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Billie Algar

St Kilda,VIC

Summary

A dedicated social worker with experience supporting children and families, providing excellent care during difficult periods. Passionate about engaging professionally with programs that aim to enhance the well-being of communities in need. Committed to forming trusting relationships and advocating for the best interest of service users.

Overview

4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Casual Social Work Team Member

McArthur
05.2023 - Current
  • Reinforced boundaries with sleeping arrangements at a residential mother and baby program with Lighthouse Foundation.
  • Facilitating young people involved with Child Protection on family access visits, and completing detailed reports.
  • Outreach Programme with Lighthouse Foundation, providing support to vulnerable teenagers at risk.

Student Social Worker

Kent County Council
01.2022 - 07.2022
  • Part of both short and long-term intervention teams.
  • Participated in duty visits that deal with referrals and assessments.
  • Held a caseload of up to 8 (at one time) ‘Child in Need’ plans. Managing cases from referral, assessment, planning, intervention, and review/evaluation.
  • Supported children under a ‘Child Protection' plan, with direct work focused on their specific needs.
  • Liaised with relevant agencies to gather necessary information.
  • Supervised contact visits between looked after children and their parents.
  • Recorded detailed case notes for interventions and court proceedings.
  • Referred service users to resources in the community including food banks, housing/employment support and nurseries.
  • Accompanied service users to court proceedings and offered moral support.
  • Carried out unannounced visits and well-being checks.
  • I identified an area for development and completed training on developmental milestones to enhance my observations during assessments.

Independent Visitor

Young Lives Foundation
04.2019 - 12.2021
  • Developed a long-term professional friendship with a young person in care, acting as a positive role model.
  • Engaged in regular activities such as cinema, bowling, walk in the park with the objective being to help integrate the young person into the community.
  • I advocated for the young person during key meetings towards her transition period of leaving care to promote her financial well-being.
  • I offered support with her CV and job applications to increase her employment prospects.
  • I demonstrated strong organizational skills as I was able to balance the demands of the university course alongside voluntary, work, and home commitments during this time.

Student Social Worker

Brompton Westbrook Primary School
09.2020 - 12.2020
  • I worked independently within the pastoral team, providing emotional and mental support to a caseload of up to ten children aged 10-11 with a range of emotional needs following the impact of COVID.
  • I liaised with teachers, pupils, and families and enhanced the children’s well-being through child-centered focused activities.
  • I undertook direct work with children creatively both 1:1 and in groups which built a strong foundation for interventions during the assessment process.
  • I continuously engaged in supervision and displayed positive self-awareness to develop my understanding of my own personal values.
  • I took lead on a project which I was able to plan, design, deliver and oversee with a home support charity and two other students who provided Christmas food to vulnerable families
  • Throughout my placement, I demonstrated strong resilience when adapting to the COVID guidelines throughout the pandemic.

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Social Work BA (Hons)

University of Kent
Kent, England.
07.2022

London South-East Colleges
Bexley, England.
06.2019

Skills

  • Time management
  • Critical thinking
  • Communication
  • Collaboration
  • Negotiating
  • Case management
  • Strengths-based
  • Emotionally intelligent
  • Organized

Certification

  • An Introduction to Infection Prevention Control Female Genital Mutilation: Recognising and Preventing FGM.
  • Introduction to Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and Early Trauma.
  • Understanding Autism, Asperger’s & ADHD.
  • Medway Education Safeguarding Service.
  • Child Protection Awareness Prevent: Safeguarding People from Extremism and Terrorism.
  • GDPR (Data Protection Essentials).
  • Chronologies.
  • Child Development in the Early Years Programme.
  • Introduction Prenatal Development & Preparing for Parenthood.
  • Child Safety.
  • Physical Development.
  • Communication and Language Development.
  • Personal, Social and Emotional Development.
  • First Aid with CPR.

Additional Information

I have a full driving license.





References available upon request.

Timeline

Casual Social Work Team Member

McArthur
05.2023 - Current

Student Social Worker

Kent County Council
01.2022 - 07.2022

Student Social Worker

Brompton Westbrook Primary School
09.2020 - 12.2020

Independent Visitor

Young Lives Foundation
04.2019 - 12.2021

Bachelor of Arts - Social Work BA (Hons)

University of Kent

London South-East Colleges

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