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Russell Peake

Russell Peake

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  • About me

    Manager Social Planning and Services at Northern Beaches Council

  • Education

    • University of Newcastle

      2014 - 2015
      Master's degree Social change and development - organisational leadership

    • University of Newcastle

      2013 - 2013
      Postgraduate Cerificate in Social Change and Development Community Capacity Building Postgraduate

      Focusing on community development best practice at both an international and local level this course provided both theoretical knowledge and practical experience within Human Services. The certificate also provided a secondary focus in organisational leadership of human services.

    • Univeristy Technology Sydney

      2009 - 2009
      Bachelor of Secondary Education (BEd) PDHPE Education Undergraduate

    • Australian Catholic University

      2007 - 2009
      Bachelor of Exercise Science Sports and Exercise Management Undergraduate

  • Experience

    • NSW Department of Education and Communities

      Oct 2009 - Dec 2011
      Casual Teacher

    • City of London Academy

      Sept 2010 - Sept 2011
      Daily Relief Teacher

    • Pittwater Council

      Feb 2012 - Oct 2013
      Assistant Coordinator OOSH

    • YMCA

      Oct 2013 - Nov 2013
      Coordinator OSHC

    • YMCA Sydney

      Nov 2013 - Jul 2014
      Children's Services Manager

      Responsible for the successful delivery of Outside School Hours Care(OSHC) across 7 locations in North Eastern Sydney. Providing management, resources and support to coordinators and educators in the services while maintaining overall operational and financial control of each service.

    • Pittwater Council

      Aug 2014 - May 2016
      Community Development Officer

    • Northern Beaches Council

      May 2016 - now

      Leading a team to deliver social planning and volunteer coordination at Council and the provision of Meals on Wheels and a Youth and Family Counselling service for the Northern Beaches community. Working in a team to develop a continuous improvement and innovation strategy and programs for Council. Responsible for designing and implementing the facilitation program which supports the organisation to identify, realise, measure and report continuous improvement and innovation. Leading a team to manage integration change projects and develop a Service Improvement Framework for Council. This included identification of services, service baseline data gathering, research and networking to develop the overarching framework, creating a process and all necessary tools and templates, and conducting multiple service review pilots. Working as a Project Manager within the Environment and Infrastructure Division of Council to deliver integration and transformation projects, support business planning, and facilitate service identification and service level reviews.

      • Manager Social Planning and Services

        May 2020 - now

      • Program Manager - Performance

        Oct 2019 - May 2020

      • Senior Performance and Project Manager

        Sept 2018 - Oct 2019

      • Project Manager - Environment and Infrastructure Division

        Jul 2017 - Sept 2018

      • Project Manager - Business Excellence

        Sept 2016 - Jul 2017

      • Community Development Officer - Social Planning

        May 2016 - Sept 2016

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Facilitation Foundation Certificate

      PM-Partners group

    • PRINCE2® Foundation Certification Training

      PM-Partners group

    • Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt (ICYB)

      PM-Partners group

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Russell Peake
      Col Mills Memorial Award Local Government Professionals, NSW Jun 2018 The Col Mills scholarship was formed in 1999, in memory of active member Col Mills, who was a strong advocate of creating opportunities for younger members to advance their professional careers. Recipients receive funding to attend training that will progress their career and registration to attend the Annual Conference and Awards night. Each year the two best applications for the scholarship are awarded the Col Mills Award which nominates them for the Emerging Leader of the Year award… Show more The Col Mills scholarship was formed in 1999, in memory of active member Col Mills, who was a strong advocate of creating opportunities for younger members to advance their professional careers. Recipients receive funding to attend training that will progress their career and registration to attend the Annual Conference and Awards night. Each year the two best applications for the scholarship are awarded the Col Mills Award which nominates them for the Emerging Leader of the Year award at the LG Professionals, Australia National Congress and Business Expo. Show less