Specialism: Adult Services, Children and families, Mental Health
Location: England: East, England: East Midlands, England: London, England: North East, England: North West, England: South East, England: South West, England: West Midlands, England: Yorkshire and the Humber, Guernsey, Jersey
Profile: "Experienced childrens services and social care manager with a strong background in safeguarding and child protection both at a strategic and operational level. I have worked independently since 2006 when I left my post as Deputy Director of Social Services for a County Council.
Since 2006, I have operated in a wide range of roles within childrens services. I was appointed as a CSCI/Ofsted inspector for Joint Area Reviews and Annual Performance Assessments of childrens services 2006/08 and completed several inspections. I have been the Chair of a Local Safeguarding Children Board since 2007. Associates of the company also have simialr strong professional backgrounds."
I work with: Advocacy, Coaching/ mentoring of social workers, Complaints, Court assessments, Family assessment, Government offices, Inspection, Inter-agency working, Local authority departments, NHS organisations, Placements, Practice assessment, Private/ independent sector, Quality assurance, Regulatory bodies, Review and evaluation, Strategy, Supervision, Training and tutoring
Qualifications: CQSW 1978, MBA
Professional registrations: Social Work England
Extra skills: Consultancy, review and audit, interim managemet