Michelle Evans
Llanelli,Carmarthenshire
Summary
Compassionate and dedicated senior social worker experienced in developing bespoke support plans for vulnerable individuals. Quickly builds rapport with service users to optimise assessments, interventions and programme outcomes. Specialises in safeguarding and looked after children work and leaving care work.
I have 17 years experience of working not just with young people and families but foster carers and residential care staff and am passionate about supporting the network of people around the child.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
14
14
years of post-secondary education
Work history
Senior social worker
City and County of Swansea
Swansea, City and County of Swansea
03.2007 - Current
- 2007-2013-worked as a child and family support officer in a front line safeguarding team. I was involved in supporting social workers with initial and core assessments, s47 enquiries, LAC children, care proceedings, adoption work, supervised contact and duty matters. I also had the opportunity of undertaking life story work for children and young people which was extremely rewarding.
- July 2013-July 2021-social worker in LAC team-working with 14-18 year old young people and overseeing care plans as the case manager. Implementing safeguarding procedures, following the All Wales Child protection guidelines, LAC legislation and leaving care. Effectively handling high volume case loads with competing and complex needs.
- Working with a range of needs-childhood abuse and neglect, ACE's, mental health needs, domestic violence, substance misuse, self harm, FGM and honour based violence, teenage pregnancy, CSE and missing young people. Working within multi agency forum to reduce risk and focus on outcomes for young people and their families.
- July 2021 to current day-senior social worker in 16 plus team. Supervising student social workers, support workers and young persons' advisors; alongside managing a complex case-load of young people. Working with transitions to adult services and care planning.
- Consistently demonstrate professional judgement and a trauma informed approach to achieve positive outcomes and change alongside service users.
Education
BSC Social Work with Hons - Social Work
University of Wales Swansea
Swansea 09.2008 - 07.2013
Bachelor of Science - Social Policy and Sociology
University of Wales
Swansea 09.2001 - 06.2004
A-Levels - History, English, Media Studies
Swansea College
Swansea 09.1998 - 06.2000
GCSEs - 9 GCSE qualifications including English, Maths and Science
Pentrehafod Comprehensive
Swansea 09.1993 - 05.1998
Skills
- Passionate and caring-attentive listener, empathic and trauma informed approach with service users, families, carers and residential care staff
- Strong organisational skills and time management-ability to juggle competing demands and manage a high case load of commitments
- Solution focused in thinking and care planning Ability to respond to crisis situations as well as wider care planning
- Confidential documentation and record keeping
- Working as part of a team-working multi agency with colleagues to safeguard and support in meeting identified needs
- Understanding of legislation and policy frameworks underpinning interventions with young people, carers and families
Affiliations
- I have 2 beautiful daughters who keep me busy in my free time!! I love spending time with my family, reading and photography
Timeline
BSC Social Work with Hons - Social Work
University of Wales Swansea
09.2008 - 07.2013
Senior social worker
City and County of Swansea
03.2007 - Current
Bachelor of Science - Social Policy and Sociology
University of Wales
09.2001 - 06.2004
A-Levels - History, English, Media Studies
Swansea College
09.1998 - 06.2000
GCSEs - 9 GCSE qualifications including English, Maths and Science
Pentrehafod Comprehensive
09.1993 - 05.1998