Zoe Kernahan 25/06/1998
Thornton,NSW
Summary
Compassionate professional with extensive experience in diverse care settings, adept at efficiently managing multiple cases with varying complexities. Demonstrated track record of cultivating and nurturing valuable professional relationships to provide personalised support and deliver exceptional care to children and families.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Department of Communities and Justice
08.2022 - Current
- Enabling exploration of different permanency pathways by ensuring necessary support is provided.
- Safeguarding practice through frequent internal consultations, inclusive of psychological and specialist services, cultural, permanency, and legal.
- Working collaboratively with allied services and stakeholders.
- Ensuring accurate preparation and timely filing of reports and legal documents for the Children's Court such as s82, s76, s90 forms, affidavits, and care plans.
- Responding to Risk of Significant Harm reports.
- Developing and implementing Behavior Support Plans.
- Developing and implementing safety plans, inclusive of mitigating caregiver concerns, PBSH, risk of self-harm, and self-injury.
- Conducting annual and five-year carer reviews, and ensuring carer compliance by way of carer development plans, support, and training.
- Developing and implementing individualised and purposeful case plans.
- Adhering to child protection legislation and framework.
Disability Support worker
Our Voice Our Choice
09.2021 - 08.2022
Team member
Dan Murphy’s Greenhills
08.2017 - 09.2021
Education
Bachelor of Social Science -
University of Newcastle
12.2021
Certificate IV Community Services -
Hunter TAFE Glendale Campus
12.2016
Year 11 -
All Saints College St Marys Campus Maitland
12.2015
Skills
- Motivational Interviewing
- Child Advocacy
- Cultural Competency
- Family reunification
- Trauma experience
- Case Planning
- Report Writing
- Family Support
- Relationship building and rapport
- Partnership Development
- Critical Thinking
- Risk Analysis
- Multidisciplinary team collaboration
- Interpersonal Skills
Certification
- First Aid Including CPR
- Full driver’s license
- NDIS check
- WWCC
- Certificate IV Community services
- Bachelor of Social Science
Volunteer history
- Attainability Services, Family consultant (Under supervision), 20, 07/01/20
- Port Stephens Family and Neighbourhood services, SHS Case manager (Under supervision), 80, 02/01/21 - 04/30/21
References
- Rebecca Ferencz
Former Customer fulfilment Manager Dan Murphy’s
Rebecca.ferencz@danmurphys.com - Elizabeth Parker
Duty Manager Dan Murphy’s
0407372872
Beth.parker@newcastle.edu.au - Linda Martin
SIL house senior support worker, Our Voice Our Choice
0434812052
linda.martin@ovoc.com.au - Terri Ryan
DCJ Manager Casework
terri.ryan@dcj.nsw.gov.au
0455084980
Timeline
Department of Communities and Justice
08.2022 - Current
Disability Support worker
Our Voice Our Choice
09.2021 - 08.2022
Team member
Dan Murphy’s Greenhills
08.2017 - 09.2021
Bachelor of Social Science -
University of Newcastle
Certificate IV Community Services -
Hunter TAFE Glendale Campus
Year 11 -
All Saints College St Marys Campus Maitland
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