About
Jess is a Developmental Educator with a background in Community Support Work; and mentoring / counselling assistance at Flinders University. She has extensive experience working with individuals of all ages, and now specialises in early childhood intervention, specifically those who are neuro-diverse or developmentally delayed. She is passionate about discovering each individuals' strengths and being a support in building self-confidence and self-capacity!
Jess' approach can be described as calm, flexible and encouraging, where her approach is intended to be engaging and adaptable to each individuals capacity. Jess believes that each individual's unique preferences are at the centre of every idea or suggestion she provides, and encourages each person to be actively involved in finding out what is most important to them in therapy; while considering the pace at which they want to pursue their therapeutic goals.
"With enough time and dedicated effort, it can be wonderful to see an individual's growth and continued progress towards their DE goals. I think that building self-belief is where real progress starts, and is what makes everything else feel more possible to do."
Apart from work... Jess likes having fun but in a more relaxed kind of way. She has a strong passion for drawing or doing anything quietly creative or technical, including trying to learn the basics of Blender to make Kind Fox's lovable characters. She has a vast collection of plants (both indoor and outdoors) and many pets, including a cat, dog, birds, and fish!
Jess looks forward to supporting you on your own unique journey.
Zac is a Software Developer having worked in the field for over 10 years across visual effects, banking and transport infrastructure. At Kind Fox he is responsible for all of our IT Systems, our CGI Animations, Web Development and Administrative Tasks (Invoicing / Book-keeping).
In his spare time, he enjoys reading, drawing, hiking and has an obsession with the Three Kingdoms period in Chinese History. He is also busy with DIY projects that include building a Pergola and fish-pond outside the back of his house.
Whilst Zac is currently focused on IT and Administrative work, he is hoping to offer Support, Gardening and Cleaning services in the New Year after our booking system is fully integrated.
Zac is also planning to enrol in a Diploma of Counselling to make the shift from Software Engineering into a counselling role at Kind Fox
Duke is a 7 month old Jackchi (Jack Russell x Chihuahua) who is the most loyal, gentle and playful member of the Team. He is a calming presence on the team and can always be counted on to lighten the mood with his sweet and goofy personality.
Heart is a 12 week old Jackchi and our youngest team member who loves to chew on anything, jumpers, socks and toys, you know name it and she will chew it! She is a playful growing ball of energy with a sharp playful bite reflecting her bold personality. Both Heart and Duke love playing together and spending time with their humans.
- Duke's nicknames also include: Little Duke, Dukey, Dukebox, Bambi, Schnappi Krokodil
- Heart's nicknames include: Heartley, Shark, Baby Shark, Chomper, Miss Bean
Education
Bachelor of Disability and Developmental Education (Rehabilitation Counselling) - Flinders University 2021
BCom (Accounting) & BAppFin - University of South Australia 2014
BA in Home Security - Kind Fox Pup School Class of 2025
*Credentials may be fabricated
Interests / Hobbies
Gardening, Drawing, Aquascaping, Hiking, Bouldering
Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Reading, Drawing, Gaming, Cooking
Chewing Bones and Mr. Potato Head, Tug-of-War, Chasing Sticks, Playing with Cat Toys, Eating Barramundi
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