Alison Baker

Background

About Alison Baker

Child and Family Services Workforce Development Out of home care - foster care and kinship care Experienced and qualified Assessment and Training professional Certificate IV Training and Assessment Foster carer accreditation assessments ‘Step by Step Victoria’ Foster carer annual reviews Formal care reviews Investigating allegations against foster carers Foster Carer training ‘Shared Lives’ Victoria Package Accredited Social Worker membership to AASW Summary: Experienced practice leader, dedicated to achieving genuine, lasting change for vulnerable children and families. Dedicated to an evidence-informed approach to project management, program design and service delivery through proven stakeholder collaboration. Building and leading teams to deliver outcomes, ensuring quality training and assessment under statutory frameworks. My key attributes are: Experienced leader in statutory child protection and out of home care Motivator of staff to achieve the goals of the organisation through reflective practice and professional supervision Commitment to ensuring the safety and wellbeing of children and young people through the leadership of staff to undertake assessments and provide support to vulnerable families Commitment to leading staff through organisational and cultural change Highly skilled in applying organisational policy and procedural knowledge to overseeing case management Highly developed risk assessment and analytical skills Excellent written and verbal communication skills Demonstrated cultural competence working with diverse client groups Demonstrated initiative, adaptability and flexibility in decision-making Experience implementing statutory Out of home care reform initiatives and relationship building with external agencies Efficient in maintaining and interpreting data and statistics to support practice