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Anne-Louise Thompson-Kelly

Manager Client Services
Sydney,New South Wales

Summary

Insightful Manager with experience directing and improving operations through effective employee motivational strategies and strong policy enforcement. Proficient in best practices, market trends and regulatory requirements of industry operations. Talented leader with analytical approach to business planning and day-to-day problem-solving.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience

Work History

Community Engagement Planner

Life Without Barriers
12.2022 - Current
  • Managed Transition of case load from Australian Unity to Life Without Barriers.
  • Developed planning timeline for Tasmania South Lifestyle Clients.
  • Provided specialized financial planning support operations team relating to NDIS funding.

Customer Community Coordinator

Australian Unity
01.2021 - 12.2022
  • Developed client plans and budgets for 65 clients.
  • Updated Restrictive Practice Policy to endorsement.
  • Co-wrote the Dignity of Risk Policy and Procedure to endorsement.
  • Reviewed and managed all potential non-compliant restrictive practice to compliance state.
  • Identified patterns and trends that resulted in undesirable outcomes or compromised program compliance and developed corrective action plans. Particular areas of responsibility - monitoring of vulnerable clients and restrictive practices.
  • Developed training for community access program and strengths based approaches in delivery of support for front line staff.

Project Officer - Cessation of Service Reviews.

Australian Unity
09.2020 - 12.2020
  • Assessed client request to be retained as clients against criteria of client impact, staffing viability and financial sustainability.
  • Improved assessment tool
  • Developed recommendations and plans for senior managers.
  • Worked with all key stakeholders.
  • Monitored deadlines and milestones to keep team on track with project schedule.
  • Kept senior management well-informed by preparing and presenting project status reports.

Service Centre Manager South West Sydney

Home Care Service Of NSW And Australian Unity
11.2011 - 09.2020
  • Managed $15M budget and 100K hours/ annum of direct service delivery.
  • Managed 2 tiers of staffing with 27 direct reports and a further 180 staff being managed by my team.
  • Maintained stable staffing and exceeding the industry benchmark of retention by 4 years.
  • Managed Home and Community Care funding transition to the NDIS and Aged Care Packages.
  • Managed a day programme and Home Maintenance and Modification programmes.
  • Increased overall margins by 4%.

Regional Manager South West Sydney

Sylvanvale Foundation
09.2008 - 11.2011
  • Opened 7 new Supported Independent Living Sites as part of NSW State Government's Stronger Together Project.
  • Obtained Children's Guardian compliance as a provider of accommodation to Children in the Care of the Minister and for Children with parental guardianship.
  • Implemented Disability Housing and Support Initiative (DHASI) in South West Sydney.
  • Managed 2 Community Justice Accommodation Sites which saw significant reductions in the incarceration rates fo participants.
  • Established and maintained operational standards for 7 locations 10 Community Based Clients.

Manager Community Development and Planning

Camden Council
Camden, NSW
01.2006 - 09.2008

Established Disability Community Consultation Team.

Attracted over $1M in funding from Federal and State Governments.

Oversaw and directly managed the Community Builders Funding Round and Clubs NSW local funding round.

Implemented Community Plan.

Wrote Council Reports on a fortnightly basis.

Education

Diploma of Vocational Training And Assessment -

South West Sydney Institute of TAFE
04.2024

Diploma in Family Dispute Resolution Practise - Family Dispute Resolution

College of Law
12.2016

Bachelor of Arts - Psychology And Human Bio Science

University of New England
03.1992

Skills

  • Staff Management
  • Financial Management
  • Stakeholder Relationship Management
  • Change Management
  • Relationship Management
  • Critical thinker
  • Workforce Planning
  • Policy Implementation

Timeline

Community Engagement Planner

Life Without Barriers
12.2022 - Current

Customer Community Coordinator

Australian Unity
01.2021 - 12.2022

Project Officer - Cessation of Service Reviews.

Australian Unity
09.2020 - 12.2020

Service Centre Manager South West Sydney

Home Care Service Of NSW And Australian Unity
11.2011 - 09.2020

Regional Manager South West Sydney

Sylvanvale Foundation
09.2008 - 11.2011

Manager Community Development and Planning

Camden Council
01.2006 - 09.2008

Diploma of Vocational Training And Assessment -

South West Sydney Institute of TAFE

Diploma in Family Dispute Resolution Practise - Family Dispute Resolution

College of Law

Bachelor of Arts - Psychology And Human Bio Science

University of New England
Anne-Louise Thompson-KellyManager Client Services
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