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Anuska Cooper

Redhill,Surrey

Summary

Committed to continuous professional development through regular participation in practice forums and team discussions.

Overview

24
24
years of professional experience

Work history

Social Worker, Children with Disabilities Team, SE

Surrey County Council
Reigate, Surrey
2023.10 - Current
  • Working with children and young people aged 0 - 18 who have severe and profound disabilities that have a substantial and long-term adverse effect on their ability to perform regular day to day activities.
  • I complete screenings on duty, Child and Family assessments, chair Child in Need reviews / core group meetings as well as visiting children within timescales and completing direct work.
  • Crisis intervention during high-stress situations, ensuring immediate support was delivered.
  • I work with families with various complexities and get the best outcomes for children and young people, using the Family Safeguarding Model.
  • Coordinate with multi-disciplinary teams

Social Worker, NE Assessment Team

Surrey County Council
Walton on Thames, Surrey
2019.03 - 2023.10
  • I completed Child and Family Assessments using motivational approaches and engaged with both the family and their support network to understand the presenting worries and work out whether a statutory social work service is required.
  • Family Resilience Model was used to establish levels of need following assessment as it may be that other lower level services are required such as Early Level and Targeted Youth Support.
  • I managed complex cases while ensuring the voice of the child is heard and recorded consistently. I reviewed Child In Need plans, attended Child Protection conferences and completed reports for the Court.
  • I worked in a multi agency way in order to get the best outcome and right level of support for families.

Senior Social Care Assistant

Surrey County Council
Reigate, Surrey
2012.06 - 2019.03
  • I held complex cases working with other professionals to get the best outcome for service users. I dealt with safeguarding concerns and reported back to the senior managers recommended outcomes.
  • . I undertook unannounced visits if there were concerns with a care home and gathered all necessary information such as risk assessments and care plans.
  • I was involved throughout the safeguarding process, including attending meetings and providing verbal feedback.
  • I completed safeguarding recording, ensuring case notes were up to date.
  • I completed Continuing Care checklists at each review, ensuring all paperwork was sent in a timely manner.

Volunteer at Love Works Charity

Love Works
Reigate, Surrey
2011.03 - 2013.04
  • Love Works is a charity for local people in need. I volunteered with a number of projects that the charity organised to raise money for the local community. I helped manage the foodbank. This involved handing out food supplies to people in temporary financial crisis.
  • I helped out at Christmas by taking part in the 'Christmas Bag Scheme' by asking shoppers if they would like to purchase Christmas goods for families in need. I helped out at other fundraising events throughout the year such as paella nights, bake a cake and card making.

Community Support Worker

Surrey County Council
Reigate, Surrey
2008.11 - 2012.06
  • I completed short pieces of work such as taking a service user swimming on a weekly basis, supporting service user to use public transport to develop their independence.
  • Completed reviews of small care packages.
  • Assisted social workers with tasks that they needed help with such as transporting service users to their new placement, ensuring they had everything that they need.

Volunteer at Leatherhead Night Hostel

Night Hostel
Leatherhead, Surrey
2009.04 - 2011.04
  • Providing support to residents such as cooking, cleaning, answering the phones / door, providing emotional support, even if it was to chat and answer any queries that they may have had.

Team Administrator

Surrey County Council
Reigate, Surrey
2007.05 - 2008.11
  • Providing administrative support to the Adult Social Care Team such as; minute taking in safeguarding meetings, filing, answering the phones, dealing with queries, assisting the social care staff with any computer or admin queries that they may have.

Checkout Assistant

Asda
Burgh Heath, Surrey
2002.03 - 2007.05
  • Ensured customer satisfaction by providing quick and friendly service.
  • Stock checks, cleaning, assisting other departments such as grocery and home shopping.

Sales Assistant

Lloyd's Pharmacy
Epsom, Surrey
2000.12 - 2002.03
  • Providing assistance to customers, stock checks, cleaning, sorting prescriptions, putting out stock.

Education

Child and Family Social Work (Skills For Care) - Social Work

ASYE
Surrey
2019.03 - 2020.02

BA (Hons) - Social Work by Distance Learning

Robert Gordon University
Aberdeen
2015.01 - 2018.09

NVQ Level 3 -

Diploma in Health and Social Care
2014.06 -

Adult Numeracy Level 2 (Pass) -

Nescot College
2012.03 - 2012.07

Supporting People with Learning Disabilities -

Nescot College
2011.10 -

Adult Numeracy Level 1 (Pass) -

Nescot College
2010.09 - 2011.09

European Computer Driving Licence -

Esher Library
2010.09 - 2011.09

A-Levels -

Nescot College
2002.09 - 2004.06

Microsoft Office Expert Word 2002 -

Pass
2001.05 - 2002.01

Microsoft Expert PowerPoint -

Pass
2001.03 - 2002.02

St Andrew's School, Leatherhead -

Theology - Grade D
2000.09 - 2002.06

St Andrew's School, Leatherhead -

GNVQ - Intermediate Health and Social Care - Merit
2000.09 - 2001.06

St Andrew's School, Leatherhead -

GCSE'S
1995.09 - 2000.06

Skills

Courses

  • Family Programme Workshop
  • Assessing Capacity and Best Interests for Children's Services
  • Our Shoes – Additional Needs and Disabilities Module
  • Safeguarding Disabled Children
  • Motivational Interviewing
  • Engagement with Children and Families
  • Neglect Partnership Workshop
  • Abuse and Neglect of Children
  • Children's Continuing Care
  • Corporate Parenting
  • PDA training
  • Child Exploitation and Resilience level 1
  • Mental Capacity Act and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards
  • Supporting Autistic Children and Young People
  • Assertiveness
  • Person Centred Planning
  • Introduction Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards
  • Autistic Spectrum Conditions
  • Downs Syndrome and Dementia
  • Time Management
  • Sexuality and Learning Disabilities
  • Gypsy Traveller Cultural Awareness
  • Engagement with Children and Families
  • Children Information Governance

I also attend in house training such as Practice Forums and ‘Team Tuesday' where various topics are discussed

Affiliations

  • I enjoy hiking and keep fit classes as well as experiencing different cultures and visiting new places.

Timeline

Social Worker, Children with Disabilities Team, SE

Surrey County Council
2023.10 - Current

Social Worker, NE Assessment Team

Surrey County Council
2019.03 - 2023.10

Child and Family Social Work (Skills For Care) - Social Work

ASYE
2019.03 - 2020.02

BA (Hons) - Social Work by Distance Learning

Robert Gordon University
2015.01 - 2018.09

NVQ Level 3 -

Diploma in Health and Social Care
2014.06 -

Senior Social Care Assistant

Surrey County Council
2012.06 - 2019.03

Adult Numeracy Level 2 (Pass) -

Nescot College
2012.03 - 2012.07

Supporting People with Learning Disabilities -

Nescot College
2011.10 -

Volunteer at Love Works Charity

Love Works
2011.03 - 2013.04

Adult Numeracy Level 1 (Pass) -

Nescot College
2010.09 - 2011.09

European Computer Driving Licence -

Esher Library
2010.09 - 2011.09

Volunteer at Leatherhead Night Hostel

Night Hostel
2009.04 - 2011.04

Community Support Worker

Surrey County Council
2008.11 - 2012.06

Team Administrator

Surrey County Council
2007.05 - 2008.11

A-Levels -

Nescot College
2002.09 - 2004.06

Checkout Assistant

Asda
2002.03 - 2007.05

Microsoft Office Expert Word 2002 -

Pass
2001.05 - 2002.01

Microsoft Expert PowerPoint -

Pass
2001.03 - 2002.02

Sales Assistant

Lloyd's Pharmacy
2000.12 - 2002.03

St Andrew's School, Leatherhead -

Theology - Grade D
2000.09 - 2002.06

St Andrew's School, Leatherhead -

GNVQ - Intermediate Health and Social Care - Merit
2000.09 - 2001.06

St Andrew's School, Leatherhead -

GCSE'S
1995.09 - 2000.06

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