sherna squire

* Hackney Children's Social Care * Family Support Service 'Troubled Families' Programme * Working with children and young people aged between 5-18 years of age and their families * Working systemically to support Children and Families in need of support under the 'Troubled Families' Government Programme. * CAF Framework Assessments * Family Star Plus Assessment tool * Risk Assessments * Team Around the Child/Family Plans * Integrated Action Plans (IAPs) * Joint work with Domestic Violence Workers supporting victim and perpetrators * Parenting Skills Programme * Multi agency working with Hackney YOS, Young Hackney, Job Centre Plus, Housing, Health and Social Care * Step Up and Step Down process between tier 2 and tier 3 services * CIN Meetings/ CP Core Groups * Financial Assessment and Debt Advocacy * Sexual Health Workshops with Teens * Attend Youth work/group sessions with local teenagers (NEET or at risk of gangs/CSE) * Joint partnership working with Education Welfare Officers and CAMHS

* SEN Teaching Assistant * Working with 11-16 year olds with emotional and behavioural difficulties (EBD) and special educational needs (SEN). * Facilitate 1-2-1 sessions in English and Maths literacy. * Plan and facilitate Phonetics workshops with small groups of pupils. * Report and identify safeguarding concerns. * Action Individual Education Plans (IEP's) * Trained communicator with children and adults using Makaton. * Promote and encourage young people to develop their self-esteem and independent learning * Organise creative and fun activities and day trips * Organise and deliver class room activities * Develop behavioural strategies and reward measures for young people

* Working to provide specialist short and long term interventions for adults with alcohol dependency, through a range of therapeutic and community/residential detoxifications. * Manage a caseload of up to 12 clients with varying complex drug and alcohol needs * Initial & comprehensive assessments * Develop Risk Management Plans * Contribute to multidisciplinary case conferences and recommend packages of support * Develop person-centred packages of care * Provide 6-8 key work sessions using motivational interviewing & solution-focused techniques. * Minute taking responsibilities. * Participate in trainings on alcohol awareness, mental health and substance misuse * Work as part of Duty Team: working front line with clients and members of the public who present in crisis or in need of information and advice

* Children Looked After Team Working with Children/Young People ages 0 to 18 years and their families. * Children and Family assessments * Child In Need casework * Child Protection Casework * Section 47 Investigations * Special Guardianship Reports * Annex A Reports (Adoption casework) * Care Plans * Pathway Plans (Preparing 16+ Transition for independence, Independent Living Skills) * Placements (Placement Plans, Placement Meetings, Stability Meetings, Delegated Authority) * Child Care Reviews * Personal Education Plans * Statutory Visits -Family Group Conferences * Care Proceedings experience * Pre Peoceedings and Public Law Outline experience * Age Assessment trained * Asylum Seeking process experience * Later Life Letters * Life Story Work * Children Missing from Care * Child Sexual Exploitation casework * Joint CAMHS consultation work with birth parents/Foster carers/Adopters and Children addressing trauma, loss, separation, reunification and attachment issues.