Alicia

My Summary

My Experience

Early years Assistant - Hornsey Lane Estate Community Association (Nursery) 2021 - 2022

- Child Development & Engagement – Planning age-appropriate activities that encourage learning and creativity.

- First Aid & Safety – Certified in First Aid and knowledgeable about child safety protocols.

- Emotional & Social Development – Supporting children’s emotional well-being and social skills.

- Supporting a diverse group of vulnerable children with special needs including planning activities for them.

- Demonstrated a capacity to work with people and situations where there may not be simple clear-cut solutions.

- Completing reports & plans for children and their families, ability to work well with multi-agency networks, Working well independently.

- Clear and effective in communication, active listening, and proactive.

- Ability to observe children and identify their needs.

- Ability to engage with children in a child-friendly manner.

- Advocates well for families.

- Ability to make service users feel comfortable around, precisely so that they can express themselves freely, where this is encouraged.

Attend multi-agency meetings to discuss the progress of support for children with additional needs and develop an action plan as a result.

- Supporting children with complex needs including liaising with parents/carers.

- Referrals made on behalf of children who require support/assessment with behaviour challenges.

- Facilitating children to mix and learn through play to aid development and learning.

- Completed risk assessment to ensure the safety of all areas for children before they attended the nursery setting.

- Working 1:1 with children, observing them in their surroundings, completing reports and researching/advocating on behalf of families with the relevant agencies/professionals who can support them further.

- Meet the personal/physical/basic/learning needs of very young children in a nursery setting, completing accident/incident forms and updating parents accordingly.

- I have been able to work with different professionals for example SENCO (Special Educational Needs Educator) to evaluate the progress and independence of a service user, team around the nursery, and team around families.

- I attended a meeting with SENCO (Special Educational Needs Educator) to evaluate the progress and independence of a service user with autism.

- I also supported children developing physically and learning to speak and communicate, relate to others, play and explore their world, which enables them to develop their personalities, talents and abilities.

Nanny - Private Family in Richmond 2017

- Meal Preparation – Cooking nutritious, child-friendly meals with dietary considerations.

- Daily Routines – Assisting with morning routines, school drop-offs, bedtime, and homework support.

- Household Support – Light housekeeping related to children (laundry, organising play areas).

- Taking care of the child, arranging play activities, and ensuring the play area for the child was safe for her developmental needs in the home and any other play area. Furthermore, I made sure the child's laundry, toys, homework, books, bedroom, and bathroom was clean and organised for her development.

Au pair - Private Family in Belgium - 2013

- Multi-Tasking & Organisation – Efficiently managing multiple tasks in busy family environments.

- Meal Preparation – Cooking nutritious, child-friendly meals with dietary considerations.

- Daily Routines – Assisting with morning routines, school drop-offs, bedtime, and homework support.

- Household Support – Light housekeeping related to children (laundry, organising play areas).

- Taking care of the child, arranging play activities, and ensuring the play area for the child was safe for her developmental needs in the home and any other play area. Furthermore, I made sure the child's laundry, toys, homework, books, bedroom, and bathroom was clean and organised for her development.

My Qualifications

ALICIA JUSTO
Newly Qualified Social Worker

CAREER SUMMARY
Compassionate and dedicated Social Worker with experience in the Assessment and Looked after Children Team. Skilled in conducting Section 17 and 47 investigations visits and completing Assessments, completing safety planning, risk assessments and care planning. . Strong ability to build trust using a trauma-informed and relationship-based approach, experienced in multi-agency collaboration with various settings to ensure the best outcomes. Passionate about advocating for children’s voices and supporting them to achieve safety, stability and long-term well-being.
Experienced in care planning, placement stability, and preparing young people for independence, Skilled in supporting children in foster care, and semi-independent accommodation ensuring their voices are heard in decision-making. Skilled in LAC reviews, PEP meetings, and Strategy meetings.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

WESTMINSTER CITY COUNCIL – CHILD AND FAMILY ASSESSMENT TEAM SOCIAL WORKER
FEBRUARY 2023 – JUNE 2023

• Completing Section 17 Child and Family Assessments, Section 47 Child Protection Investigation (making recommendations against thresholds and making effective needs-led plans), CIN plans and contributed reports and presented to Initial Child Protection Conference.
• Identifying, assessing, and supporting with accommodation, education, training and employment needs of children and families.
• Effective judgment and decision-making skills to achieve positive change for children and families.
• Demonstrated a good ability to gather information from family’s history, and information from family and other professionals and assess risk to children and make suggestions of recommendations against thresholds.
• Strong communication skills both written and verbal, very child focus, self-awareness, time management, partnership working, empathy, being non-judgmental, ADP and AOP, use of person–centred approaches, strength-based practice, empowerment, use of values such as right to participation, holistic working, maintaining professional boundaries, and accountability.
• Experience conducting Section 47 and Section 17 visits to listen to the wishes and views of the child and parents to identify any risk, complete safety planning and acknowledge the family’s dynamic, identify the needs of the children and assess the family’s ability to appropriately meet these and identify any areas where additional support is required.


HILLINGDON BOROUGH COUNCIL – LOOKED AFTER CHILDREN TEAM SOCIAL WORKER
OCTOBER 2022 – APRIL 2023

• Carrying out statutory visits and meetings such as LAC Reviews and PEP meetings in line with law and policies within children's services.
• Experiences with care leavers who are experiencing a transition period and supporting their move to independent living and ensuring they have the skills to do so.
• Completing statutory documents such as care plans, and pathway plans to incorporate their wishes and feelings.
• Skilled in multi-agency working with various settings, completing referrals to housing to advocate the needs of young people, and conducting Direct Work plays.


HORNSEY LANE ESTATE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION SOCIAL WORKER
NOVEMBER 2021 – APRIL 2022

• Supporting a diverse group of vulnerable children with special needs including planning activities for them.
• Skilled supporting children to develop physically and learning to speak and communicate, relate to others, play and explore their world, which enables them to develop their personalities, talents and abilities.
• Experience completing reports and researching/advocating on behalf of families with the relevant agencies/professionals who can support them further.

EXPERTISE

- Child Protection& Safeguarding
- Risk Assessment & Crisis Intervention.
- Multiagency Collaboration
- Direct Work with Children and Families.
- Section 17 and 47 visits and Assessments.
- Promoting Children’s voices & Rights.
- Strength-Based & Relationship-Based Practice.
- Pathway Planning & Transition to Independence.
- Multi-Agency & Therapeutic Interventions.
- Trauma-informed and child-centred approaches.

EDUCATION

BACHELOR’S DEGREE
SOCIAL WORKER

LONDON METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY
2020 – 2024

TRAINING CERTIFICATES
- INTRODUCTION TO SYSTEMIC IDEAS.
- CHILD PROTECTION SKILLS TRAINING.
- MENTAL HEALTH LEGISLATION FOR ADULT TRAINING

My Availability

My Fees

• Babysitting from £16.00 per hour
• Nannying from £16.00 per hour (gross)

16 per hour