Russell Dube
Manchester,Greater manchester
Summary
Dedicated professional with expertise in person-centred practices, case assessment, and a non-judgmental approach. Demonstrates a strong commitment to fostering inclusive environments and delivering tailored support to individuals. Aims to leverage skills in advancing career within the field of social services.
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.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
Work history
Urgency social worker
Salford Council
2022.01 - 2025.08
- Devising individual care plans, taking account of diversity and promoting dignity and empowerment.
- Completion of DOLs assessments
- Building and sustaining transformational relationships and meaningful direct work with children.
- Assessing risk and devising multi-agency child protection plans.
- Undertaking direct work and life story work with children.
- Carrying out consultation with children, young people and their families.
- Commissioning family group conferences, undertaking kinship assessments and preparing special guardianship reports for children.
- Providing an efficient and cost-effective service to young people ensuring that their needs professionally assessed.
- To ensure that all case management complies with the statutory requirements and the Council’s policies and procedures.
Urgency social worker
Trafford Council
2020.08 - 2021.12
- Conducting home visits and carrying out assessments within the prescribed timescales
- Identifying children in need.
- Assessing the needs of children and young people.
- Working with multi-agency networks.
- Sharing responsibility for planned intervention.
- Managing allocated case load.
Urgency social worker
Salford Council
2020.08 - 2021.08
- Conducting home visits and carrying out assessments within the prescribed timescales
- Managing own caseload, offering flexibility to the needs of the service
- Chairing child protection meetings, Child in Need meetings
- Working with multi-agency networks.
- Court work under the Children Act 1989 & 2004.
- Achieving permanence for children.
Urgency social worker
Bury Council
2019.06 - 2020.08
- Carrying out assessments within the prescribed timescales
- Managing own caseload, offering flexibility to the needs of the service
- Chairing child protection meetings, Child in Need meetings
- Working with multi-agency networks.
- Court work under the Children Act 1989 & 2004.
- Achieving permanence for children.
Social worker
Tameside Council
2018.10 - 2020.06
- Carrying out assessments within the prescribed timescales
- Ensuring that the welfare of the child is the main priority
- Managing own caseload, offering flexibility to the needs of the service
- Working with Public Law Outline (PLO)
- Chairing child protection meetings, Child in Need meetings
- Experience of assessing and engaging families from a range of cultural and ethnic backgrounds
- Supporting families to overcome complex problems.
- Working with multi-agency networks.
- Court work under the Children Act 1989 & 2004.
- Achieving permanence for children.
- Contributing to the ongoing development and improvement of the team.
placement
After Adoption
2018.03 - 2018.09
- Recruited and assessed adoptive parents as required
- Conducted direct therapeutic work with children
- Ensured the voice of the child and young person is reflective in the services
- Delivered training and presentations
- Maintaining up to date and appropriate written records covering assessment, work plan, and outcomes in every case
- Counselling and Supporting birth parents through the adoption process
- Carried out Intermediary work and mediation for adopted persons and birth relatives
placement
Liberty House
2017.07 - 2017.10
- Carried out assessments of young people in need, including those in need of protection and looked after children
- Supervised children on behalf of the Local Authority
- Completing project plans for all young people in case load
- Developed and implemented a programme of group work interventions
- Supported service users to identify and manage any risks identified as part of the application and support process
- Maintained accurate detailed records of the support programme and interventions provided
- Facilitated mediation sessions with young people and their families/carers with the aim of them returning to live at home
Relief Professionals
2015.08 - 2016.09
- Support worker: supporting Social skills/relationships, Personal care & hygiene, Daily living skills, managing money, Using community resources and facilities, Social, leisure and work activities, Self-organisation and coping abilities.
Leader of Information and learning services
Dixons City Academy
Bradford
2015.08 - 2016.02
Resources Manager
Bradford Teaching Hospitals Library
Bradford
2015.04 - 2015.07
Project Manager
Salford University
Manchester
2014.11 - 2015.03
Information Specialist
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE)
Manchester
2011.04 - 2014.07
Information Specialist
National Library for Health
Guildford
2008.11 - 2011.04
British Council
2001.01 - 2003.12
Education
High School - Year 7 - 10
Nashville High School
1994.01 - 12 1996
High School - Year 11 - 12
Thornhill High School
1994.01 - 12 1996
BA Science - Archival Science
National University of Science and technology
1997.01 - 12 2001
BA Honours - Information Science
Loughborough University
2003.09 - 9 2004
Post Graduate Diploma - Public health
Teesside University
2013.09 - 11 2015
MA - Social Work
University of Salford
2016.09 - 9 2018
Skills
- Person-Centred practices
- Case assessment
- Non-Judgmental approach
Personal Information
Hobbies: Involved in a local Pathfinder club, volunteering as a counsellor teaching kids various skills., Travelling, Playing tennis, Gardening
Custom
To be provided on request.
Timeline
Urgency social worker
Salford Council
2022.01 - 2025.08
Urgency social worker
Trafford Council
2020.08 - 2021.12
Urgency social worker
Salford Council
2020.08 - 2021.08
Urgency social worker
Bury Council
2019.06 - 2020.08
Social worker
Tameside Council
2018.10 - 2020.06
placement
After Adoption
2018.03 - 2018.09
placement
Liberty House
2017.07 - 2017.10
MA - Social Work
University of Salford
2016.09 - 9 2018
Relief Professionals
2015.08 - 2016.09
Leader of Information and learning services
Dixons City Academy
2015.08 - 2016.02
Resources Manager
Bradford Teaching Hospitals Library
2015.04 - 2015.07
Project Manager
Salford University
2014.11 - 2015.03
Post Graduate Diploma - Public health
Teesside University
2013.09 - 11 2015
Information Specialist
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE)
2011.04 - 2014.07
Information Specialist
National Library for Health
2008.11 - 2011.04
BA Honours - Information Science
Loughborough University
2003.09 - 9 2004
British Council
2001.01 - 2003.12
BA Science - Archival Science
National University of Science and technology
1997.01 - 12 2001
High School - Year 7 - 10
Nashville High School
1994.01 - 12 1996
High School - Year 11 - 12
Thornhill High School
1994.01 - 12 1996