Trudy Avlonitis
Darwin,NT
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Acting Manager - First Nations Student Services
Charles Darwin Unversity
Casuarina
07.2023 - Current
- Managed and motivated employees to be productive and engaged in work.
- Accomplished multiple tasks within established timeframes.
- Maintained a professional, organised, and culturally safe environment for staff and students
- Resolved staff member conflicts by actively listening to concerns and finding appropriate middle ground.
First Nations Student Support Officer
Charles Darwin University
Casuarina, NT
01.2017 - 07.2023
- Develop and maintain methods and tools for qualitative and quantitative tracking of student progress.
- Monitored student progress to drive successful academic outcomes.
- Developed and implemented individualized academic plans for students.
- Advocated for students to access available resources.
- Worked with individuals to help understand and overcome personal, social or behavioral problems affecting educational or vocational situations.
- Promoted and provided timely, reliable, collaborative, high-quality responsiveness within student and faculty learning environments.
- Developed and facilitated various programs to develop student’s skill sets to maintain engagement in their studies.
- Provided ambassadorial, academic, and advocacy support to Indigenous students.
- Promoted and distributed information on educational programs to schools, government, and non-government organizations.
- Established and maintained strong working relationships with stakeholders and students.
- Advised students on educational, career and social opportunities.
Indigenous Employment Consultant (Secondment)
Power And Water Authority
Darwin
07.2016 - 12.2016
- Supported Indigenous participants in transition to work placement
- Managed caseloads of up to 16 Indigenous participants into Power and Water administrative and trade-specific business divisions.
- Liaised and collaborated with business Managers and Team Leaders throughout the Organisation
- Developed and maintained Skill Matrix for business and Team partners
- Mentored participants to be job and apprentice-ready
- Provided pastoral care and mediation for participants
First Nations Student Support Officer
Charles Darwin University
Casuarina, NT
07.2011 - 07.2016
- Helped students develop organisational, time management, and study skills.
- Worked with individuals to help understand and overcome personal, social, or behavioural problems affecting educational or vocational situations.
- Delivered supportive and knowledgeable counselling to students with academic or personal concerns.
- Empowered students through counselling and skill-building exercises.
- Developed and facilitated programs to build student academic literacies
Education
Bachelor of Science - Indigenous Community Development And Management
Curtin University
Perth, WASkills
- Workforce Management
- Financial Management
- Business Development
- Operations Management
- Performance Management
- Business Administration
- Strategic Planning
- Marketing
- Staff Development
- Complex Problem-Solving
- Customer Relationship Management (CRM)
- Project Management
Timeline
Acting Manager - First Nations Student Services
Charles Darwin Unversity
07.2023 - Current
First Nations Student Support Officer
Charles Darwin University
01.2017 - 07.2023
Indigenous Employment Consultant (Secondment)
Power And Water Authority
07.2016 - 12.2016
First Nations Student Support Officer
Charles Darwin University
07.2011 - 07.2016
Bachelor of Science - Indigenous Community Development And Management
Curtin University