Maxine Curry
Dayjob Limited
The Big Peg
120 Vyse Street
Birmingham B18 6NF
England
T: 0044 121 638 0026
E: info@dayjob.com
PERSONAL SUMMARY
A professionally qualified social worker who has extensive experience of working with multi-problem children and families with complex needs. Maxine has a track record of promoting the independence of service users while protecting them as far as possible from danger or harm. She is an expert at carrying out initial assessments, child protection issues, assessing needs and identifying service user requirements. During her career she has worked with people who have had addiction problems, were suffering from mental illness or were subjected to domestic abuse. In all of these cases she made positive changes to people’s lives and helped then get the right treatment. Right now she is looking for a suitable position with an effective and progressive Social Care services organisation that is at the forefront of social work practice.
CAREER HISTORY
Social Worker – Start Date – Present
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Responsible for working as part of a team and helping service users to overcome problems and lead more independent lives.
Duties;
- Assisting dysfunctional families to change bad habits and patterns.
- Ensuring that a service user does not harm themselves or other people.
- Highlighting and challenging any discrimination or unprofessional behaviour towards vulnerable service users.
- Getting family members to start talking to each other.
- Helping vulnerable people to give credible evidence in court.
- Responding professionally to requests for assistance.
- Providing personalised assessment and treatment programmes for service users with complex care needs.
- Complying with the social care departments health and safety policies.
- Helping service users to manage potential and actual risks to themselves and others.
- Acting as the main point of contact between relatives and the Social Services department.
- Conducting interviews and organising medical or psychological examinations.
- Reviewing care plans.
- Supporting and empowering service users in their recovery and rehabilitation.
- Providing professional advice, mentoring and support to less experienced colleagues.
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KEY SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES
Professional
- Responsibly using the powers that come from my work with service users and carers.
- Can manage a heavy and complex case load.
- Knowledge of established social work processes and procedures.
- Ability to negotiate, challenge and manage conflict.
- Respecting and maintaining the dignity and privacy of service users at all times.
Personal
- Having a sympathetic and approachable personality.
- Always listening to both sides of a story before trying to draw any conclusion.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Resolving family disputes
Diversity issues
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
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REFERENCES
Available on request.
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