.
  • Promoted language development skills through reading and storytelling including Torres Strait Islander traditional languages.
  • Teach Torres Strait Islander stories and songs.
  • Maintained a child-friendly environment by allowing frequent access to outdoor activities.

Microbiologist

Pharmacia Technology Park
Bentley, Australia
07.2002 - 05.2003
  • Microbiology Department – Quality Control
  • Analyzed data from environmental samples to determine levels of microbial contamination.
  • Carried out quality control checks on materials used in the laboratory setting according to established standards.
  • Ensured compliance with applicable regulations governing laboratory operations.
  • Interpreted test results accurately ensuring that all data is reported properly.
  • Maintained a clean and safe working environment by adhering to established safety procedures.
  • Supervised biological technicians, technologists, and other scientists.

Research Assistant

Murdoch University
Murdoch, WA
10.2000 - 06.2002
  • Environmental Science – Indoor Air Quality
  • Collaborated with other researchers in developing study designs, methods, and tools for data collection.
  • Participated in team meetings to discuss progress on ongoing projects or brainstorm ideas for future endeavors.
  • Interpreted results from experiments and surveys to generate meaningful conclusions.
  • Drafted manuscripts for submission to peer-reviewed journals.
  • Utilized knowledge of scientific principles and techniques to troubleshoot problems encountered during the course of research.
  • Managed multiple research projects simultaneously while ensuring accurate record keeping.
  • Presented findings at professional conferences.
  • Prepared comprehensive reports summarizing research findings using Microsoft Word and PowerPoint.
  • Set up, calibrated, and maintained laboratory and field research equipment. Cleaned and prepared lab equipment for solutions, specimens and samples.
  • Oversaw lab equipment stock and placed orders to expand inventory.

Education

Master Social Work -

Flinders University
Online
06-2025

Graduate Diploma Psychology -

Monash University
Online
10.2022

LEAP Programs - LEAP Year 11 Chemistry, LEAP Year 12 Chemistry, LEAP Year 11 Physics, LEAP Year 12 Physics

Edith Cowan University
Joondalup
11.2019

Certified Meditation Teachers Course -

Natura Training Institute
Online
01.2019

Reiki Master -

Aroca Healing Centre
Perth, WA
03.2018

Certificate of Governance, Not for Profit -

Governance Institute of Australia
Perth, WA
01.2017

Graduate Diploma Of Secondary Education - Science teaching, Society and environment teaching

The University Of Notre Dame
Fremantle
07.2006

Bachelor of Science: Honours - Environmental Science

Murdoch University
Murdoch
12.2002

Bachelor of Science: Biological Sciences - Conservation Biology

Murdoch University
Murdoch
12.1999

Skills

  • Empathy, curiosity, and active listening
  • Risk assessment and safety planning with youth
  • Triage
  • Relationship building
  • Case notes and documentation
  • Individual counseling
  • Trauma-informed practice
  • Social-emotional well-being practice

Affiliations

  • Growing my own fruits and vegetables
  • Walking in nature
  • Snorkeling with my four kids
  • SUPing in Geographe Bay
  • Travel

Accomplishments

  • Starteing my own sound therapy meditation business, providing Tibetan Singing Bowl Meditations for the local community
  • Receiving a scholarship to complete the Certificate in Governance for Not-for-Profits at the Governance Institute of Australia
  • Writing successful grant applications for the Busselton Community Gardens
  • Complete my thesis on indoor air quality

Other

AASW student membership

WWCC - 1258963 Expire 2/05/2028

References

Hilary Cayley

headspace Busselton 

Co-Ordinator

0408 806 530

Robyn Weir

Relationships Australia

Supervisor & Counsellor and Clinical Supervisor

0414 358 658

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Final MSW Student Placement

headspace
01.2025 - 06.2025

ATAR Psychology and HaSS Teacher

Busselton High School
07.2024 - 12.2024

First Placement

Lamp Inc
07.2023 - 11.2023

Project Officer/admin Assistant

South West Veterans Centre – Busselton RSL subbranch
01.2021 - 12.2023

Relief Teacher

Busselton Senior High School
01.2019 - 07.2024

Education Support Relief Teacher

Geographe Education Support Centre
01.2017 - 01.2019

Board Member

Geocatch
01.2015 - 01.2019

Co-Ordinator

Busselton Community Garden
06.2014 - 01.2016

Relief Teacher

Geographe Primary School
01.2012 - 01.2019

Playgroup Assistant

Mura Kaimel Playgroup
04.2008 - 09.2008

Relief Teacher

Western Australia Schools
02.2006 - 11.2014

Microbiologist

Pharmacia Technology Park
07.2002 - 05.2003

Research Assistant

Murdoch University
10.2000 - 06.2002

Master Social Work -

Flinders University

Graduate Diploma Psychology -

Monash University

LEAP Programs - LEAP Year 11 Chemistry, LEAP Year 12 Chemistry, LEAP Year 11 Physics, LEAP Year 12 Physics

Edith Cowan University

Certified Meditation Teachers Course -

Natura Training Institute

Reiki Master -

Aroca Healing Centre

Certificate of Governance, Not for Profit -

Governance Institute of Australia

Graduate Diploma Of Secondary Education - Science teaching, Society and environment teaching

The University Of Notre Dame

Bachelor of Science: Honours - Environmental Science

Murdoch University

Bachelor of Science: Biological Sciences - Conservation Biology

Murdoch University

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