Jenny Leanne Walker
Richmond
Summary
A dedicated and experienced social worker with over three years in child protection, family services, and hospital settings in the UK and Australia. Registered with the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW) and skilled in counselling, crisis intervention, and providing comprehensive support to diverse populations. Committed to making mental health care accessible and effective.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Social Worker Case Manager
Uniting
02.2024 - Current
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to develop coordinated care plans that addressed clients'' complex needs holistically.
- Facilitated family therapy sessions between children, caregivers, and siblings to remediate conflict and build healthy relationships.
- Developed strong relationships with community organizations in order to better serve clients'' needs within their local area.
- Increased access to resources by connecting clients to appropriate financial, housing, medical, and educational services.
Social Worker
Caulfield Hospital, Alfred Health
08.2023 - 01.2024
- Offered crisis intervention services to address urgent concerns related to mental health, substance abuse, or domestic violence issues.
- Provided counselling and support to patients and their families in a hospital setting.
- Completed psychosocial evaluations and needs assessments.
- Coordinated individualized discharge plans to manage safe transition back into community and home environments.
- Helped clients develop new coping mechanisms and techniques to drive behaviour modification.
- Facilitated support groups for patients and families dealing with chronic illness or grief, fostering mutual understanding and connection.
Social Worker Case Manager
IPC Health
02.2023 - 08.2023
- Provide outreach services in home environment to children, young people, and their families who are vulnerable and have complex needs.
- Use the social model of health and the Best Interest Practice Framework to provide a service to vulnerable and at-risk children, young people, and their families.
- Delivered counselling services to families, focusing on strengthening family relationships.
- Improved client outcomes by developing comprehensive case plans and coordinating services with community partners.
- Support families experiencing trauma including isolation, inter-generational issues, substance use, mental health, family violence, and poverty.
Child Protection Social Worker
Government Of Jersey Children Social Care
08.2022 - 12.2022
- Facilitated supportive services and counselling for family members to address special concerns.
- Worked with children and young people who resided with foster carers, kinship carers or in residential placements.
- Work alongside other professionals, to ensure that a child or young person receives appropriate care, education, and health services.
- Investigated alleged abuse, neglect, and abandonment of children to determine abusive or unsafe conditions.
- Manage caseloads, write clear evidenced-based reports and work in partnership with carers, family members, multi-disciplinary and multi-agency teams to promote the needs and rights of children.
- Lead individualized and group counselling sessions with children and families.
- Contributed to court proceedings, advocating for family's best interests and recommending balanced solutions.
Social Work Student
Government Of Jersey Children's Social Care
10.2021 - 04.2022
- Managed own caseload, completing child and family assessments autonomously
- Shadow social workers conducting home visits, statutory meetings and court processes and reflect on skills observed
- Co-worked child protection (Article 42 enquiries)
- Undertook direct independent work with children and their families – completed Child and Family Assessments, Direct work with children and their parents/carers.
- Applied different interviewing and communication techniques, theories, and models in direct work with children
Complex Needs Holiday Club
Centre Point Trust
06.2021 - 08.2021
- Provided safe and high-quality care to young children with complex needs.
- Fulfilled legal and statutory requirements in line with childcare registration
- Maintain effective working relationships with children and young people while ensuring equality of opportunity.
- Create an inclusive environment both inside and outside where children and young people can play and develop.
- Provide support during each session working towards programs and targets set by professionals involved in the child's or young person's case.
- Facilitate play to ensure the child's and young person's participation in all activities that they choose, where possible. Alternatively create play situations that encourage the child to participate as fully as they can
Social Work Student
Sanctuary Trust
01.2021 - 06.2021
- Experience working in individuals who had additional co-occurring challenges such as drug/alcohol abuse, legal issues, physical health matters, social issues such as homelessness
- Managed own caseload and undertook assessments
- Gained understanding of welfare and benefits system
- Supported residents to develop and maintain functional skills, including social and domestic care, recreation and other skills required for independent living
- Developed knowledge on housing and homelessness to better understand the legislative framework
- Used supervision to develop theoretical knowledge to the practice environment
- supported the development of a psychological informed practice environment
- Developed a group work of activities to promote and include the rights of service users
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Social Work
University of Sussex
06.2022
Bachelor of Arts - Nursing
Griffith University
Southport, QLD2017
BTEC Health & Social Care Extended Diploma Level 3
Highlands College
06.2013
BTEC Health & Social Care Level 2
Highlands College
07.2010
Skills
- Counselling and Therapy
- Family Reunification
- Crisis Intervention
- Client-centred care
- Child Development
- Multidisciplinary Team Collaboration
- Substance abuse awareness
- Assessment and Evaluation
- Abuse and Neglect Reporting
- Confidentiality and Ethics
Certification
AASW Registration Number: 670573
Eligible for Professional Registration with Social Work England (SWE),
Working With Children Check
Active Police check
Certificate in Social Work in the Jersey Criminal Justice System (Institute of Law Jersey)
Certificate in Jersey Social Work Law (Institute of Law Jersey)
Timeline
Social Worker Case Manager
Uniting
02.2024 - Current
Social Worker
Caulfield Hospital, Alfred Health
08.2023 - 01.2024
Social Worker Case Manager
IPC Health
02.2023 - 08.2023
Child Protection Social Worker
Government Of Jersey Children Social Care
08.2022 - 12.2022
Social Work Student
Government Of Jersey Children's Social Care
10.2021 - 04.2022
Complex Needs Holiday Club
Centre Point Trust
06.2021 - 08.2021
Social Work Student
Sanctuary Trust
01.2021 - 06.2021
Bachelor of Arts - Social Work
University of Sussex
Bachelor of Arts - Nursing
Griffith University
BTEC Health & Social Care Extended Diploma Level 3
Highlands College
BTEC Health & Social Care Level 2
Highlands College
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