Sian McGregor

• Currently part of the initial assessment team who's main function is to provide a duty service within the Children and Families service. This involves dealing with initial referrals, liaising with other agencies to ensure children's safety and welfare. It also involves signposting families and other agencies to services of support.
• Building positive, productive relationships with service users to achieve better outcomes for families.
• Participated in multi agency forums such as pre-birth Child Protection Plannings meetings as allocated worker.
• Chaired Team Around the Child Meetings as the allocated worker for the child and devised/ implemented plans of support with the TAC.
• Carry out initial assessments for pre-birth and child protection cases for ICPPM overseen by team leader.
• Established trusting and meaningful relationships with service users to facilitate open communication.
• Maintained up-to-date case records and experience using GIRFEC paperwork in completing initial reports.
• Multi-agency working with other professionals in health/ Education to coordinate holistic support.
• Established and maintained professional relationships to offer objective guidance and support.
• Promoted independence and positive wellbeing when working with vulnerable adults and children.

• Supervising family time sessions with a variety of purposes such as part of a rehabilitation plan or to maintain a family relationship.

• Participated in Multi-agency forums such as Team Around the Child meetings to achieve better outcomes for children and their families.

• Providing family/ parenting support to service users in their own homes and other practical support.

• Required to carry a small caseload of kinship cases to monitor and review periodically throughout the year through home visits.

To build trusting relationships with children and their families.

Direct work sessions with children.

• Supervised Family time for a variety of different purposes such as part of a rehabilitation plan or to maintain a family relationship.
• Participated in multi-agency forums such as ICPPM and CP core group meetings.
• Direct work with children who were LAAC in foster care.
• Attended and participated in Children's Hearings, primarily to feedback about the quality or progress of family time sessions.
• Family support/ parenting support.

• Part of a specialised team that delivered a high standard of person- centred care to children with ASD and other disabilities.
• Support daily living activities, from household activities to personal care.
• Helped to devise and implement support through individualised care plans each of the four children within the residency.
• Promoted independence, active citizenship and community inclusion.

• Share responsibility with co-workers on a shift by shift basis for directly supervising children and engaging them in activities appropriate to their age and stage.
• Engaging with children through normal daily living routines which will best meet the primary care and educational need of each child. Personally interact with children to ensure the care, safety and well-being of each child while maintaining the stability and integrity of the team.
• Engaged children in a wide range of stimulating and therapeutic activities, both on site and in the local community.

• TESL teacher to primary aged children within a private school setting.
• Planned lessons to meet language department curriculum strategies.
• Produced engaging teaching materials to support enhanced student understanding.
• Developed and edited lesson plans to adhere to school curriculum.
• Organised field trips and activities to broaden knowledge and enrich learning experience.
• Adapted teaching styles and resources to suit student age and ability.
• Provided engaging educational resources to broaden student learning tools.
• Built rapport with students through positive engagement and interaction.