Wayne Wright

NDIA funded ILC ( Wambinya Buwanha ) program for people with disabilities living in regional and rural regions of NSW.

• Support government and researchers to further understanding of people with a disability and their employment needs.
• Support people with disability on their pathway to employment, education and training by providing mentoring, interview techniques, assist people get TFN, build their knowledge on workplace responsibilities, completing TAFE or short courses ie White Card, First Aid and matching participants with employment.
• Engage and build relationships with a wide variety of Aboriginal organisations (LALC's and WCC), employment providers/ disability employment providers, allied health organisations, ASM's, Aboriginal elders groups, the Dept of Education, local schools and TAFE campuses.
• Support people in need of Mental Health support, by linking participant with Likemind, Headspace or the OAMS SEWB (Social and emotional wellbeing team).
• Built strong bonds with local cultural organizations by respecting unique differences and specific societal norms.
• Immerse Aboriginal people in culture to assist them to gain a sense of identity by linking with Aboriginal Cultural programs, Aboriginal language with ILC staff and continuing my own learning of culture (culture and heritage/firestick alliance)

• Fire Sticks cultural burning ongoing training
• Conservation and Ecosystem Management and Indigenous Land management.
• Re-preservation of Aboriginal heritages site throughout local LGA.

Research assistant ARC funded project on the NDIS planning process with the University of Sydney, Centre for Disability Research and Policy.

• Networked with services such as ACCO's, AMS's, disability service providers throughout North-Western NSW.
• Collaborated with government organisations, NDIA and NDIA Quality and Safeguards commission.
• Co-authored two systematic literature reviews understanding how the NDIS planning process works in regional, rural and remote areas.
• Collaborating with other Universities, such as Deakin University, Melbourne Vic and Flinders University, Alice Springs NT.
• De-identify and analysed interview transcripts.
• Exclusion and extraction of papers for publications.
• Interview research participants for the project.
• Performed statistical, qualitative, and quantitative analysis.
• Reviewed documents and data to identify trends and patterns.
• Maintained up-to-date records of research activities and results for future reference.

• Complex trauma management for children and youth in distress.
• 24 hour roster.
• Complex case management for children in out of home care.
• Reconnecting children in out of home care with families and kin.
• Network and community engagement to empower children and youth.
• Mentor and role model for children and youth.
• Trauma-based Indigenous cultural mentoring and development for Aboriginal children and youth.
• Provided key emotional support to special needs youth.
• Organized and facilitated recreational activities to engage youth in positive, team-building experiences.

• Client and support advocacy.
• Case Management.
• Networking and community engagement.
• Effective communication with clients and stakeholders.
• Organise and facilitate case management meetings.
• Transitioning participants to the NDIS program.

• Followed plant safety procedures, rules, and regulations.
• Adjusted and maintained plant equipment for safety and performance.

• Conducted safety inspections and followed safety rules and procedures.
• Operating Grader
• All road Maintenances
• Construction new fence line
• Put fire breaks in through out property
• Drains were installed
• Maintain airstrip
• driving 623 elevator scraper
• Cat 14g

• Performed minor mechanical work and routine equipment maintenance.
• Knowledgeable of machine maintenance in order to troubleshoot effectively.
• Channel cutting re- shaping
• Channel distilling and repair
• Top soil removal
• Building roads and land cleaning
• Light vegetation removeal
• Fire breaks
• Operating Cat 14H grader, 32t excavator, Cat D8n

• Performed minor mechanical work and routine equipment maintenance.
• Knowledgeable of machine maintenance in order to troubleshoot effectively.
• Maintain all cultural site off highway
• Upgrade of Burketown highway to Camooweal
• Excavation of shoulders, building and forming roads
• Stripping top soil
• Building stock piles
• Driving Cat 623, scraper, Cat Dn Dozer, Grader cat 12g, Excavator 32t

• Knowledgeable of machine maintenance in order to troubleshoot effectively.
• Road maintenances
• Sediment removals
• installing drains
• Internal storm water pipes
• Removal of bulk earthworks
• Installation of earth straps and oil pressure lines
• Operating Grader Cat 14g, Dr8 Dozer Cat