Rae McAuliffe
Summary
With experience in the Community Services sector since 2017, I have held various positions at Anglicare and CareSouth. In 2021, I successfully completed my Diploma in Community Services and have actively invested in personal and professional growth through workshops and company trainings. At CareSouth I worked in Therapeutic Houses, providing support to displaced young individuals who have experienced carer or family breakdown. Previously, I held positions in Family Services, the Orange Door, and the HIPPY program at Anglicare. Finding purpose and fulfillment in assisting families and individuals during different stages of their lives. My passion for self-care and mindfulness significantly contributes to building my own resilience and preventing burnout. I firmly believe that self-care and mindfulness go hand in hand and have practiced daily rituals for many years. Sharing my knowledge to help others live a more positive and healthy life brings immense joy. Addressing a gap in my work history, from August 2022 to June 2023, I took a break due to personal circumstances. This period allowed me to prioritize the safety of my son and myself while deepening appreciation for the work I do. It ignited a stronger passion for mental health and empowered me to teach others the importance of "Self" - self-care, self-confidence, and self-worth.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Support Worker (Therapeutic Houses)
CareSouth
06.2023 - 01.2025
- Building rapport and connection with young people in our care
- Ongoing care management to support young person to achieve identified goals
- Assessing risks and identifying needs
- Case noting client interactions
- Worked closely with young people to build skills and support achieving life goals
- Regular team meetings and clinical reflections to discuss successes and challenges with clients
- Transporting clients to appointments, supporting them out in the community
- Kept clients engaged in social networks and communities for personal health and growth.
- Assisted clients with daily living needs to maintain self-esteem and general wellness.
- Maintaining a clean home environment by completing daily cleaning duties
- Helped clients manage and reach individual goals, supporting independent progression and social skills.
Roles within Anglicare
Anglicare
01.2017 - 01.2022
- Family Support Practitioner – Family Services
- Child Wellbeing Practitioner - The Orange Door
- Case Support Worker - Family Services
- HIPPY Tutor/Mentor - HIPPY Program
- Key responsibilities over programs:
- Building rapport and connection with clients
- Ongoing care management to support clients to achieve the goals they have identified
- Assessing risks and identifying needs
- Working from a client centred approach to support clients and meet them where they are at
- Case noting client interactions in data system IRIS
- Contacting other entities to collect required information
- Completing MAMRM assessments and safety plans with client
- Completing Best Interest, Under 3, Family Action plan, Child Wellbeing and other assessments
- Working from a client centred approach to meet clients where they are at
- Participating in professional development
- Supporting clients to build on their strengths as parents
- Consulting with practice leads to ensure wraparound support
- Managing the Active Hold list
- Completing referrals for clients to various programs and services
- Advocate for the Clients best interest
- Creating and facilitating Wellbeing activities at team meetings
- Supporting Clients in my cohort to participate in the HIPPY program
- Keeping Clients engaged with regular contact via face to face appointments, emails and phone calls
- Role-playing HIPPY book activities each with Client to ensure they are confident to then complete the activities with their child
- Chairing and taking minutes at team meeting
- Creating and facilitating Wellbeing activities at team meetings and parent group sessions
- Assisting Coordinator and team in planning and conducting parent group sessions, special events and community events
- Collaborating and/or solo designing of HIPPY Bendigo newsletter, parent group invitations and other digital materials using Microsoft Office
- Maintaining a positive, healthy and safe workplace culture
- Participating in service area meetings
- Networking both within Anglicare Victoria and local community organisations and agencies
Administration Assistant
Kangaroo Flat Community House
01.2017 - 09.2017
Education
Diploma - Community Services
Bendigo Tafe
01.2021
Skills
- Mental health assistance
- Active listening
- Documentation and report writing
- Building rapport and connection with clients
- Assessing risks and identifying needs
- Crisis management
- Verbal and written communication
- Recreational activities
Qualificationsandtraining
- Diploma in Community Services, Bendigo Tafe, 2021
- Meditation Training
- Mental Health First Aid for children and adolescents
- Level One Facilitator for the Parent Zone’s Beyond the Violence group program
- MARAM training
- Safe and Together workshop sessions
- Talk it out - Indigenous Awareness
- Behaviour Specific Praise
- Turning into Kids, Emotional Coaching
- Strength Based Approach
- Working with young people with trauma
- First Aid
- Trauma informed care, Therapeutic Housing
Certification
- Trauma informed care, Therapeutic Housing
- Mental Health First Aid for children and adolescents
- Working with young people with trauma
- Meditation Facilitator
- MARAM training and safety planning
- Turning into Kids, Emotional Coaching
- Strength Based Approach
Timeline
Support Worker (Therapeutic Houses)
CareSouth
06.2023 - 01.2025
Roles within Anglicare
Anglicare
01.2017 - 01.2022
Administration Assistant
Kangaroo Flat Community House
01.2017 - 09.2017
Diploma - Community Services
Bendigo Tafe
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