Danny Paegotau
Stoke,Nelson
Summary
I have an array of skills and highly passionate of getting the best outcomes for young people, people development, and establishing and maintaining relationships.
I am motivated by developing systems that are innovative and progressive and is driven to improve areas for successful outcomes.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Youth Justice Supervisor Social Worker
Oranga Tamariki
Nelson, Nelson
10.2022 - Current
- Promoting the wellbeing of practitioners for optimum performance and development.
- Promoting effective and regular line supervision for safe best practice and case management.
- Establishing effective systems for social work efficiency and development.
- Establishing innovative strategies for problem-solving with solution-focused approaches.
- Promoting innovation for social work assessment recommendations to achieve long-term sustainable outcomes.
- Promoting Te Tiriti bi-culture practice standards across all facets of mahi both internally and externally.
- Working collaboratively with senior leadership across Upper South to achieve the best results for rangatahi referred for service.
- Establishing key stake holder relationships across Nelson.
- Working collaboratively with senior leadership across Upper South to achieve the best results for practitioners delivering service.
Director of Care Services
Te Iwi o Ngati Kahu
, Auckland, Whanagarei, Kaitaia
03.2021 - 09.2022
- Imparting to the delivery team the vision and values of the Trust, inspiring them to achieve the very best for mokopuna, rangatahi and their whanau.
- Ensuring the delivery team meet the regulatory standards for registration, supervision, training and development.
- Ensuring that the service meets the quality assurance standards mandatory for children safety in care homes.
- In conjunction with the CEO and General manager, determining costs for the overall care specifications of the service.
- Promoting Maori frameworks of practice that resonate with mokopuna, rangatahi and whanau world view.
- Establishing and maintaining key networking relationships.
- Assessing and reviewing the quality of sub-contracting contracts with appropriate remedial action for any under delivery.
- Assessing and reviewing the overall delivery of the service.
- Implementing staff accountability initiatives for each operating unit.
Intensive Wraparound Facilitator and Acting Sup
Barnardos / Ministry of Education
Auckland, Auckland
08.2018 - 03.2021
- Managing 10x teams of psychologists and external professionals.
- Onboarding training of new staff.
- Facilitating case management and supervision.
- Contracting and partnering agreements with community groups.
- Advocate and representative of Maori & Pacific caucus at Ministry of Education.
- Facilitating Ministry of Education IWS National conference.
Social Worker in Schools
Iosis
South Auckland, Manuaku City
12.2016 - 08.2018
- Ensuring the safety of children in school settings.
- Assessment of referral to service.
- Plan design to help children meet their needs.
- Developing safety plans appropriate to the needs of the referral to service.
- Plan evaluation.
- Advocating people voice at multi-disciplinary settings.
- Establishing and maintaining networking relationships within the local geographic.
- Programme facilitator.
Education Tutor in Residence
Creative Learning Scheme
Korowai Manaaki And Whakatakapokai Residence, Manukau City, Auckland
07.2014 - 12.2016
- Establishing and maintaining genuine rapport with rangatahi.
- Assisting rangatahi to define and plan academic goals milestones to support progress.
- Planned and facilitated tutoring sessions centred on rangatahi needs and area of study concepts.
- Drafted and delivered progress reports to commend improvement and address further needs.
- Supported skills development by assessing learning styles and providing diversified instructional techniques.
- Creating and implementing creative learning plans based on learning styles.
- Identifying needs of learner and adapting course content to meet the individual learner.
Family Support Worker
Idea Services
Manukau City, Auckland
03.2013 - 12.2016
- Advocating for children and families and connecting them with local resources and programmes.
- Draft reports detailing caseload status, budget requests or changes in service plans.
- Determine family function and growth to establish and or modify service levels.
- Monitoring individual and whanau progress related to established goals and regularly review and update service plans.
- Maintain consistent contact with whanau and available for crisis intervention.
Education
Post Graduate Certificate in Cross Cultural Supervision - Social Work
Manukau Institute of Technology
Auckland, NZ03-2016
Bachelor of Applied Social Work - Social Work
Manukau Institute of Technology
Auckland, NZ03-2016
Certificate of Social Work - Social Work
Manukau Institute of Technology
Auckland, NZ07-2013
Skills
- Relationship building
- Coaching
- Assessment analysis
- Process improvement
- Recruitment strategem
- Problem-solving strategem
- Business operation management
- Staff retention strategem
- Innovation and planning strategem
- Presentation
Timeline
Youth Justice Supervisor Social Worker
Oranga Tamariki
10.2022 - Current
Director of Care Services
Te Iwi o Ngati Kahu
03.2021 - 09.2022
Intensive Wraparound Facilitator and Acting Sup
Barnardos / Ministry of Education
08.2018 - 03.2021
Social Worker in Schools
Iosis
12.2016 - 08.2018
Education Tutor in Residence
Creative Learning Scheme
07.2014 - 12.2016
Family Support Worker
Idea Services
03.2013 - 12.2016
Post Graduate Certificate in Cross Cultural Supervision - Social Work
Manukau Institute of Technology
Bachelor of Applied Social Work - Social Work
Manukau Institute of Technology
Certificate of Social Work - Social Work
Manukau Institute of Technology
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