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Rochelle Woodley-Baker

 

Masters of Public Policy

Flinders University of South Australia

MastersThesis: Spatial Polarisation and Social Exclusion as a Model for Public Policy.

 

Honours Degree of Bachelor of Arts

Flinders University of South Australia

Honours Thesis: Analysis of the National Womens Health Policy within a Social Health Framework

 

PhD Candidate 

University of South Australia

 

Career Summary

  • Lecturer UNISA, 'Social Planning Techniques'

  • 2 years, Executive Officer, Northern Collaborative Project, Aged and Disability Services, Northern Metropolitan Regional Project, Adelaide

  • 2 years, Principal Planner, RWB & Associates - Social Planners

  • 6 years, Principal Social Planner, City of Salisbury, SA

  • 1 year,    Community Services Officer, City of Elizabeth, SA

  • 2 years, Manager, Unley Community Health Centre, SA

  • 6 years, Community Health Worker, Black Forest and Unley Community Health Centre, SA

  • 2 years, Tutor, University of Adelaide, SA, Primary Health Care in Society and Womens Health

  • 2 years, Project Officer, EEO Unit, SA Health Commission.

  • 2 years, Executive Officer, Family Planning Association, NT.

Career Achievements

  • Developed a Human Services Strategic Plan for the Northern Metropolitan Region of Adelaide

  • Developed a four year Ageing Strategy for implementation across the City of Salisbury

  • Developed a Health Policy and Strategic Plan for implementation across the City of Salisbury. Won the National Heart Foundation Prize for Policy Development.

  • Developed an Access and Equity Policy and Strategic Framework for implementation across all departments of Salisbury Council.

  • Project managed two Community Trust Funds with funds respectively of up to $2m.

  • Successfully managed a Community Health Centre, including development of service models, staffing, primary health care initiatives, facilities and budgets.

  • Evaluated and reported on future funding and service delivery model requirements of a regional based early intervention family services program.

  • Developed the Carers Support Programme for the Northern Metropolitan Region of Adelaide.

  • Developed an intersectoral consulting and planning process of human service delivery within an inner southern LGA of metropolitan Adelaide.

  • Secured significant additional Federal funding in order to establish four additional outreach clinics for the Family Planning Association NT.

  • As Chairperson of a regional non-government community based accommodation service for homeless young women and their children, I successfully collaborated with a similar, but church-based service to develop the statewide organisation now known as Young Women and Childrens Support Services (SA) Inc. (YWACSS).  The success of this position was bringing together two agencies, which provided similar services, but had significantly different management structures.

  • Developed, implemented and evaluated therapeutic group and community development programs for community members and specific population groups.

  • Contributed to the design and evaluation of women’s health and social health modules for medical and broader based multi-disciplinary tertiary students.  Also tutored in these programs.

  • Developed a service-wide Community Health Program Planning and Evaluation Kit.  Designed and implemented in-house training in the use of the Kit.

Professional Activities

Currently

  • Advisor of Model Health Villages to (DORP) Development of the Rural Poor - non-government agency Bangladesh

  • Major Developments Panel, specialist member in the field of Social Impact Assessment.

  • Location, Equity and Health, Project Advisory Committee, Department of Public Health Flinders University.

  • Metropolitan Adelaide Water Resources Study – ‘Water Proofing Adelaide’ member  Strategy Advisory Committee

  • SA Council of Social Services -

    • Board,

    • Policy Council

    • Health Policy Advisory Committee

  • Yarrow Place Management Committee Member (Sexual Assault Centre)

  • Institute of Public Administration Australia

  • Australian Institute of Urban Studies

  • Australian Evaluation Society

  • International Association for Impact Assessment

Past

  • United Nations Fourth World Conference on Women, Beijing, China (1995)

    Attendance at this international conference in order to pursue my interest in the broader aspects of women’s health.

  • Young Women’s and Children’s Support Services (SA) Inc.

    Chairperson – Board of Management.

  • Dale St. Womens Health Centre

  • UNAA Status of Women Committee, NT

Conferences / Seminars / Workshops

  • Flinders Institute of Public Policy and Management

    Presentation to Public Sector Management Unit – Project Management

  • Northern Collaborative Project

    Presentation to a northern metropolitan regional seminar on the current and projected socio-demographics of older persons across the northern region.

  • Northern Venture Seminar

    Presentation to a northern metropolitan regional seminar on the current and projected socio-demographics of older persons across the northern region.

  • Senior Executive Seminar, City of Salisbury.

    Presentation on the current and projected socio-demographics of older persons across the northern region.

    Presentation of the City’s Health Policy and Strategic Plan.

    Presentation of the Council’s Access and Equity Policy and Strategic Plan.

  • Elizabeth City Council, Staff Workshop

    Facilitated a workshop on development of Funding Submissions

  • Health Promotion and Primary health Care in the Far North and

    West of South Australia Regional Conference

    Keynote Speaker

  • Inner Southern Community Health Service

    Developed and facilitated a workshop on Program Planning and evaluation for regional community health staff.

    Developed and facilitated a workshop on Community Development for regional community health staff.

  • SA Womens Health Conference

    Developed and facilitated a workshop on running a group programme for delegates at the conference.

  • SA Womens Health Network

    Facilitated a workshop on Research Submissions for members of the network

Publications / Articles / Manuals

  • Strategic Directions for an Ageing Community

  • Four Year Strategic Plan for the City of Salisbury

  • Strategic Directions for Human Services – Framework Recommendation

    Recommended Strategic Framework for the development of human services in the Northern Metropolitan Region of Adelaide

  • Strategic Directions for Human Services Discussion Paper

    Discussion Paper on human services for the Northern Metropolitan Region of Adelaide

  • Health Policy and Strategic Plan

    Policy framework and strategic directions document for the City of Salisbury.

    Won the National Prize – National Heart Foundation

  • Regional Based Early Intervention Family Services Program

    Evaluation and report to the Department of Human Services on the future funding requirements of a regional based early intervention family services program.

  • Access and Equity Policy and Strategic Framework

    Discussion paper, Policy Framework and Strategic Directions for organisational change in local government.

  • Policy, Planning and Evaluation Framework

    Resource to planning and service delivery staff across the Salisbury Council.

  • History of Malvern House

    Information paper for Serving Communities SA

  • Planning and Evaluation Kit

    Developed for the staff of Inner Southern Community Health Service.