Business and Professional Consultancy Services

A highly experienced senior manager with expertise gained over a rich and rewarding career spanning over 35 years across various industries including community services, training, manufacturing, and primary production.  Anita works flexibly and pragmatically both strategically and operationally building honest relationships.  She empower managers to strengthen their confidence and capability, to prepare for and manage change, and to align individual and team performance to organisational values and KPI’s.  I work with integrity, diligence, attention to detail and a person-centred outcomes focus. 

Anita is passionate about developing skills both directly supporting children and adults with disabilities and also in the broader framework of developing knowledge, skills, capacity and capability in support providers through coaching, mentoring, training and operations management.

  • Experienced Senior Manager

  • Operational management

  • Project management

  • Strategic Planning & Leadership                  

  • Business Development / Start ups

  • Staff Training & development

  • Coaching & Mentoring

  • Clinical supervision

  • Crisis management

  • Risk Management

  • Community Education 

  • NFP/Community services

Project Management/Business Support

Short -term projects assisting organisations to meet strategic targets. Advisory support, business development - programs and services start-up support, operations management, incident and crisis management, risk management, person-centred customer service and quality of support assessment/review, community education and staff engagement, client and staff pulse satisfaction surveys, leadership services, recruitment, special projects.

Training & Coaching/mentoring

Tailoring human services (disability) training to meet your needs.

One to one coaching or mentoring for direct care staff, front-line supervisors/team leaders, service managers and allied health care providers.

Talk to me about your needs and between us, we can work out how I can provide you with the best possible supports to achieve results!

Contact

Anita Bayford

admin@affinityefl.com.au
0418 897 832

PO Box 51, Meadows SA 5201

 

What people are saying…

“As Chief Operating Officer of disAbility Living Inc, Anita displayed the qualities necessary to ensure the organisation operated efficiently and compassionately with staff and clients being the most important assets. Anita will be a valuable contribution to any organisation she works with and I am happy to provide a reference if required. “

-Chris Nicholls MBA MAICD Dip(Broad)

A very good mentor and has deep knowledge on person centred delivery. Anita has a wealth of knowledge with NDIS especially in empowering participants to live their lives to the fullest.

- Mark Acierto, Service Manager, Multicap Limited, QLD

I first met Anita when she attended my Culture Masterclass workshop. When it comes to motivating and attracting talent within the community services sector, Anita was clearly a real talent. Generous with her knowledge and passionate about her cause. As a Chief Operating Officer, she was a stand-out, systems thinker.

- Fran Connelley, CEO FC Marketing

‘Affinity EFL should be commended in providing excellent Service Delivery for all Participants and families which not only meets but also exceeds expectations. Anita excels in transforming the life for people she supports. The quality of documentation sighted in the Participant files was excellent. Concise, to the point and gives a great overview of the Participants Journey. I would personally wish to thank Anita for allowing me the privilege of being associated with such a progressive organisation.’

- DNV Business Assurance Australia Pty Ltd.

• Anita takes both the person and family centred approach • Time with Anita has been invaluable. • Anita focuses on the needs, not wants • Total Care factor • Anita understands ‘family’. • Provides holistic support which I am thankful for • Amazing • Never want to lose Anita • Tells me straight and how it is - that’s what I need • Such a weight off my mind • Great Outcome • Really attentive • Brilliant • Candid • Always on point • Very thorough • Doing an excellent job • Real positive experience • So thrilled. • So willing to listen and so willing to learn • Outstanding • 10/10 • Best positive therapy experience • Really cares. • We need to clone her…

- clients and their families providing feedback to Affinity EFL’s auditor, 2023