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Magdalena Sullivan

Magdalena Sullivan

Youth Support worker

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LondonMember since May 30, 2026
• Caring and sensitive • Calm under pressure • Attention to detail • Excellent work ethic • Time management • Excellent listening and communication skills • Able to work with clients from extensive range of diverse backgrounds • Problem solving
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• Caring and sensitive • Calm under pressure • Attention to detail • Excellent work ethic • Time management • Excellent listening and communication skills • Able to work with clients from extensive range of diverse backgrounds • Problem solving

About

Dedicated and sensitive professional with an MSc in Forensic Psychology and a BSc in Criminology with Psychology, complemented by a BSc in Child Development and Education.

Possesses strong communication, listening, and problem-solving skills, with experience working with diverse backgrounds. Eager to apply a calm, detail-oriented approach and excellent work ethic to a Practitioner Psychologist, Psychotherapist, or Psychological Therapist role to support client well-being and growth.

Experience

April 2019 - 04 – present​​

Residential Support Worker

​​​​​St Christopher’s Fellowship

  • Working with YP (age 16-24) suffering from a wide range of mental health conditions, asylum seekers, victims of violence and domestic abuse, CSA survivors, and YP involved in gang activities.
  • Working with YP experiencing problems related to substance misuse
  • Assistance with fulfilling the daily routine
  • Supervising the educational development and helping young people to achieve their potential
  • Preparing and delivering activities to increase social and personal development in accordance with the care plan provided
  • Asserting risk and providing crisis counselling to young people experiencing trauma
  • Mentoring and nurturing young people through challenging situations in their life
  • Preparing daily logs in regards to YP’s activities and incident reports accordingly
  • Taking part in preparing risk assessments and key work session reports
  • Day to day experience of working in multidisciplinary team

November 2010 – April 2019 ​

Full time mother/ Full time student

November 2017 - April 2019

Family support worker

Home Start (charity)

  • Providing confidential, non-judgmental, emotional support to parents experiencing stress and social isolation
  • Building relationships with families from diverse backgrounds, helping them set and achieve personal goals
  • Assessing changing family needs and adapting support plans to help de- escalate crisis situations
  • Mentoring parents to establish sustainable daily routines improving household stability and reducing family stress

December 2007 to March 2009

Administration Clerk

Extron Logistic Europe

  • Processing of shipping orders in EFS system
  • Preparing of Shipping Productivity Report & Carton Box Report
  • Perform daily cycle counts and System Reconsiliations
  • Execution of System Transactions for all goods
  • Generation & Distribution of Required Lists & Label

April 2006 to November 2007

Order Collection Clerk

Herbalife EU

  • Processing of orders
  • Liaising with customers, arranging and confirming delivery dates
  • Completing documentation, raising invoices and processing payments

Education

September 2019 – ​​​June 2020 MSc Forensic Psychology (BPS accreditation)​

Middlesex University London

September 2015 – June 2018 ​​​BSc Criminology with Psychology

London South Bank University

October 2003 – ​ June 2005 (not finished) ​​BSc in Child Development and Education

Pedagogical University of Cracow (Poland)

Skills

Youth Support worker

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