Rachel Sassi
Melbourne,Vic
Summary
Conscientious professional with extensive experience in regulation compliance in Family Violence and Child Safety (Risk) management. Clinical Specialist in Community Sector and Health Services. Skilled at providing guidance, support and assistance. Strong communication and management skills and committed to inspiring best practice in staff outcomes.
Overview
27
27
years of professional experience
Work History
Family Violence and Child Safe Program Lead
Austin Hospital
01.2023 - Current
- Provide expert advice and strategic input to support the continued development and responses to family violence and child safety
- Reporting to Executive sponsors on working groups, steering committee -internal and external
- Communicating with stakeholders and providing guidance on implementation progress
- Provide secondary consultation to all of hospital
- Perform at advanced level of practice
- Delegate project activities
- Manage the project schedule, escalate concerns on project timelines
- Coordinate meetings, agendas, reports for all project meetings
- Lead and implement ‘whole of hospital’ legislative compliance (policy procedures) family violence and child safety initiatives
- Train and educate across ‘whole of hospital’
- Support leadership in the Social Work Department
- Contribute to improvement of clinical excellence and continuous improvement
- Support HR recruitment, training and performance management of staff
- Liaise with relevant Victorian Government Departments on policy improvement projects
- Contribute to external, SHRFV (Family Violence) working groups and Child Safety working groups
- Conduct Audits and improvement results
- Provide Data analysis
Advanced Family Violence Practice Leader
The Orange Door – North East
01.2018 - 01.2023
- Part of leading the implementation, of Orange Door North East,
- Provide authoritative advice and directions in a variety of forums - government departments and community agencies
- Planning and delivery of integrated service model
- Member of Organisational Leadership Group
- Panel member of Specialist FV Sector Advisory Group -FSV
- Project manage Hub demands and resolve problems
- Analysing of data
- Develop and implement practice guidance for Men (PUV), Victim Survivors and child victim survivors
- Recommendations and solutions on complex clients and systems
- Enhance key relationships with internal and external stakeholders
- Panel member- working group on Child Protection Community Based Nth East
- Safe and Together Trainer
- High Risk Panel - Consults
- Participated to FVFSP steering committee ( Packages for Emergency Relief)
- Oversee Information Sharing FVISS and CISS complexity
- Audits reviews and reporting.
Senior Family Services Family Violence Advisor
Berry Street – Child First
01.2015 - 01.2018
- Developed new role to advise Nth East metro Family Services alliance (9 partners)
- Supported clients directly in referral stage of Child First
- Provided assistance to the leadership of Berry Street Family Services
- Present at team meetings across the alliance
- Guide family services workers with navigating through suitable referrals
- Regularly support and advocate with Community Base Child Protection.
Domestic Violence Case Worker
Berry Street North West
01.2012 - 01.2015
- Short and long-term case management of women experiencing family violence in the Nth West of Melbourne
- Work in the Family court, Children’s Court and Magistrates Court
- Engage with various stakeholders including support agencies, police, and government agencies (Child Protection & DHHS)
- Attended meetings at RAMP and network meeting in region.
General Manager
Gaffney International Licensing
01.1997 - 01.2000
- Administration of contracts including negotiating legal and financial aspects
- Managing 30 staff in high pressured environment and reporting into CEO and CFO daily
- Liaising with International agents in most regions on the world
- Overseeing high level negotiations with major stakeholders
- Reviewing budgets and setting forecasts.
Education
Master of Social Work -
University of Melbourne
01.2012
Bachelor of Arts - Politics
Monash University
01.1994
Skills
Excellent verbal and written skills
Resolves complex issues and enacts strategies
Promotes consensus amongst stakeholders
Training skills
Policy writing
Implementation of new practice improvements
Skillsattributes
Resolves complex and challenging goals, High level of motivation, Promotes consensus amongst stakeholders, Takes responsibility for team’s outputs, Excellent verbal and written skills, Ability to communicate complex concepts and policy to various stakeholders, Strong interpersonal skills, Detail oriented, Dedicated to improving outcomes for all clients
Professional Development
- Advanced Supervision Training AASW, 2021
- Heidelberg Specialist Family Violence Court Training, 2021
- NIFVS – Resisting Collusion with Male Perpetrators, 2020
- Understanding Coercive control – Clare Walker, 2020
- The Hatchery – The Caledonian system (Scotland), 2020
- Bouverie – Single Session Work, 2019
- Rainbow Door- Dark Side of the Rainbow, 2019
- MARAM training, 2018
- David Mandel Safe and Together training (train the trainer), 2018
- David Mandel Safe and Together training, 2017
- Cultural Respect Training – Sharon Gollan & Kathleen Stacey, 2016
- Introduction to Youth Alcohol & Drug Practice, 2015
- DVRCV – Family Violence Hurts Kids Too, 2014
- Women’s Legal Service: Family Law Supporting Your Client, 2012
- Berry Street – Transforming Childhood Trauma-Bruce Perry, 2012
- The Shark Cage: A Framework For Understanding & Working with victims, 2012
Awards
Nominated for Deb Kearsey Award – Berry Street Outstanding Staff Member, 2021
References
Provided upon request.
Timeline
Family Violence and Child Safe Program Lead
Austin Hospital
01.2023 - Current
Advanced Family Violence Practice Leader
The Orange Door – North East
01.2018 - 01.2023
Senior Family Services Family Violence Advisor
Berry Street – Child First
01.2015 - 01.2018
Domestic Violence Case Worker
Berry Street North West
01.2012 - 01.2015
General Manager
Gaffney International Licensing
01.1997 - 01.2000
Master of Social Work -
University of Melbourne
Bachelor of Arts - Politics
Monash University
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