Kath Gibbin Email and Phone Number

1995 - 2005 Carer and bar manager2000 - 2010 Foster Carer Cornwall Social Services2010 - 2012 Access Diploma Psychology, sociology, philosophy, IT, English, Maths2012 - 2015 Degree Social Worker Work Experience during Degree- Year 1 Echo Center, Day care center for Disabled Adults Liskeard - Year 2 St Petrocs. Homeless support worker, in supported accommodation and within the resettlement center. Referrels and working inter and with Multi agency liason- Year 3 Breaking the cycle team, working with Families, within ADDACTION (now known as, We Are With You) and working alongside together for Families 2015 Graduated2015 Supported Accommodation Manager St Petrocs - involved managing large case load of low support complex needs within a residential setting. - Hospital discharge team, working with higher complex needs on a 6-8 week turnaround to find semi or permanent accommodation. With support packages in place and forward care support.- No second night out team, working intensively with newly homeless people, to assess their level of need, their support requirements and referrals on to other external and internal agencies. All 3 project were run concurrently and by a small team of 3 people.Dec 2019In house promotion to Service Manager of residential services.Managing a highly passionate and motivated team of house managers.- Health and Safety requirements for Law- Managing rotas- Managing Staff team- Supporting on call managers 24/7 on a 4 weekly rota- Liasing with other support agencies to maintain strong Multi Agency links within Cornwall.- interviewing candidates for positions within the Supported Accommodation team- Setting up new projects and supported accommodation, within the charity.- Participating and attending events to highlight the work of the charityThere are other responsibilities in my role and i could go on and on abour how much i enjoy my work, my colleagues and the challenges that arise.But one of my biggest achievements, is managing my role without missing big milestones for my children. 14 year old son with Asburgers and my 2.5 years old little lady, while still being highly present in my 30 year olds and my grandsons life.Family is very important to me