Summary
Overview
Work history
Education
Skills
Affiliations
Hobbies and Interests
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Siobhan Boggia

Garboldisham Diss,NORFOLK
Siobhan Boggia

Summary

Dedicated professional with a strong foundation in therapy and counselling, guided by extensive experience in parallel play and intensive play under the supervision of an Occupational Therapist. Demonstrates excellent communication skills across diverse age groups and backgrounds, coupled with good IT skills and a clear telephone manner. Well-organised and autonomous, with a keen understanding of confidentiality, data protection, and government policy awareness tailored to individual cases. Known for social perceptiveness, effective speaking and listening abilities, initiative, and a friendly, approachable demeanour.


Empathetic Therapist ready to specialise further, with a knack for fostering trust and facilitating personal growth. Very naturally familiar with cognitive behavioural therapy, NLP and mindfulness techniques, consistently guiding clients both adults and children to achieve emotional well-being. Transformed numerous lives by developing personalised well being/ development plans, resulting in significant improvements in mental health, quality of life and resilience.

Overview

17
years of professional experience

Work history

Dandelion Education Ltd
Wymondham, Norfolk

Early years practitioner/ SEN Practitioner
05.2025 - Current

Job overview

  • Ensured play areas were enriched/ invitation to play..
  • Fostered parent-child relationships through regular communication about their progress/ any arising concerns.
  • Dealt swiftly with any struggles socially using communication cards, and sportscasting. Descalating situations quickly.
  • Followed guidelines around safeguarding and reporting, maintaining safe environments for children.

Self Employed
Roydon, Diss

Personal Assistant/ Family Support
02.2024 - 11.2024

Job overview

  • Coordinated support for both mother and her children over my 3 days work.
  • Provided assistance to mother for appointments, advocating at meetings, improving housing issues, navigating her health issues, and supporting the children.
  • Assisted the children with accessing community again, and engaging in meaningful activities after having become isolated i tier rooms while they awaited DHD/ ASD diagnosis.
  • Liaised with multiple disciplines to ensure the family were receiving all the support they could.
  • Provided support to the eldest child who presented as a young carer; ensuring she maintained school attendance and was able to talk to me when she needed to about the stress/ strains of her role.

Self Employed
Thetford, Norfolk

Personal assistant
02.2019 - 11.2019

Job overview


  • Assisted the mother ( physical disabilities) with correspondence, and attendance to appointments.
  • Provided assistance to her with her son aged 2 and her newborn.
  • Performed some light house work duties to assist the mother.
  • Played with the children to enable the mother to rest, or perform her household duties in her own time


Social work assistant
08.2012 - 10.2016

Job overview

  • Adult Social Care
  • Completing community care assessment of needs for Older People in the community in need of a care/support package, residential care or signposting.
  • Liaising effectively with all professionals involved, and referring as required to necessary health colleagues, or charitable/private organisations to ensure the best network of support around the individual.
  • Setting up, and reviewing my own Direct Payments, Personal Budgets and Care Plans.
  • Providing comprehensive assessments for managers to authorise as evidence for my requests for budgets.
  • Covering the crisis duty desk regularly to respond to emergency/crisis situations in and around South Norfolk.
  • Keep records or prepare reports for the owner or management concerning visits to clients.
  • Review annually the reports and/or discuss any adjustment/problems with the manager/supervisor.
  • Visit individuals in homes or attend group meetings to provide information on agency services, requirements or procedures.
  • Interview individuals or family members to compile information on social, educational, criminal, institutional, or medical/health history.
  • Provide information or refer individuals to public or private agencies or community services for assistance.

Learning Difficulties Team Social Worker
05.2012 - 08.2012

Job overview

  • Completing comprehensive Care Assessments for adults with Learning Difficulties, incorporating all views and perspectives of family, carers, and professionals.
  • Making proposals for management to authorise for Personal Budgets, and referring outside to health service, private/charitable/voluntary organisations for any support required.
  • Assisting in completing Life Skills assessments, and Psychological assessments in, ensuring the correct level of support was provided to the individual.
  • Chairing reviews, and writing reports.
  • At all times using the relative policies and procedures that underpin the work I was doing.

Norwich Community Service

Team Support Worker
11.2011 - 01.2012

Job overview

  • Supporting adults with learning difficulties (in particular Autism) and facilitating their independence within the community.
  • Following care plans, and contributing to the daily care needs of the individuals I support, be that personal care or accessing community.

Scope Inclusion Team Leader
08.2011 - 11.2011

Job overview

  • Carrying out assessments and creating care plans for children with disabilities, providing their support workers guidance, to then facilitate the child's access to social activities.
  • Providing risk assessments and liaising with professionals.
  • Providing regular supervision and co-ordinating support workers, to cover the area of Norfolk.
  • Sourcing training for all staff, and collating communication aids for the children by working in partnership with the schools.

Rewatha Children's Home

Trincomalee Teacher
04.2011 - 08.2011

Job overview

  • Teaching English (extra tuition) to children aged 4-16, in separate groups.
  • Whilst teaching was the main focus, I implemented health monitoring, alongside the army in the surrounding area.
  • I produced a behavioural rewards system to encourage the teenage girls to learn better personal hygiene.
  • I provided a system that allowed the children to use (previously locked away) donated toys and return them, encouraging sharing and playing together.
  • I utilised the local Army General's contacts to enable the children to have regular dental check-ups, and sourced a hearing aid for one child with a hearing impairment.

Team Social Worker
05.2008 - 04.2011

Job overview

  • Providing Child in Need and Safeguarding assessments.
  • Signposting where necessary and completing referrals.
  • Chairing Reviews for Children in Need and Looked After Children and advocating their needs.
  • Liaising with various professionals from health, psychology, probation, education and other statutory teams.
  • Holding a caseload of 25 children with learning difficulties, physical disabilities and complex health needs some of which were under review, via Child Protection Conference decision.
  • Prior to this I was also employed in the following positions: Temporary Christmas position within Stock Replenishment with The Body Shop, where I was responsible for; customer service; keeping up to date with visual merchandising requirements and stocking according to top selling items in the shop.
  • Sales Assistant with Warehouse where I maintained good knowledge of the latest top sellers, promoting the store card and handling all sales and refunds.
  • I was approachable and available to support customers with their purchase.

Education

City College Norwich
Norwich

BA (HONS) Degree from Social Work

University overview

  • Access Course in Science and Humanities Merit A 'Level English Literature E G.C.S.E's:- Sociology (Grade B), Art (Grade C), Psychology (Grade C), Art (Grade C), Psychology (Grade C), Mathematics (Grade C), English Language (Grade C), English Literature (Grade C), German (Grade D), Geography (Grade D) and Craft, Design and Technology (Grade D)
  • GPA: 2:2

Skills

  • Parallel play/ Intensive play experience overseen/ guided by Occupational Therapist
  • Good IT skills
  • Excellent communication skills with all ages, and backgrounds
  • Well organised
  • Good knowledge of confidentiality and data protection
  • Social perceptiveness
  • Speaking and listening effectively
  • Initiative
  • Clear telephone manner
  • Autonomy
  • Friendly and approachable
  • Therapy and counselling
  • Government policy awareness according to each case

Affiliations

Affiliations
  • NLP, REIKI, WALKING, SINGING, DANCING AND SPENDING TIME WITH MY FAMILY.

Hobbies and Interests

Hobbies and Interests

HOBBIES/INTERESTS I aim to use as realistically as I am able; environmentally friendly approaches., I love to sing in my spare time, and I also enjoy Thai Chi/Chi Kung. I love socialising and walking. I am a keen learner of NLP, and utilise this approach for my well being, and health. I occasionally use Yoga/Meditation. Am Reiki 1 trained, and soon to be Reiki 2 qualified. I have always loved rock

References

References
References available upon request.

Timeline

Early years practitioner/ SEN Practitioner
Dandelion Education Ltd
05.2025 - Current
Personal Assistant/ Family Support
Self Employed
02.2024 - 11.2024
Personal assistant
Self Employed
02.2019 - 11.2019
Social work assistant
08.2012 - 10.2016
Learning Difficulties Team Social Worker
05.2012 - 08.2012
Team Support Worker
Norwich Community Service
11.2011 - 01.2012
Scope Inclusion Team Leader
08.2011 - 11.2011
Trincomalee Teacher
Rewatha Children's Home
04.2011 - 08.2011
Team Social Worker
05.2008 - 04.2011
City College Norwich
BA (HONS) Degree from Social Work
Siobhan Boggia