Samantha Anderson
Social Worker & PRINCE2‑Qualified Project Professional
Birmingham
Summary
Project-focused social worker and PRINCE2-qualified project professional with 13 years’ experience leading complex safeguarding investigations, high-risk casework and multi-agency coordination in government settings. Skilled in turning ambiguous information into structured plans, actions and reports that support operational and strategic decision-making. Recently PRINCE2 Foundation & Practitioner certified and now targeting project roles in government and technology that involve intelligence, risk, compliance and public interest outcomes.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
12
12
Certifications
Work History
Children & Families Assessment Social Worker
Warwickshire County Council
02.2025 - Current
- Conduct information-led investigations on high-risk referrals, assessing credibility and risk factors to inform time-critical decisions on child safety and legal action.
- Prepare concise analytical reports for senior managers, legal processes and multi-agency panels, underpinning key operational and court decisions.
- Engage with partner agencies (health, education, police and voluntary sector) to obtain and verify information, ensuring accuracy before dissemination.
- Make independent decisions using statutory thresholds and analytical reasoning, balancing competing stakeholder priorities in complex situations.
- Apply safeguarding legislation and information-handling rules to determine appropriate intelligence pathways, escalation routes and risk management plans.
Enhanced Bed Assessment Social Worker (Hospital Discharge & Complex Care)
Birmingham City Council
01.2024 - 01.2024
- Delivered complex assessments relating to vulnerable adults, using legal frameworks and multi-agency information to plan safe discharge and long-term care arrangements.
- Presented information and recommendations to multidisciplinary teams, clearly articulating risk indicators, options and decision rationales.
- Completed detailed case summaries used to support operational decisions in time-critical hospital environments.
Safeguarding Social Worker
Leicestershire County Council
01.2021 - 01.2024
- Undertook investigative activity involving interviews, pattern recognition, behavioural analysis and risk evaluation in high-risk safeguarding cases.
- Produced written evidence for case conferences, senior decision-makers and legal processes, ensuring information was accurate, structured and timely.
- Developed new structured assessment methods that improved intelligence accuracy and consistency of analytical conclusions across the team.
Child Visit Supervisor
New Leaf Family Services
01.2018 - 01.2021
- Conducted supervised sessions assessing risk behaviours, escalating concerns based on observed intelligence and threat factors.
- Worked collaboratively with enforcement, education, health and community services to share relevant intelligence within statutory confidentiality parameters.
Education
PRINCE2 Foundation & Practitioner -
QA Learning
Birmingham02.2026
BA (Hons) - Social Work
University of Essex
Essex10.2020
Skills
Methods & frameworks: PRINCE2; statutory frameworks; civil service behaviours; investigative interviewing
Delivery & planning: Complex case analysis; structured assessments; evidence evaluation; time-critical decision-making
Risk & compliance: Safeguarding legislation; secure information handling; GDPR and data protection; risk management; information governance
Stakeholders & teamwork: Multi-agency intelligence exchange; stakeholder engagement; working together with partners; presenting to panels and courts
Analysis & reporting: Intelligence assessment and reporting; high-accuracy written reporting; research and information gathering
Timeline
Children & Families Assessment Social Worker
Warwickshire County Council
02.2025 - Current
Enhanced Bed Assessment Social Worker (Hospital Discharge & Complex Care)
Birmingham City Council
01.2024 - 01.2024
Safeguarding Social Worker
Leicestershire County Council
01.2021 - 01.2024
Child Visit Supervisor
New Leaf Family Services
01.2018 - 01.2021
BA (Hons) - Social Work
University of Essex
PRINCE2 Foundation & Practitioner -
QA Learning
Work Availability
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SECURITY & COMPLIANCE
- British national; SC clearable
- Enhanced DBS
- Information governance and data protection (including GDPR)
- Experienced in sensitive investigations and confidential risk management
- Familiar with government-style information handling and security rules
CIVIL SERVICE BEHAVIOURS – EVIDENCE
- Seeing the Big Picture
- Experience working across systems involving multiple agencies, legislation and statutory frameworks to understand wider context and public interest outcomes.
- Making Effective Decisions
- Regularly required to make time-critical judgement calls using incomplete information, applying analytical reasoning and evidential thresholds.
- Working Together
- Substantial experience collaborating with multi-agency partners and stakeholders, sharing intelligence securely and professionally to achieve shared objectives.
PROFESSIONAL ASSETS
- Intelligence handling – daily role
- Information assessment and dissemination to partners
- Excellent written reporting and analytical decision-making
- Stakeholder engagement across complex cases and systems
- High accuracy and attention to detail
- Resilient under difficult circumstances; adaptable and proactive
- Ability to work independently within statutory and security frameworks