Travel, health and fitness in particular strength, running and swimming, spending time with family and friends, cooking and reading
Nicola Thorpe
Perth
Summary
A Family Support professional within the community Services sector working closely with families and friends of individuals incarcerated at Casuarina Prison. Known for efficiently managing complex cases and encouraging positive outcomes. Holds a strong focus on team collaboration, safety, and flexibility to changing needs, ensuring consistent support and trust within the team.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Family Support Worker
Reset, Casuarina and Hakea Family Centre
04.2018 - Current
- Actively support all visitors to the prison Family Support Centres and provide individualised and targeted/tailored support in order to meet their needs.
- Provide culturally appropriate, respectful, sensitive and secure support and build relationships and connection with Aboriginal people visiting the Family Support Centres.
- Respond appropriately to the needs of children, adults and families as part of a supported in-prison family visiting program, including a range of child, family and individual interventions and supports.
- Support individuals through specialist referral and linkages when in crisis and assist them to engage with support programs that will assist them to achieve positive outcomes.
- Identify and implement appropriate counselling techniques and behavioural modification strategies to work effectively with adults, families and children.
- Conduct strengths based needs assessment and provision of information, advice, practical and emotional support to family members on a individual level.
- Ensure all required documentation, inclusive of administrative notes, screenings, assessments, support are maintained and kept confidential.
- Actively support every client to engage with and fully participate and achieve positive outcomes.
Children’s Activity Worker
Outcare Inc, Hakea Family Centre, Canning Vale
11.2017 - 01.2018
- Running of the Hakea Family Centre Creche
- Supporting children while they visit Hake Prison
- Supporting parents and guardians when needed
- Providing experiences catered for individual children
- Role modelling appropriate behaviour
- Providing a safe, calm and nurturing environment
- Giving advice to parent and guardians concerning their children’s development
- Promoting the creche to improve number of children supported
- Documenting activities, children’s interest and daily stats
Senior Educator 18m – 3 year age group
Nightcliff Community Early Learning Centre, Child Australia, Nightcliff NT
03.2017 - 08.2017
- Taking RIE approach to educating
- Centre specific program and planning
- Following centre policies and procedures
- Documenting individual children’s development
- Creating quality environments
- Imbedding loose parts and open ended recourses into my practices
- Respecting parents’ wishes
- Attending professional development courses and centre tours
- Collaborating with other educators to provide children with the best learning and development outcomes.
Group Leader 2.5-3.5 year age group
NT Explorers Early Education, Berrimah NT
05.2013 - 02.2017
- Programming and planning for 30 children.
- Establishing and maintaining trusting and respectful relationships with both children and families.
- Following Centre policies, procedures and philosophy.
- Managing a team of 5 educators.
- Good understanding of NQF and NQS and EYLF
- Working with other group leaders to maintain and achieve the best outcomes for our educators and children.
- As a team we received Exceeding in assessment and rating in 2013.
- Understanding ratios according to national law.
- Completing safety checklists.
Group Leader/3IC – 3-4 year age group
Goodstart Palmerston, Palmerston NT
10.2012 - 05.2013
- Programming and planning in conjunction with an Australian wide company.
- Following Centre policies, procedures and philosophy.
- Completing tasks for the director as part of the 3IC position.
- Managing a small team of educators.
- Establishing and maintaining trusting and respectful relationships with children and families.
Educator/ OSHC Co-ordinator 6weeks – 12years age group
Huon Valley Children’s Services
05.2006 - 06.2012
- Working as part of a large team
- Establishing and maintaining trusting and respectful relationships with children and families
- Working with a large age range of children
- Following Centre policies, procedures and philosophy.
- Working within 3 different centers within the Huon Valley Children Services scheme.
Education
Diploma - Early Childhood Education and Care
Dovaston Assessment and Training
Certificate 3 - Children’s Services
TAFE Tasmania
Certificate II - Community Services
Hobart College Year 12
Certificate I - Workplace Skills
Hobart College Year 11
High School - undefined
Huonville High School Year 10
Skills
- Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills – with excellent ability to converse, liaise, relate and negotiate with a wide range of people from diverse social and cultural backgrounds, and age groups
- Equally effective working on self-managed projects or as a proactive team member
- Solid time management skills – with ability to plan, prioritise and problem solve
- Able to handle difficult situations with creativity
- Adaptable, flexible and open to an ever-changing work environment
- Value the qualities of honesty, fairness, integrity and ethical commitment
Certification
- Apply First Aid Certificate
- SMART Online training
- Impact of trauma training
- National police check
- Drivers Licence
- Working with children’s card WA
- Working with children’s card NT
- Working with children’s card TAS
- Certificate 3 in Children’s Services
- Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care
Interests
Personal Attributes
- Strong Leadership skills
- Safety Focused
- Hardworking
- Punctual
- Reliable
- Positive Attitude
- Team Player
- Honest
References
Mark Borinelli
Coordinator Reset Family Centres
mborinelli@wungening.com.au
0436694713
Cheryl Biggs
Senior Family Support Worker
Casuarina Reset Family Centre
cbiggs@wungening.com.au
0407358410
Timeline
Family Support Worker
Reset, Casuarina and Hakea Family Centre
04.2018 - Current
Children’s Activity Worker
Outcare Inc, Hakea Family Centre, Canning Vale
11.2017 - 01.2018
Senior Educator 18m – 3 year age group
Nightcliff Community Early Learning Centre, Child Australia, Nightcliff NT
03.2017 - 08.2017
Group Leader 2.5-3.5 year age group
NT Explorers Early Education, Berrimah NT
05.2013 - 02.2017
Group Leader/3IC – 3-4 year age group
Goodstart Palmerston, Palmerston NT
10.2012 - 05.2013
Educator/ OSHC Co-ordinator 6weeks – 12years age group
Huon Valley Children’s Services
05.2006 - 06.2012
Certificate 3 - Children’s Services
TAFE Tasmania
Certificate II - Community Services
Hobart College Year 12
Certificate I - Workplace Skills
Hobart College Year 11
High School - undefined
Huonville High School Year 10
Diploma - Early Childhood Education and Care
Dovaston Assessment and Training
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