Significant experience in the field of Children's Social Care, particularly Safeguarding and working with in need families. I have been an operational front of house manager in Children's Services for 16 out of 27 years as a qualified social worker. I currently work as an IRO and Chair of Child Protection Conferences for a large Northern Local Authority. However I worked as an interim manager for nine years and the contracts I completed involved working as a front of house manager in authorities that were I special measures, CAFCASS and as a Sure Start Programme Manager in inner city Bradford.I remain a passionate advocate of vulnerable children. I am adaptable, focused , able to coach and support staff, but deliver important and appropriate messages when necessary. I am an enabler, both in terms of support staff I manager and working with families. My other strengths are working with diverse communities, and managing diverse workforces. I see diversity as a strength in organisations not a weakness.Diploma in Hypnopsychotherapy with the Awaken School, 2007Diploma in NLP with the Awaken School 2008Continuing professional development for re-registration (2011-14) at 152 hoursAdditional training completed in October 2011: Solution Focused Supervision and Consultancy - 2 day course Brief, London.Day Training Halliwell Pillars of Parenting,'authentic warmth 'parenting programme. College of Social work Community Care Conference on Serious Case Reviews.Specialties: social work, social care, mentoring, social care management, interim management, supervision, mentoring and coaching of social workers, dealing with complaints, family assessments, kinship assessments, independent reviewing of child placements, chairing safeguarding conferences independently. Working with diversity and promoting the strengths of diversity in a social care setting. Assisting with change management and promoting leadership in the operational front line context.