BRADLEY LOUGHEED
South Yarra
Summary
Professional leader ready to drive team success and exceed objectives. Proven track record in team collaboration, strategic planning, and problem-solving. Known for strong communication skills, adaptability, and reliability. Equipped to foster productive and positive work environment while meeting changing demands.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Team Leader - Housing and Homelessness
City of Port Phillip
07.2023 - Current
- Monitor and review Councilʼs policy, strategy and actions in response to the challenges of homelessness and ensure engagement across the Council organisation, as well as with community, people with a lived experience of homelessness and external organisations
- Provide leadership to the Port Phillip Zero project which seeks to address homelessness in public spaces and on Council land (both from across a range of Council departments and inclusive of liaison with relevant housing, health and community organisations)
- Coordination and delivery of a housing and homelessness information, assessment, referral and support service within the Housing & Homelessness Services Team including administration of Councilʼs nomination rights to local older person public housing units
Acting Coordinator - Housing, Community Safety and Reconciliation
City of Port Phillip
06.2024 - 10.2024
- Coordination of Councilʼs commitment to Reconciliation, self-determination and cultural safety ensuring strong relationships with the Registered Aboriginal Parties, Traditional Owner Groups and the local indigenous community
- Guiding policy and delivery of Councilʼs housing and homelessness programs, including the implementation of In Our Backyard - Growing Affordable Housing Strategy, the Port Phillip Zero collective impact project and partnered response to rough sleeping within the City
- Development and delivery of Councilʼs Community Safety and Wellbeing Plan and Public place CCTV Policy supporting internal and external partnerships that promote and support community safety
- Advice and support to Councillors through the Management team
Senior Family Services Practitioner
Uniting
03.2021 - 05.2023
- Undertake risk and needs assessments of children and families
- Provide intensive long term case management and casework of families where complex issues are likely to be present
- Liaise on a regular basis with Child Protection
- Demonstrate assertive outreach to hard-to-reach families
- Prepare reports, service documents and maintain accurate and up-to-date case notes
- Develop collaborative relationships with other agencies providing client services
- Liaise with schools and network service providers
- Advocate for families to needed services
Acting Team Leader - Family Services
Uniting
07.2022 - 10.2022
- Contribute to all relevant program development and implementation, based upon research/evaluation and identified strategic goals and needs
- Maintain and develop appropriate networks both within and outside the sector
- Ensure that staff practice adheres to DFFH Family Services policies standards and regulations, and Uniting policies and standards
- Contribute effectively to the development and implementation of Agency and Regional Strategic Plans
- Lead and participate in relevant networks that support the development of effective system responses for vulnerable families
- Lead and participate in relevant funding meetings and other accountability requirements for relevant programs
Case Worker - Adoptions and Permanent Care
Uniting
04.2020 - 03.2021
- Training and assessment of carer applicants
- Assessment of children requiring placement
- Shortlist placements for children
- Relinquishment counselling for birth parents in the Infant Adoption program
- Counselling to adopted people and their families in relation to past adoptions
- Pre- and post-legal support to children, their carers and birth families, including supervising family contact
Corporate English Teacher
IPT
04.2019 - 02.2020
Case Worker - Homelessness, Disability, Mental Health
MCM, Salvation Army, Launch Housing
02.2014 - 08.2018
- Case management support
- Advocacy
- Client Intake
- Case work in a psychiatric hospital setting
- Outreach support
Education
Bachelor of Social Science - Psychology
Swinburne University of Technology
01-2014
Graduate Certificate - Writing
Swinburne University of Technology
01-2016
Skills
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Problem-solving
- Attention to detail
- Team motivation
- People management
- Quality improvement
Timeline
Acting Coordinator - Housing, Community Safety and Reconciliation
City of Port Phillip
06.2024 - 10.2024
Team Leader - Housing and Homelessness
City of Port Phillip
07.2023 - Current
Acting Team Leader - Family Services
Uniting
07.2022 - 10.2022
Senior Family Services Practitioner
Uniting
03.2021 - 05.2023
Case Worker - Adoptions and Permanent Care
Uniting
04.2020 - 03.2021
Corporate English Teacher
IPT
04.2019 - 02.2020
Case Worker - Homelessness, Disability, Mental Health
MCM, Salvation Army, Launch Housing
02.2014 - 08.2018
Bachelor of Social Science - Psychology
Swinburne University of Technology
Graduate Certificate - Writing
Swinburne University of Technology
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