Lela Bastoni

Passionate English as a foreign language teacher committed to providing a high-quality positive learning environment that empowers students to achieve their full potential. I have good communication skills, time-keeping and time-managing skills as well as interpersonal and organisational skills together.

Senior Practitioner Forensic Social Worker - Hackney Council then NHS - John Howard Centre Forensic Medium Secure Unit

(2021-06)

• Teaching and supervising social work students
• Carry out students review meetings
• Attending and presenting at various meetings using Powerpoint and Microsoft Teams
• Discharge co-ordination
• Empower patients and work with their families including children
• Care Act assessments
• Mental Health Act assessments
• Mental Capacity assessments

Mental Health Social Worker – Community Mental Health Team - Islington Services for Ageing and Mental Health

(2015-11 - 2021-06)

• Attending a presenting at different meetings
• One to one sessions with older person and their family
• Care Act assessments
• Care homes reviews

Child Protection Social Worker – Child Protection Team - Enfield Council

(2015-07 - 2015-10)

• Work with children and families under the child protection register
• Attending child protection meetings

Community Care Manager and Senior Practitioner – Substance Misuse Assessment Team - London Boroughs

(2009-04 - 2015-07)

• Work with service users to promote abstinence
• Present to panel for funding
• Rehabs review

Advanced Certificate in Teaching English as Foreign Language (TEFL) - Teaching English as Foreign Language (2024-12 - 2025-04)

PgCert - Applied Mental Health Practice (2018-09 - 2018-12)

BA (Hons) - Social Work (2006-09 - 2009-07)

Access to Social Work and Community Work - Social Work and Community Work (2005-09 - 2006-06)

Diploma Superiore in Languages - Languages (1997-09 - 2000-06)

Licenza Media (1994-09 - 1997-06)