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JUSTINE ANDREWS

Southend,Essex

Summary

Passionate and experienced professional with over 10 years of experience advocating for the rights and overall well-being of vulnerable children and young people in Southend. Adept in communicating effectively with multi-disciplinary and multi-agency networks to lead to the level of care that all young people deserve. Resilient and able to cope with emotionally draining and traumatic situations, building and maintaining meaningful relationships with adults and children. Innovative and forward thinking individual bringing forth a motivated attitude and a variety of powerful skills. I take responsibility for my own learning and development, and ensure that other staff are empowered to Caring and compassionate social care professional, committed to offering first-class, individualised support to service users. Skilled at adapting communication styles to build two-way conversation with clients. Designs comprehensive support packages to meet unique service user needs. Knowledgeable [Job Title] with experience in providing tailored support to help service users increase independence and quality of life. Dedicated and motivated individual with strong knowledge of safeguarding principles to protect service users and staff from risk. Empathetic and persuasive individual with background in evaluating and addressing individual client needs and concerns. Experienced at conducting individual and group interviews to assess needs and situations. Responds calmly to manage crisis and emergency situations. Enthusiastic individual dedicated to delivering compassion, accessible support. Strong relationship-building skills and emotional intelligence. History of achieving positive results in collaboration with multidisciplinary team. Compassionate social work professional with years of experience devising and implementing successful support programmes. Dedicated and driven to deliver positive outcomes for diverse client bases. Meticulous in assessment and monitoring to deliver necessary resources for individualised needs.

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience

Work history

Social work student

Southend City Council
  • Monitored case files and maintained accurate and organised filing systems in line with data security requirements.
  • Implemented crisis intervention plans, offering trauma-informed guidance to alleviate urgent client needs.
  • Utilised proprietary software to maintain client records and data, verifying accurate data entry to avoid errors.
  • Worked with local healthcare providers and community officials to secure access to resources and advocate for client rights.
  • Connected clients with community resources and assistance programs to bridge gaps in basic needs.
  • Adhered to safeguarding principles to protect service users from risk.
  • Exercised professional judgement to implement interventions and make tough decisions.
  • Maintained accurate, up-to-date and confidential files in line with reporting standards.
  • Responded calmly to manage crises and emergency situations.
  • Collaborated with other professionals in health and social care to coordinate holistic support.
  • Advocated on behalf of service users to protect their best interests.
  • Evaluated and addressed individual client needs and concerns through targeted assessments.
  • Worked with community organisations to create access to resources and assistance to meet client varying needs.
  • Established and maintained professional relationships to offer objective guidance and support.

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Southend City Council
  • Manage a Children & Families caseload to include complex and diverse cases, involving assessments, reviews and the preparation of welfare reports and court attendance, to effectively meet the needs of the client group, in line with the standards set out in the Social Care Capability Framework. The caseload will be managed within the relevant framework of supervision dependent on the complexity of the case and post qualification experience of the post holder.
  • Initiate and develop close working partnerships with statutory agencies, voluntary and private sector agencies, carers and those with parental responsibility in order to facilitate good outcomes for children and their families.
  • Complete effective and timely recording of accurate information using agreed systems.
  • Maintain a good working knowledge of legislation, local policies and procedures, particularly those relating to Looked After Children, Children in Need and Child Protection, acting in line with these to ensure consistency and a high quality of service delivery

Social worker

Southend City Council
10.2022 - Current
  • Adhered to safeguarding principles to protect service users from risk.
  • Evaluated and addressed individual client needs and concerns through targeted assessments.
  • Advocated on behalf of service users to protect their best interests.
  • Collaborated with other professionals in health and social care to coordinate holistic support.
  • Exercised professional judgement to implement interventions and make tough decisions.
  • Established and maintained professional relationships to offer objective guidance and support.
  • Offered trauma-informed resources and care options for clients undergoing crises.
  • Worked with community organisations to create access to resources and assistance to meet client varying needs.
  • Advocated for client needs and rights with court officials, law enforcement personnel and regulatory agencies.

Leaving Care Team Student Social Worker

Southend City Council
10.2021 - Current
  • Southend-on-Sea, Advocating for young care leavers, ensuring their views, wishes and feelings are taken into account
  • Multi-agency working to support young people missing and at risk of exploitation, arranging Risk and Strategy meetings; attending meetings and presenting cases on behalf of the young person at risk
  • Development of comprehensive Child Exploitation Risk assessments, Pathway
  • Plans, and Care plans to identify needs, associated risks, and required support whilst taking into account the voice of the child
  • Created and delivered a questionnaire for Young People to complement the placement QA process ensuring a holistic view of placement performance
  • Leading on peer to peer supervision promoting and embedding social work theory into our relationship building
  • Providing specialised support to Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children, further developing my knowledge of policy and legislation, in particular the Children (Leaving Care) Act 2000, Children's Act 1989, Modern Slavery Act 2015
  • A commitment to valuing diversity to ensure that a young person's specific needs are met.

Support worker

Children Heard & Seen Remote
02.2021 - 05.2021
  • Supporting children on a 1-2-1 basis to help reduce the stigma and isolation they feel having a parent in prison
  • Group work sessions creating a safe space where children can feel that they are not alone
  • Creating, organising and facilitating a remote arts and craft group focussing on recognising and understanding the emotions that impact the child's experience.

Student Support Assistant

Southchurch High School
Southend-on-Sea
09.2018 - 10.2020
  • Providing 1-2-1 support for students at risk of exclusion developing an in-house programme, to promote coping mechanisms and strategies to be successful
  • Facilitating group work with students to encourage emotional resilience and to link situations with a view to providing a basis for risk assessing their own behaviour
  • Working collaboratively with colleagues to understand barriers to effective learning and progression, using my knowledge of key defence concepts such as transference and projection to support the staff thinking.

Education

Master of Arts - Social Work

University of Essex
04.2001 -

BA Honours - Certificated

University of Essex Colchester, Waltham Forest College

Graded Care Profile 2 Certificated -

Southend City Council

BTEC National Diploma -

Waltham Forest College

Skills

  • Ability to Work Under Pressure
  • Emotional resilience
  • Excellent interpersonal skills
  • Excellent Organisation Skills
  • Innovative
  • Natural leader
  • Resilient
  • Restorative Practitioner
  • Professional
  • Strong communicator
  • Solution-focused
  • Team building

Timeline

Social worker

Southend City Council
10.2022 - Current

Leaving Care Team Student Social Worker

Southend City Council
10.2021 - Current

Support worker

Children Heard & Seen Remote
02.2021 - 05.2021

Student Support Assistant

Southchurch High School
09.2018 - 10.2020

Master of Arts - Social Work

University of Essex
04.2001 -

Social work student

Southend City Council

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Southend City Council

BA Honours - Certificated

University of Essex Colchester, Waltham Forest College

Graded Care Profile 2 Certificated -

Southend City Council

BTEC National Diploma -

Waltham Forest College
JUSTINE ANDREWS