Louise Thomas Email & Phone Number

Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom

Barnstaple, England, United Kingdom

Children and Families Team

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Taunton, United Kingdom

• Managing a team of 1 Senior Social Worker, 3 Advanced Social Workers, 3 Social Workers and 2 Social Work Assistants
• Management of social workers working with vulnerable children and young people, child in need, child protection, looked after children, PLO pre proceedings and court work.
• Retain, support and supervise staff members.
• Management of the duty system.
• Quality assuring all social work assessments, reports and court statements within the team.
• Manage and monitor quality of performance to ensure the effectiveness of service provision and the meeting of key performance measures.

Wiltshire Council

• Managing a team of 2 Assistant Team Managers, 20 Social Workers and 1 Social Work Assistant
• Management of social workers working with vulnerable children and young people, child in need, child protection, looked after children, PLO pre proceedings and court work.
• Retain, support and supervise staff members.
• Management of the duty system.
• Quality assuring all social work assessments, reports and court statements within the team.
• Manage and monitor quality of performance to ensure the effectiveness of service provision and the meeting of key performance measures.

• Team leader directly in charge of 14 Social Workers, 2 Family Support Key Workers and a Clinical Psychologist.
• Retain, support, supervise and promote learning opportunities for all staff members.
• Support staff with the Assessed and Supported Year in Employment (ASYE) for newly qualified social workers and Post Qualified (PQ) awards leading into further education.
• Chair regular team meetings and team days.
• Recruitment of foster carers – recruit, train and assess potential foster carers.
• Retention of foster carers – training, group work, supervision and support to foster carers.

• I am directly responsible the management of a team of 5 Social Workers, 2 Leaving Care Personal Advisors, 3 Family Support Key Workers, a Clinical Psychologist and a Young Persons Support Worker
• Retain, support, supervise and promote learning opportunities with all staff members.
• Support staff with ASYE, PQ awards and further education.
• Chair regular team meetings and team days.
• Management of children looked after who's care plan is long term foster care.
• Management of care leavers, up to the age of 21 years old (24 years old if in further education).

• Working within statutory requirements of children in need, child protection, children looked after and adoption.
• Social worker for women’s prison, undertaking all pre birth assessments and safeguarding concerns.
• Undertake duty tasks.
• Planning for permanence and adoption.
• Managing complex cases within the court.
• Working with children in need and children subject to child protection plans.

• Working within statutory requirements of children in need, child protection, children looked after and adoption.
• Undertake duty tasks.
• Planning for permanence and adoption.
• Managing complex cases within the court.
• Working with children in need and children subject to child protection plans.
• Completing assessments e.g. initial assessments, core assessments, parenting assessments.

Bachelor'S Degree, Social Work - Post Qualifying Course In Children And Families

Diploma In Social Work

Access To Higher Education - Social Work

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