About Bradford Institute of Advanced Education

Cert IV TAE, Cert IV Prop Serv, Dip Corr Adm, Dip Mgt, Dip Comm Serv Wk, B Soc Sci, Post Grad Cert Ed (Voc), Grad Cert PSM, Grad Dip Comm Sect Mgt, Grad Dip Ed (Tert), M Corr Mgt, M Soc Sci Crim, JP.

CEO

Former Director of Training for the Department of Child Safety Qld

Child Protection Area Manager

QUT Lecturer Bachelor Soc Sci

Former Principal Instructor at the Qld Corrective Services Academy

Justice Teacher North Point Institute of TAFE

Over 10 Years in Child Protection

Over 10 Years in Corrections

Cert III Fitness, Cert IV Business Management, Diploma of Management, Dip Teach.

Director

20 years as Business leader for multiple enterprises

Over 8 Years with Qantas

Over 8 years with Education Qld

Cert IV TAE, Cert IV Youth Wk, Cert IV Adult Lit, Cert IV Cultural Awareness, Cert IV FLM, Cert IV ITESOL, Dip Mgt, Dip CSW, Dip Bus Mgt, Dip Counselling, Dip TAE, Grad Dip Strategic Leadership.

Principal Trainer WA/ Community Services and Management Specialist

Chris has 30 years experience working in the Child, Adolescent and Family Support and Community Services sector. Starting out as a competent Child and Family worker, Chris became the CEO of a Youth and Family service in 1998, until 2010.

TERTIARY QUALIFICATIONS Masters of Health Science (Queensland University of Technology) 2002

Double Major: Health Promotion & Health Services Management Bachelor of Nursing (Queensland University of Technology) 1997

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS Certificate IV Training and Assessment (Fortress Learning) 2013 Registration: 31974

Diploma Project Management (TAFE Queensland) 2011

Certificate IV Project Management (TAFE Queensland) 2010

Accredited PRINCE2 (APM Group) 2010 Registration: P2R/A51096

Accredited in Job Evaluation & Job Analysis Methodology (Mercer College) 2007

Registered Nurse 1998 Registration: NMW0001449320

Summary

Tammy delivers non accredited cultural awareness training. Over 20 years-experience in State Government departments including Child Safety Services, Department of Communities, Department of the Premier and Cabinet, Queensland Health and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships. I am a Jirrabul woman with strong cultural ties in far north Queensland. My dexterity includes the coordination of programs, culturally competent human service delivery and experience working in child safety, health, education and the non- Government sector. I have experience in the supervision of staff and implementing strategic planning processes within an organisational management framework. In addition, I am competent in the management of strategic projects and the impact within Indigenous communities.

Qualifications

Post Graduate studies in Politics and Policy Analysis conferred by Griffith University in 2009

Bachelor Degree of Health Science -Occupational Therapy conferred by Newcastle University in July 1994

Advanced Project Management Certificate conferred by the Institute of Public Administration Australia

Project Management certificate conferred by the Institute of Public Administration Australia

Advanced Contract Management Certificate conferred by the Institute of Public Administration Australia

Advanced Policy Development Certificate conferred by the Institute of Public Administration

Public Sector Writing Certificate conferred by the Institute of Public Administration Australia

Experience

Examples of Major Projects and strategic level policies I have successfully lead and delivered and implemented on behalf of the Queensland Government.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnership Agreement between the Queensland Government and the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Councils.

Review of the implementation of the Torres Strait Treaty a Bilateral Agreement between the Torres Strait Islander people, Commonwealth and Queensland Government and Papua New Guinea Government

The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health National Partnership Agreement lead by Queensland Government and supported by Western Australian Government.

Blueprint for Implementation: Addressing the over-representation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in the child protection system.

Indigenous Advisor on the Reconciliation Action Plan, Queensland Government

Indigenous Advisor on the Cultural Capability Framework, Department of Communities.

Indigenous Advisor on the Queensland Government Research Committee

Policy Advisor to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander child death committee, Commission for Children and Young People and Child Guardian

Churches of Christ in Queensland, Inclusions and Diversity Group Manager 2015 – 2017.

Lead the development and implementation of cultural inclusions and capability across the organisation. Focus areas include: social housing, aged care, child youth and families and corporate office.

Develop and maintain project management and strategic projects including documentation.

Conduct research and environmental scans to inform project identification, needs assessment and planning.

Redkite, Project Manager, Indigenous Cultural Capability and Inclusions project, National Services, Strategic Projects

Duties/Activities (2013-2014) 12 month contract

Lead, develop and implement a national cultural capability framework to build the organisation’s capacity to provide services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, young people and their families.

Develop and maintain project management and strategic projects including documentation.

Conduct research and environmental scans to inform project identification, needs assessment and planning.

Cultural capability Inclusions framework was developed, delivered, and endorsed by the board and is currently being implemented nationally through an action planning process.

Child Safety, Youth and Families Policy and Performance Branch, Department of Communities, Director Indigenous Coordination

Duties/Activities (2009-2011)

Provide high level leadership on Indigenous child safety, youth and families policy and service implementation issues

Develop, implement, coordinate and manage complex strategic policy and projects to ensure the provision of effective and culturally appropriate Indigenous child safety, youth and families services.

Represent the department in high level negotiations and liaise on the department’s behalf at meetings, conferences, forums and with external agencies and community people.

Prepare high level, complex briefings, reports and other submissions for executive management.

Intergovernmental Relations, Department of the Premier and Cabinet, A/ Director substantive Principal Policy Officer A08

Duties/Activities (2007-2009)

Key responsibility for Council of Australian Government (COAG) agenda supporting the Premier on topics such as homelessness, Indigenous policy, Education, Early Childhood and Torres Strait Treaty.

Support the COAG Indigenous Health Sub Working Group including secretariat functions and writing the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander National Partnership Agreement.

Provide high level briefings and advice in relation to the COAG agenda specifically as it pertains to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples wellbeing and safety and in closing the gap on disadvantage to the Premier and Director-General. Coordinate and critique whole of government briefings through the COAG process as they pertain to the Indigenous agenda.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships, Department of Communities Manager (A08) (2006-2007), Strategic Policy and Partnerships Directorate OATSIP

Duties/Achievements

Development of the overarching Indigenous Partnership Agreement between the Queensland Government and the 19 Mayors of the Aboriginal and mainland Torres Strait Islander communities.

Executive Coordinator (A08), Office of the Assistant Director-General

Duties/Achievements (2005-2006)

Supervise staff within the Office of the Assistant Director General. Support the Assistant Director-General through high-level policy advice and liaison within the organisation and across Government. Coordinate Ministerial and Executive Correspondence.

Senior Executive Officer (A08), Regional Operations Directorate

Duties/Achievements (2003-2005)

Supervise staff within the Regional Operations Directorate. Support the Executive Director Regional Operations. Provide high level liaison and policy advice in addition to processing and coordinating Ministerial and Executive Correspondence. Establish communication networks between the regional offices and central office.

Health various clinical positions (1994-1999) Queensland Health Coordinator Acute. and Community Sexual Assault Service Queensland Health

Duties/Achievements

Designed and implemented operating policy and protocols in consultation with Queensland Police Service and other community based service providers

Established a memorandum of understanding with Queensland Police. Establishment, coordination and promotion of the service within the Caboolture and Redcliffe health district.

Established and coordinated a training program for staff who were going to be involved in the process

Brett Barber is an A/Inspector with the Queensland Police Service with more than 27 years of service in Queensland. 

Brett has provided leadership in areas such as child protection & juvenile justice and taskforce Argos. As well as the Royal Commission of Child Protection 2012. 

Brett received and Australia Day Award for his services to the Redcliffe Community as Detective Senior Sergeant and IOC of the Redcliffe Child Protection Investigation Unit. Brett holds a Diploma of Policing, Cert IV TAE, Graduate Certificate in Police Management, Graduate Diploma in Strategic Leadership.