Freelance Consultant and Trainer - Safeguarding Children Reading, Berkshire, UK
I am a GSCC registered Social Worker with a wide experience of planning, managing and auditing safeguarding children services and interagency working. An experienced trainer with successful outcomes.
| Rating: | Unrated (New) |
| Hourly Rate / Cost: | £73.33 per hour |
| Daily Rate / Cost: | £586.67 per day |
| Available From: | Now |
| Seller ID: | 318938 |
CV (Curriculum Vitae) / Résumé
I am a qualified and registered social worker with substantial experience in child protection, social inclusion, school attendance and exclusion, public protection, and child employment.
I have substantial expereince in strategic management of children's services: interpreting legislation and best practise to provide a framework for policy and service delivery; ensuring policies and practical guidance are presented clearly; auditting and evaluating services; budget building and review; complaints work; developing multiagency partnerships.
I am an expereinced trainer in child protection and have particular experience of delivering this to schools (maintained and independent)
Employment History
(Jan 2009 to Apr 2009)
Consultant
AylesburyAudit of allegations investigation; report recomendations to LSCB
(Nov 2006 to Jan 2009)
Head of Safeguarding
WokinghamAssistant Director, Safeguarding
Business manager, Local Safeguarding Children Board
Manager of Child Protection Conference Chair and Independent Reviewing Officers
Local Authority Designated Officer, workforce allegations
Child Protection Liaison for Schools
Core member of local MAPPA and MARAC
Trainer (Child protection; safe recruitment)
Professional Qualifications
B. Ed (Hons) - Education
CQSW - Social Work (probation option)
Education
(Sep 1986 to Aug 1998)
West London Institute of Higher Education
Certificate of Qualification in Social Work - studied proabation option, and included placements in community development and probation.
(Sep 1975 to Jul 1979)
St Paul's College of Education
Bachelor of Education (with honours) - - teacher training - main subject area Art and Design. Teaching practices in secondary schools in Gloucester and Swindon.
Interests
Supporting a local independent school as a Trustee and Governor; photography; gardening; record collecting; watching test cricket; reading Science Fiction novels
Categories & Freelance Skills
Administration Support
Categories
Skills
Healthcare (Non-Clinical)
Categories
Skills
HR/Training & Development
Categories
Skills
- Appointments (Recruitment)
- Coaching & Mentoring (Training & Development)
- Culture Assessment (Corporate/HR Strategy)
- Disciplinary Issues (Performance Management)
- Ethics (Corporate/HR Strategy)
- Induction Training (Training & Development)
- Public Sector (Corporate/HR Strategy)
- Social Responsibility (Corporate/HR Strategy)
- Staff Morale (Corporate/HR Strategy)
- Values Policy (Corporate/HR Strategy)
- Whistleblowing (Employee Relations)

