Kyla Washington
London,UK
Summary
Highly driven and detail-oriented team player with education and work experience related to Social Work, Youth Justice/Offending services. I am seeking full-time employment in a role that offers professional challenges, utilizing my interpersonal skills, time management as well as problem-solving skills.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
Work history
Student Development Lead (Sixth Form)
Parliament Hill School
London
01.2025 - Current
- Lead on developing a new bespoke pastoral curriculum for Level 2 students, designed to increase attendance, raise attainment, and provide targeted wellbeing support.
- Planned and delivered a whole-school Year 12 & 13 enrichment day, introducing trips and opportunities not previously offered at PHS.
- Provide 1:1 pastoral support to students experiencing anxiety, organisational challenges, and home life difficulties, resulting in improved attendance, engagement, and academic progress.
- Initiated referrals and successfully supported students in accessing in-school counselling services.
- Co-developed new sixth form attendance policies to be implemented in the upcoming academic year.
- Built strong, productive relationships with staff, parents, and students, fostering a supportive sixth form environment.
- Designed and now lead Year 7 Summer Camp, promoting transition, confidence, and school engagement.
- Ran student voice sessions across Year 12 and 13 to capture feedback and drive positive changes in the sixth form environment.
CYP Practitioner
Richmond Fellowship
London
07.2023 - 01.2025
- Showcased understanding of adolescent development and its complexities in relation to domestic abuse. Additionally, conveying knowledge of domestic violence's implications for families.
- Held structured one-to-one resilience-focused counselling or behavioural change interventions with children from diverse backgrounds. These structured interventions are to increase safety for the CYP.
- Provided specialist support to other professionals working with families experiencing abuse, through the provision of expert consultations and training.
- Demonstrated understanding and high awareness of Safeguarding procedures and concerns.
- Confidently worked both independently and as part of a team as well as working closely and collaboratively with partner agencies such as Children's Services, Schools and Youth Offending Services.
- Managing referrals, assessing risk and suitability for therapeutic intervention, and engaging families.
- Comfortably managed my own workload and related admin.
- Communicating clearly with a range of people about sensitive and complex issues, including the writing of professional reports.
Youth Intervention Worker
Gloves not Gunz and Urban Yogis UK
London, UK
12.2022 - 12.2023
- While working between Hammersmith&Fulham, Croydon, and Sutton areas, managed multiple community projects servicing adults and young people (10-17 years old) with a high level of accuracy and efficiency
- Contributed to the development of a new program as well as the revision and delivery of current programs
- These programs focused on topics such as healthy relationships, behavior management, criminal exploitation, etc
- Modeled exceptional program delivery for coworkers-guiding employees to foster the completion of assignments to a high standard using best practices
- Delivered 1:1 mentoring sessions focused on supporting and empowering young people aged 10-17 years old who were identified as at risk of offending, CCE, CSE, and/or edge of exclusion
- Ensured a young person's support team (social workers, family, schools, etc.) is up to date on progress, concerns and any other pertinent information
- Produced progress reports for the community sessions as well as various assessments for each young person receiving 1:1 mentoring services
- Continuously used a trauma-informed and client-focused approach within all interactions between the young people, their families, and their support team to create opportunities for progress in their treatment
Key Worker
Serendipity Homes
London, UK
09.2021 - 12.2022
- Provided safeguarding, emotional, and physical support to vulnerable 16-25-year-old females that are currently in care or care leavers
- Delivered 1:1 sessions focused on developing independent living skills of young people
- Communicated effectively and efficiently with outside agencies such as Social Workers, CAMHS, schools and Police Departments as needed
- Proved my effective interpersonal skills by developing pro-social relationships with young people
- Confidently identified and managed challenging behaviors using de-escalation techniques appropriate to each specific young person
- Improved staffing by creating employee schedules and monitoring call-outs and subsequent staff rota changes
Crime Analyst
Lansing Police Department
Lansing, USA
09.2020 - 06.2021
- Created and disseminated daily intelligence reports regarding local protests to various stakeholders
- Provided case support to detectives and prosecuting attorneys for investigations through analyzing video surveillance and phone calls, identifying people of interest as well as producing relevant reports
- Contributed to the creation of an organizational chart regarding a drug and human trafficking within the state
- Analyzed crime maps to produce weekly crime report for the locality
- Worked in various crime databases and systems
- Participated in various trainings regarding Open Source Intelligence, Crime Analysis, Criminal Street Gangs, Money Laundering and Human Trafficking
Case Manager
Sequel Youth and Family Services
Albion, USA
09.2019 - 09.2020
- Multi-skilled job where I assumed various roles and duties whilst carrying a caseload of 12-15 young people in care aged 12-18 years old
- Assessed each child's strengths and needs, compiled reports, and made validated judgments on outcomes to present to outside agencies such as MDHHS and various courthouses
- Advocate for children's wishes and needs in court settings
- Modeled and encouraged restorative justice practices with children as well as their families
- Worked both as part of a team and independently to carry out job duties
- Liaised with various stakeholders such as each child's school, family, and larger outside support teams
- Responsible for arranging, facilitating, and supervising, when needed, family visitations
- These visits may occur on-site, at the family home, neutral setting, and at times out of state
- Requiring appropriate safeguarding measures to be taken to ensure the safety of the child, family, community, and myself
Family Support Worker
Community Mental Health
Lansing, USA
01.2017 - 09.2020
- In conjunction with a primary therapist, provided a variety of services to young people aged 5-17 years old
- Built strong relationships with clients and their teams through a positive attitude and attentive responses
- Developed empathy and understanding of mental health issues in children through 1:1 observations and interactions
- Provided person-centered and trauma-informed care as well as positive behavior support
- Reported child abuse in accordance with legal standards
- A notable achievement was when I used my own judgment to reach out to a client's parent to understand why the child exhibited key behavioral difficulties
- This led to an agreed resolution allowing the parent to better support the child in the future
Foster Care Case Manager
MDHHS
Lansing, USA
05.2018 - 03.2019
- Managed a caseload of 15-20 children in care aged 1-19 years old
- Developed problem-solving and judgment skills by placing children appropriately in various care home settings
- Built strong relationships with clients through positive attitude and attentive responses
- Assessed child and family's strengths and needs to create treatment plans, refer family members to needed services, and produce subsequent progress reports
- Presented reports of the child and their family's progress toward their treatment plans in court
- Arranged travel and accompanied children to and from their adoptive families for those placed out of state; to ensure safe transit
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology; Minor in Philosophy and Law
Michigan State University
08.2014 - 12.2017
Master of Arts - Law Enforcement Intelligence and Analysis
Michigan State University
01.2020 - 08.2021
Master of Arts - Human Trafficking, Organized Crime and Migration
St Mary's University
09.2021 - 09.2022
Skills
- Enhanced DBS
- Child safeguarding
- Caseload management
- Skills Building/Development
- Report writing
- Treatment plan development
- Risk Assessment
- Information gathering and analysis
- Analytical and Critical Thinking
- Person Centred Approach
- Attendance and Punctuality Strategy
- Curriculum Design
- Pastoral Care
- Stakeholder Engagement
- Event Planning
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Student Development Lead (Sixth Form)
Parliament Hill School
01.2025 - Current
CYP Practitioner
Richmond Fellowship
07.2023 - 01.2025
Youth Intervention Worker
Gloves not Gunz and Urban Yogis UK
12.2022 - 12.2023
Master of Arts - Human Trafficking, Organized Crime and Migration
St Mary's University
09.2021 - 09.2022
Key Worker
Serendipity Homes
09.2021 - 12.2022
Crime Analyst
Lansing Police Department
09.2020 - 06.2021
Master of Arts - Law Enforcement Intelligence and Analysis
Michigan State University
01.2020 - 08.2021
Case Manager
Sequel Youth and Family Services
09.2019 - 09.2020
Foster Care Case Manager
MDHHS
05.2018 - 03.2019
Family Support Worker
Community Mental Health
01.2017 - 09.2020
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology; Minor in Philosophy and Law
Michigan State University
08.2014 - 12.2017
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