Katie Gunn
Forbes
Summary
Highly communicative individual who identifies issues and makes the best decisions regarding needs of the family. Disciplined Caseworker with expertise in data confidentiality and client education and promoting experience working with culturally diverse families.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Family Preservation Caseworker
Uniting
09.2022 - Current
- Deliver support to enable children and young people to remain living safely at home wherever possible and prevent unnecessary out of home care (OOHC) placement
- Improving child and family functioning and enabling families to access appropriate social and practical support
- Provide intake and assessment of families into the program, including trauma & wellbeing assessments
- Provide support for families to set and achieve their goals through home visiting, advocacy, life skills, child development, parenting, routines, budgeting
- Deliver evidence-based parenting programs, Domestic Family Violence framework and other evidence-based programs
- Providing case management, advocacy and support to victims/survivors of family violence and/or sexual assault
- Developing Family Case plans in collaboration with the family and DCJ within six weeks of being allocated the referral and reviewing the Family Case plan every three months
- Working towards family goals each week through weekly home visits utilising therapeutic case work and developing relevant referrals to community stakeholders
- Completing home visit risk assessments prior to the first home visit with a family, as well as safety planning within the family network during crisis
- Case noting all interactions with families and other stakeholders within three business days of the interactions
Team leader for the Preschool Room
Bright Beginnings Early Learning Centre
01.2022 - 09.2022
- Duties included leading, guiding and supporting my team to provide high quality education and care
- Providing ongoing support and assistance to other staff in all areas of service operation
- Implementing and always upholding the policies and associated procedures and practices of the organisations
- Facilitating the implementation of contemporary, research-based practices at the service
- Providing ongoing support and assistance to the director and approved management committee
- Planning, developing and delivering programming documentation on a weekly basis
Early Childhood Educator
Clear View Academy
05.2021 - 12.2021
- Assist to maintain the room’s routine and procedures in respect of daily checklists, programming and record keeping
- Encourage and maintain effective communication between myself, colleagues and families
- Assist with the planning, implementation, and evaluation of the program
- Assist in the maintenance of the indoor and outdoor environments
- Assist in the collection, recording and evaluation of children’s record and observations
- Implement all policies and procedures in the appropriate environment where required and ensure Health and Safety standards are maintained at a high level
Early Childhood Educator
Bright Beginnings Early Learning Centre
01.2017 - 01.2019
- Assist room leaders and lead educators with planning and programming, including evaluation of the program when required
- Contribute to and assist in the learning environment, preparing activities, cleaning duties
- Assist in the kitchen where required
- Create a safe, secure, and supporting environment
- Assist in the recording of children’s development and recording of observations
- Implement all policies and procedures in the appropriate environment where required and ensure Health and Safety standards are maintained at a high level
Retail assistant
Life Pharmacy Forbes
01.2016 - 01.2017
- Performing general POS duties, customer service, stocktake and stock management and promotional displays
- Use of dispensary software program and technology to track patient records and data
- My work as a retail assistant has allowed me to further develop my customer service skill, organisation communication and computer skills
Casual waitress
Eat Your Greens Function Centre
01.2013 - 01.2017
- Performing general catering duties
- Through my work I have obtained a vast number of skills including teamwork, communication, working under pressure in a fast paced and busy environment
Retail assistant
Little Extras Lifestyle Boutique
01.2013 - 01.2017
- Performing general POS duties, customer service, stocktake and stock management and promotional displays
- My work as a retail assistant has allowed me to further develop my customer service skill, organisation communication and computer skills
Education
Diploma - Family And Community Services
TAFE NSW
NSW10-2023
Certificate III - Early Childhood Education And Care
TAFE NSW
NSW03-2018
High School Diploma -
Forbes High School
Forbes, NSW09-2015
Skills
Dedicated, motivated and resilient individual with a good work ethic who values diversity
Excellent organisational and time management skills with the ability to work under pressure, meet deadlines, plan and prioritise work to deliver results, think and solve problems and demonstrate accountability
Ability to work collaboratively and responsibly in both a team environment and individually
Honest and reliable; strong morals that provide me with the capability to work well both supervised and unsupervised
Ability to demonstrate inclusive behaviour and show respect for diverse backgrounds
Experience with working collaboratively and maintaining strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders
Ability to understand the context of child and adolescent development, parenting capacity and family environment factors in which to establish the needs of an individual child or adolescent
Ability to engage with families with high and complex needs and work in partnership with them to achieve their goals using a variety of intervention strategies from a range of theoretical models
Ability to maintain confidentiality and to exercise tact, initiative and sound judgement and provide a high level of empathy to clients
Timeline
Family Preservation Caseworker
Uniting
09.2022 - Current
Team leader for the Preschool Room
Bright Beginnings Early Learning Centre
01.2022 - 09.2022
Early Childhood Educator
Clear View Academy
05.2021 - 12.2021
Early Childhood Educator
Bright Beginnings Early Learning Centre
01.2017 - 01.2019
Retail assistant
Life Pharmacy Forbes
01.2016 - 01.2017
Casual waitress
Eat Your Greens Function Centre
01.2013 - 01.2017
Retail assistant
Little Extras Lifestyle Boutique
01.2013 - 01.2017
Diploma - Family And Community Services
TAFE NSW
Certificate III - Early Childhood Education And Care
TAFE NSW
High School Diploma -
Forbes High School
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