I am a diligent professional advanced social worker with excellent communication and organisational skills
with a passion for securing positive outcomes for children and families. My current role allows me to build person centred relationships to produce high quality Initial Viability Assessments which are used for court and permanency planning. I have three years' experience of undertaking Special Guardianship and Connected Persons Assessments
along with creating and updating Support Plans. Alongside this role I ran Kinship Support Groups
attended fostering panels
and held discussions with prospective Kinship and Special Guardians. I have 4 years' experience working within a statutory children looked after team in an Ofsted rated Outstanding organisation as well as 18 months as a social worker in Family Support working in a community setting creating family plans of support. The centre of my work is the child and young person's voice and holistically working within professional and family networks to ensure safety and positive life experiences. I have a keen interest in promoting emotional well-being and mental health within my work. Ensuring that children
young people and families have access to appropriate information surrounding support services. Organisational skills Time management Communication skills Decision-making Recording skills IT skills Microsoft Office Google Drive Case management systems Working under pressure Team working skills Report writing Matching children to placements Community relationship- building Supervision planning Case management Assessment proficiency Crisis intervention Care planning Child protection knowledge Record keeping accuracy Child safeguarding De-Escalation techniques Substance abuse understanding Person-Centred practices Team player Multidisciplinary teamwork Child protection proceeding