1. Joanne Daines
Personal Details
6 Titania Place
Cranebrook NSW 2749
j_lar2000@yahoo.com
0439 464 129
02 4742 5135
Education
Diploma of Children's Services
Nepean College of TAFE
2008
Certificate IV in Mental Health
Mental Health Co-ordinating Council Inc
2014
Short Courses & Training
• Circle of Security – Registered COS Parenting Educator
• Case Management
• Child Protection Dynamics
• Safety Planning with Parents of Children at Risk
• Working with Intense Emotions (De-escalation Training)
• Mental Health Connect
• Mental Health First Aid
• Impact of Domestic Violence on Children’s Mental Health
• Children Who Have Experienced Domestic Violence: Trauma Informed
Approaches
• Perinatal Mental Health Seminar – “The Challenges of Service Provision to
High Risk Mothers and Infants”
• Building Reflective Capacity for Parents
• Engaging Parents: Establishing a Working Alliance with Parents/Carers of
Children and Young People at Risk.
• Engaging Resistant Parents in Conversations
• Working Therapeutically with People who have Complex Trauma Histories
• Facilitating Responsive Playgroups
• Let’s Talk About It – A Practical Workshop on Speech, Language and
Communication.
• Communication for Children with Autism
• Building a Team Around a Child
• Resistance in Groupwork Workshop
• Building Communities of Hope and Resilience
• Practical Skills in Responding to people who experience domestic and
family violence

2. Employment History
RichmondPRA
Women’s and Children’s Program
Charmian Clift Cottages (Full Time)
May 2011 – Current
Child Development and Parenting Support Worker
• Family needs assessment
• Develop individual plans for both parents and children, in consultation
with parent, incorporating Case/Care Plan goals
• Liaise with FaCS Case Workers/Managers
• Support Parent in Service Co-ordination Meetings and advocate on their
behalf when appropriate.
• Deliver Parenting Groups
• Support Parent to access Childcare, playgroups and other community
groups.
• Refer family to appropriate services to meet individual needs.
• Provide In-services to staff.
• Child Development Consultant for Outreach and Transition staff.
• Complete documentation such as progress notes and monthly
summaries.
• Complete ROSH reports when necessary.
Childcare Worker
• Child Development Plans
• Assess child’s interests, strengths and needs
• Advocate for the child
• Facilitate Playgroups
• Facilitate Individual Family Playsessions
• Childminding
• Complete progress notes and monthly summaries for children.
Childcare Services of New South Wales
Worked as an In-Home Carer, with a family of 8 children ranging in age from 3
months – 14 years.
• Establishing and maintaining routines
• Providing appropriate activities for the children
• Health and hygiene
• Consulting with and supporting the parents.
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Kingswood Pre-School
Advanced Childcare Worker Qualified
Room Leader (Full time)
0-3's room

3. 2008 – 2009
These duties included:
• Opening and closing of the centre
• Creating positive and professional relationships with children, families and
staff
• Maintaining a daily routine
• Programming for individuals and groups based on the Emergent Curriculum
• Group times for Language and Literacy and Music and Movement
• Observation and documentation of children's development
• Keeping records in accordance with Regulations eg incident/accident
reports
• Applying child protection legislation such as recording observations,
reporting to management (in accordance with the centre's policy) and
maintaining confidentiality whilst ensuring a safe, secure environment for the
child.
• Recognising and managing health issues
• Implementing OH&S
Prior to 2008 I had the pleasure of being full-time Mum to my 2 sons and Assistant Scout
Leader to 1st
Whalan Scout group.
References
On request.