Skye Dallas

Over the past three years, I have been independently supporting multiple clients through their various disabilities, with a particular focus on working with children and young people with disabilities. This role entailed working across a multi-disciplinary team to support the young peoples well being, attending appointments and implementing this into their daily lives, and supporting clients with daily and school-based activities to ensure they were on track to achieve key milestones.

I previously worked for Gold Coast Family Centre (formerly Scope Family Centre) providing contact supervision for families and children (newborn to 18+) involved in the Child Safety and Family Law Court system. This role entailed a variety of tasks including:

• Conducting intake interviews to determine the key areas of concern
• Close supervision of family contact time to ensure a safe and positive environment for the child, and to facilitate reconnection of family relations.
• Accurate and precise documentation of the contact time as well as liaison with multidisciplinary team including psychologists and Child Safety Officers.
• I previously worked for Gold Coast Family Centre (formerly Scope Family and Centre) providing contact supervision for families involved in the Child Safety and Family Law Court system. This role entailed a variety of tasks including:
• Transportation of children subject to Child Safety orders too and from school and contact.

I previously worked for Day and Night Support Services, providing in-home care for different clients with varying mental health and disabilities. My main roles within this position include light household duties, community engagement, providing emotional support to clients, and supporting other healthcare necessities where required.

In November 2019, I was selected from my cohort to travel to China to study International Social Work through Griffith University and engage in professional practice in a children’s hospital where we worked across many wards. In this time, we supported children and their families and observed key roles that social workers have when working in a clinical setting in China.