Lucille Sharpe

I have completed a BA in Social Work (Hons); graduating July 2010. I have completed a Level 3 Award in Leadership and Management, with The Institute of Leadership and Management. Additionally, I have completed Leading for Success, and management programme developed for BSN Social Care, aiming to develop and support leaders to create a culture where they lead their people to deliver. I strongly believe study will always be a key component of my continuing personal development.

Area Manager - Olive Branch Fostering

(2023-01 - 2026-05)

• Supported the Registered Manager with all aspects of supervising several staff members from ASYE to Experienced Social Workers
• Provided supervision managers, social work teams, and children and young people, family support and engagement teams. In addition to staff appraisals and staff development.
• Worked collaboratively within the senior leadership team to develop and embed best practise through the improvement of case recordings and recording tools, as well as updating polices and procedures.
• Support the creation, development and maintenance of a therapeutic fostering service.

Supervising Social Worker - Olive Branch Fostering

(2021-01 - 2023-01)

• Maintaining records and completing regular audit checks.
• Completing Initial Visits of prospective Foster Carers, including recommendation reports, outlining potential progression to a Form F Assessment and Skills to Fostering training
• Completion of monthly supervisions of both Foster Cares and children in care
• Completion of child specific Risk Assessments and Safer Care agreements
• Completion of Foster Carers annual reviews and presentation at panel
• Completion of reports for Child Looked After Reviews
• Attending Placement Planning, Care Planning and PEP meetings alongside allocated Foster Carers; advocating on the behalf of Foster Carers and UK Fostering
• Weekly correspondence with Foster Carers; offering continuing advice, support and guidance.
• Completing Form F assessments
• Providing rotated Out Of Hours emergency services across 4 Regional Foster Family regions, covering 7 day continued support

Supervising Social Worker - Local Authority (Agency)

(2020-09 - 2021-01)

Supervising Social Worker - Regional Foster Families (North West Division)

(2019-11 - 2020-09)

• Allocation of a small case load of newly approved and experienced foster carers, with varying levels of support needs.
• Upholding all aspects of the role of a Supervising Social Worker as highlighted above

Supervising Social Worker - UK Fostering (North West division)

(2018-09)

• Allocated to a large caseload of newly approved and experienced foster carers, with varying levels of support needs.
• Collaborating with Local Authority commissioners and placement teams; whilst assisting with successfully matching referrals for children coming in to care with Foster Carers, including bridging and transitioning internal and external placement breakdowns
• Completing Initial Visits of prospective Foster Carers, including recommendation reports, outlining potential progression to a Form F Assessment and Skills to Fostering training
• Developing and facilitating A Children and Young Person's Council, enabling children in care and birth children to have a voice and share their experiences
• Supporting and co-facilitation of Foster Carer training, including one off specialised individual training and face to face group training
• Providing rotated Out Of Hours emergency services across all 4 UK Fostering regions, covering 7 day continued support
• Upholding all aspects of the role of a Supervising Social Worker as highlighted above

Breaking the Cycle Co-Ordinator - Addaction Sefton

(2012-04 - 2018-09)

• Allocated to several very complex and high profile cases within Sefton LA, working with families at risk of becoming LAC
• Completion of combined pathways, risk assessments onward referrals
• Working with children on Early Help Plans, CP Plans, CIN Plans and LAC plans where children are on full care orders at home.
• Lead practitioner of Early Help Plans; liaising and co-ordinating plans from assessment to review and completion; including stepping families up to Social Care where levels of needs have changed.
• Complex and varied family work; including direct work with children, young people, parents and where appropriate significant others.
• Working together with all agencies and ensuring that the children's needs were the focal point to all the plans
• Liaise with professionals in a multi-agency forum; offering advice, support and guidance.
• Delivery of training to professionals across statutory and voluntary sectors. With additional facilitation of therapeutic family programmes; working with families using art based physiotherapy approaches.
• Ensured visits, plans, assessments and meetings were all completed in a timely manner
• Member of Every Child Matters forums

Team Manager of Breaking the Cycle Project - Addaction Sefton

(2015-01 - 2015-09)

Secondment

• Provided regular supervision for staff, whilst holding own complex case load.
• Collaborating with commissioners with the completion and compliance of service level agreements.
• Effective communication, planning, problem solving, delegation and motivation
• Development of training workshops and conversation cafes, providing networking opportunities and collaborative working across social care and children and family services
• Development of support groups and art based therapy groups, with the view of engaging families on the poverty line; ensuring they were able to gain access to service.
• Implementing team goals and objectives
• Managing remote teams

Family Development Worker - Action for Children, Dewsbury

(2011-12 - 2011-03)

• Offering support and advice on parenting
• Promoting activities and services through home visiting and groups
• Offering a listening ear
• Recommending groups at Children's Centres and other community provisions.
• Promotion of positive parenting and management of children's behaviour, boundary setting and child development

BA in Social Work (Hons) - Social Work (2007 - 2010)

Level 3 Award in Leadership and Management - Leadership and Management - The Institute of Leadership and Management (2015 - 2015)

Level 3 Understanding Leadership - Leadership (2015 - 2015)

Level 3 Understanding How to Establish an Effective Team - Team Management (2015 - 2015)

Level 3 Understanding Performance Management - Performance Management (2015 - 2015)

Level 4 Working with Families with Multiple and Complex Needs - Family Support (2014 - 2014)

Diploma in Child Care and Education - Child Care and Education (2003 - 2004)

GNVQ in Health and Social Care - Health and Social Care (2002 - 2003)