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Jody Wolffe

Jamisontown

Summary

Dedicated and compassionate Youth Worker with over 10 years experience in supporting at-risk youth and vulnerable populations. Skilled in crisis intervention, case planning and community outreach. Adept at building strong relationships and empowering clients to achieve positive outcomes/goals.

Overview

21
21
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Residential Care Worker – Crisis and Medium term

Platform Youth Services
12.2016 - Current
  • Casework
  • Collaboration with NDIS, Public Guardian and Trustee, Medical Practitioners, Police, Victims Support, DCJ and JRCP
  • Monitor/support mental health
  • Mentor young people to obtain independent living
  • Daily record keeping
  • Support young people to attend appointments
  • Apply Emergency First Aid
  • Administer medication

Foster Care Caseworker – Fulltime Secondment

Mackillop Family Services
02.2019 - 09.2019
  • Case management OOHC
  • Family time contacts and reporting
  • Collaboration with FACS for Case Plan Meetings
  • Monthly home visits and time alone with children and young people
  • Restoration work with birth families
  • Family genograms and family group conference
  • Aboriginal Consultation Panel restoration and kinship
  • Child protection policies and procedures Reporting and documentation
  • Behaviour Support Plans
  • Carer Supervision
  • Work collaboratively with schools, practitioners and psychologists

Residential Care Worker- Permanent Part time, Family Time Contact Worker - Casual

Mackillop Family Services
10.2015 - 02.2019
  • Sleepover shifts on a rotating roster
  • Support young people to achieve personal/educational/employment goals
  • Report writing
  • Monitor/support mental health and times of crisis
  • Database management
  • Apply First Aid
  • Administer medication
  • Collaboration with schools, medical practitioners and counsellors to assist clients to achieve their goals
  • Transport and support young people to attend court, doctor’s appointments and job interviews
  • Facilitate Family Time contact visits and subsequent reporting

Teacher’s Aid

Catholic Education Office
01.2005 - 10.2015
  • Working with children with autism, learning and behaviour issues
  • Facilitate maths and literacy groups
  • Prepare classroom resources
  • Proofreading and marking of children’s homework
  • Playground supervision
  • Apply first aid
  • Front desk school office

Education

Diploma of Community Services - Community Services

Synergy Training
Online
12-2019

Skills

  • Crisis management
  • Case management expertise
  • Trauma-informed training
  • Respond to and support Sexual Violence in young people
  • Documentation management
  • Cultural competency training
  • Community engagement
  • Family visit documentation
  • Client service referrals
  • Implementation of behaviour support strategies
  • Knowledge of child protection policies
  • Advocacy expertise
  • Collaborative teamwork

Certification

  • WWCC 0682642E - current
  • First Aid Certificate - current
  • National Police Check - current

Timeline

Foster Care Caseworker – Fulltime Secondment

Mackillop Family Services
02.2019 - 09.2019

Residential Care Worker – Crisis and Medium term

Platform Youth Services
12.2016 - Current

Residential Care Worker- Permanent Part time, Family Time Contact Worker - Casual

Mackillop Family Services
10.2015 - 02.2019

Teacher’s Aid

Catholic Education Office
01.2005 - 10.2015

Diploma of Community Services - Community Services

Synergy Training

Training

Diploma Community Services

Synergy - 2019


  • Complex Case Management
  • Restoration training – Internal Mackillop Family Services
  • Respond to people who have experienced Sexual violence
  • Domestic Violence Training
  • Aboriginal Cultural Training
  • Child Protection
  • Understanding Childhood Trauma

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