WALTER GUNDA
Woking,United Kingdom
Summary
Energetic Social Worker experienced in child protection and assessment skills. Delivered impactful interventions for individuals, families, and communities through professional judgement and unconditional empathy. Focused on collaboration with multidisciplinary teams to enhance child safeguarding and support vulnerable populations in overcoming trauma.
Overview
1
1
Certification
1
1
year of post-secondary education
16
16
years of professional experience
Work history
Supervising Social Worker (Full time)
Surrey County Council
Woking
2022.02 - 2026.10
- Delivered high-quality relationship-based social work services to children and families, enhancing their safety and wellbeing at fourth tier of Surrey Safeguarding Children Board.
- The role entails providing support and supervision to caseloads of 15-17 foster carers and families, as well as assisting looked-after children in developing problem-solving abilities.
- Coordinated with professionals and stakeholders, including parents and children, to implement effective coping mechanisms for improved family outcomes.
- Implemented SMART plans to identify risks, ensuring compliance with legislation and safeguarding standards.
- Capacity to assess risk in relation to forms of abuse and neglect that children may be exposed to, as well as ability to differentiate between significant impairment and significant harm, is essential.
- Understanding of child development is essential, including identification of normal developmental stages within child's life and appreciation of theories of attachment and trauma as they relate to child protection practice.
Senior Residential worker (Secondary Role, Bank)
Surrey County Council
Woking
2022.07 - 2026.10
- Conducted risk assessments and monitored wellbeing of children with additional needs daily, establishing rapport and implementing community reintegration methods for those with learning disabilities to support their development.
- Maintained awareness and intuition regarding safeguarding issues to ensure safety of children and young people, promptly reporting concerns to senior team members for appropriate action.
- Carried out day-to-day duties accurately and efficiently.
- Quickly learned and applied new skills to daily tasks, improving efficiency and productivity.
- Successfully delivered on tasks within tight deadlines.
Case management Officer
Department of social services
Harare
2021.08 - 2022.02
- My duties were to provide a service to children and their families who met the threshold for statutory social work intervention.
- Assessed, planned, and reviewed needs for appropriate services, providing comprehensive reports to inform service delivery.
- Conducted triangle assessments and produced care plans for children and families, ensuring a child-centred approach to service provision.
- The provision of responsive counselling and therapeutic support to child survivors of abuse and violence and their families.
- Conducting case conferences for complex child protection cases with relevant child protection actors (police, school, and hospital) in order to ensure the provision of a comprehensive care package to the client and to improve case outcomes.
- Coordinated and facilitated Child Protection Committees (CPCs) to effectively address child protection concerns at community level.
- The identification, documentation, tracing and reunification of displaced, unaccompanied minors and child trafficking survivors is also a key area of focus.
Social Worker
Zimbabwe National Network for People with HIV
Chinhoyi
2016.05 - 2021.08
- Conducted interviews with survivors of sexual violence, identifying appropriate therapeutic interventions, including Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) and Prolonged Exposure Therapy, to facilitate healing from trauma.
- Provided support to diverse populations facing stigma and discrimination through strengths-based case management, solution-focused therapy (SFT), and family support services, enhancing their access to resources and improving overall well-being.
- I educated families and their children about utilisation of community resources, making referrals, and developing realistic treatment plans to improve care and well-being.
- Engaged local residents in community outreach programmes, promoting available resources and fostering connections to support services, thereby increasing community awareness and utilisation of local resources.
- Programmes provided sustainable sessions in our province, reaching out to hard-to-reach areas.
Social Worker
Our children Our Future Trust
Harare
2021.03 - 2021.07
- Provided psycho-social support to young people in prison, delivering therapeutic sessions that clarified the rehabilitation system to aid their adjustment during incarceration.
- Conducted structured interviews with female prisoners who had children to understand their feelings, wishes, and needs.
- Facilitated focused group discussions, receiving positive feedback from inmates who found sessions therapeutic for mental and emotional wellbeing.
- Conducted means testing for resource allocation, ensuring distribution of clothing, school fees, food baskets, and toiletries to meet urgent needs.
- Produced robust and accurate reports to initiate referrals for children eligible for school fee assistance.
Teacher
Ministry of Education
Chinhoyi, Mash west
2010.09 - 2012.09
- Fostered positive learning environment for student engagement through effective classroom management.
- Collaborated with special education professionals to address needs of differently-abled pupils within inclusive classroom settings.
- Engaged parents in discussions regarding children's performance and behaviour, fostering supportive home-school partnership.
- Coordinated school trips that enhanced pupils' cultural exposure and understanding, enriching their educational experience.
Education
Executive certificate - project Monitoring and Evaluation
University of Zimbabwe
Harare, Zimbabwe 2019.01 - 2020.01
Bachelors - Social Work Honours Degree
University of Zimbabwe
Harare, Zimbabwe 2016.01 -
Skills
- Child safeguarding
- Child welfare law familiarity
- Risk assessment
- Case management expertise
- Social service LCS recording
- Advanced counselling techniques
- Time management
- Problem-solving
- Communication skills
Certification
Full Class 3 Licence
REFEREES
Referees available on request.
INTERESTS
I am willing to progress my career into leadership roles. I am willing to increase my professional development. I have developed working under minimum supervision with my experience I have increased my problem-solving and critical thinking skills., I am prepared to pursue a career trajectory that will lead to positions of greater responsibility and authority. I am prepared to pursue further professional development., I have developed the ability to work independently with minimal supervision, which has enhanced my problem-solving and critical thinking abilities.
Affiliations
- Basketball
- Travelling
- Wellness
Timeline
Senior Residential worker (Secondary Role, Bank)
Surrey County Council
2022.07 - 2026.10
Supervising Social Worker (Full time)
Surrey County Council
2022.02 - 2026.10
Case management Officer
Department of social services
2021.08 - 2022.02
Social Worker
Our children Our Future Trust
2021.03 - 2021.07
Executive certificate - project Monitoring and Evaluation
University of Zimbabwe
2019.01 - 2020.01
Social Worker
Zimbabwe National Network for People with HIV
2016.05 - 2021.08
Bachelors - Social Work Honours Degree
University of Zimbabwe
2016.01 -
Teacher
Ministry of Education
2010.09 - 2012.09