Stephanie Still

• Conduct comprehensive assessment of newly established kinship placements and child/ren’s needs
• Provide direct family services support and/or link the family to necessary services where needed.
• Developed and maintained relationships with community organizations and agencies.
• Facilitated communication between clients and other service providers.
• Established and maintained relationships with key stakeholders.
• Monitored progress towards service plan goals.
• Developed and implemented safety plans for clients at risk of harm to provide protection.
• Utilized trauma-informed approach to promote healing and empowerment for clients.
• Advocated for and supported clients.
• Attended regular Care Team Meetings, Home Visits and weekly phone call check ins with clients.
• Ensure all documentation and case noting is completed and updated in a timely manner.

Permanent Casual Educator

• Maintained and fostered positive and constructive interactions with staff, families, and children.
• Applied play-based strategies to provide diverse approaches to learning.
• Communicated with parents and other staff about student progress.
• Observed children to identify individuals in need of additional support and developed strategies to improve assistance.
• Consulted with parents to build and maintain positive support networks and support continuing education strategies.
• Sanitized toys and play equipment each day to maintain safety and cleanliness.
• Gave one-on-one attention to children while maintaining overall focus on entire group.
• Promoted sensory development by providing access to different textures.
• Promoted physical, academic, and social development by implementing diverse classroom and outside activities.
• Worked with teaching staff to evaluate individual progress and recommend appropriate learning plans.
• Established positive relationships with students and families.
• Created safe and nurturing learning environment for preschoolers.
• Monitored classroom to verify safe and secure environment.

• I progressed into the role of CPP3 within Case Management at DFFH Footscray. As my scheduled Best Practice training was scheduled for the end of September, my role as a CPP3 was to support and oversee cases on the Awaiting Allocation list within Case Management Team 4, as well as my colleagues with their allocated case loads. During this time I have not officially been allocated a case load.
• I supported in home visits, Outreach Interviews, Breaches, High Risk Youth and Intensive Infant Response Visits.
• I worked with identified high risk youth client's towards their goals for leaving care and maintained consistent communication with youth whom were otherwise reluctant to engage with CP.
• I have attended Court proceedings with support from my Manager and provided updates relating to families working towards protective concerns.
• Built solid and trusting rapport with children and families, fostering trust and communication to meet case needs.
• Documented interviews and access visits and completed accurate updates to case records.
• I liaised with organizations to ensure quality of care and clear communication to work in the best interests of the children.

• I began my experience as a CPP2 within the Case Practice and Support (Contact) Team at DFFH Footscray Office. My role included the facilitation of court-ordered contact between children and their families, adhering to supervision requirements and also transportation of children to and from their respective placements.
• I engaged with Allocated Case Managers and Teams to better understand the protective concerns related to the clients I was facilitating contact for, and ensuring a clear line of communication regarding any concerns occurring during contact were appropriately passed onto the necessary parties.
• I kept accurate and detailed Case Notes of the events during transportation and contact visits in order for Allocated Case Managers to review and assess progression of clients court-ordered contact.
• I developed my rapport building skills, my confidence in communication and confrontational situations, and developed skills in assessing substance affect as well as appropriately responding to sensitive discussions with children and families.
• My manager during this time acknowledged my skill development and progressed me to moving to a Case Management Team as a CPP2, this move commenced in late March of 2022. This role in the Case Management Team exposed me to further aspects of Child Protection and gave me further insight into the role of a CPP3 onwards.
• As well as continuing to facilitate contact and transport, I worked closely with Allocated Case Workers and their cases. I have gained experience as a secondary in Outreach's, interviewing of children upon disclosures, sitting in on Court proceedings, assisting with placement breakdown transports and more, gaining further understanding of the role of a Case Manager.
• My strong communication skills, as well as problem-solving and rapport building skills have developed as well as my confidence. Through regular supervision meetings with my Team Manager, I was supported to progress into the role of a CPP3.

-Responsible Service of Alcohol.

-Food Handling, money handling and patron safety management.

-Maintaining a professional appearance.

-Interacting and ensuring exceptional customer service and satisfaction.

-Clear and confident communication skills.

-Maintaining hygiene practices in line with COVID-19 requirements.

-Safe delivery of food during the COVID-19 Lockdown period.

Permanent Educator- Chadstone (Jan 2019-Dec 2019)

Casual Educator- Glen Huntly, Chadstone, Brighton East, Cheltenham, McKinnon.

My responsibilities across this time included:

• I have worked as both a Permanent and Casual Employee in all age groups and rooms. Specifically a Room Leader in the Nursery & Pre-Kinder rooms.
• Working as a team with educators and families to create a play-based learning and developing environment for children aged 0-5 years.
• Exploring ideas to cater for all children’s learning needs and wants- adhering to each child regardless of age as an active learner.
• Encouraging enthusiasm and wellbeing as well as a safe and healthy environment for all.
• Create a fun, safe, inclusive and play-based program, including analysis and observations of learning and development and portfolio compilations.
• To support and encourage children’s confidence and guide them through early years of learning and building strong communication and relationships with children and families.
• Maintaining consistent and open communication with all families to ensure a holistic approach to learning and safety for all children.
• Direct supervision of children and ensuring the environment is safe.
• Yearly professional development training involving hygiene practices, health and safety and mandatory reporting requirements.

-Responsible Service of Alcohol.

-Food Handling, money handling and patron safety management.

-Maintaining a professional appearance.

-Interacting and ensuring exceptional customer service and satisfaction.

-Clear and confident communication skills.

-Maintaining hygiene practices

-Responsible Service of Alcohol.

-Food Handling, money handling and patron safety management.

-Maintaining a professional appearance.

-Interacting and ensuring exceptional customer service and satisfaction.

-Clear and confident communication skills.

-Maintaining hygiene practices.

Permanent Educator