Sian Forrester

Managing complex caseloads of up to 25 children a time Offering a person centred approach to families Supporting children and adults with complex mental health needs to access support

Children's social worker in a child protection team at Hull city council (2023-09 – Present)

• Managing complex caseloads of up to 25 children a time
• Offering a person centred approach to families
• Supporting children and adults with complex mental health needs to access support
• Effectively communicating with families and in multi-agency meetings
• Accurate and concise recordings and completing of reports
• Completing risk assessments to ensure safety to children and adults

Bartender at Beverly Barn (wedding venue) (2022-07 – Present)

Working as a team with other colleagues to deliver a guest's perfect wedding day including making of specific cocktails and helping other departments such as catering

• Efficiently dissolved problems with kitchen staff and guests when problems appeared
• Can effectively communicate with a diverse range of people
• Maintain good customer service skills
• Great time management and memory

Bereavement worker at East Riding City Council (2021-01 – 2022)

1:1 compassionate and empathetic support to adults who have been referred or contacted the service by the telephone weekly providing short term support generally between 6 to 8 sessions, maximum of 12 over a maximum of 12 weeks

• Using psychometric instruments such as the WEMBS to assess people's difficulties
• Focusing on endings of support
• Monthly supervision to discuss whether clients may need referrals to specialist services
• Received training about grief, resilience and recognising potential harm

Clubroom assistant at David Lloyd (2019-01 – 2022-07)

Working as a team with colleagues (including front of house and kitchen staff) to deliver efficient customer service

• Tailoring provision to wider number of members to ensure great member experience
• Being flexible team member and picking up extra shifts where possible
• Efficiently dissolved problems with kitchen staff and guests when problems appeared
• Completed compulsory online modules including safeguarding and Health & Safety

Assistant behavioural analyst with a child with autism at Private practice (2019-10 – 2021-07)

1:1 support with a child with autism (aged 9 years old) giving them help with their maths, English and general life skills such as crossing the road

• Collection of data and analysis, under the supervision of a board-certified behavioural analyst to identify whether the child is meeting their targets and whether interventions need to change to better support the child
• Working in a multi-disciplinary team with other professionals such as an educational psychologist and speech and language therapist meant being able to put forward new ideas such as a "sensory box" to help the child engage better with schoolwork, but also being able to receive feedback in a positive manner towards better supporting the child
• Recognised the importance of developing a positive relationship with someone you're supporting

Front of house staff at Pizza Hut (2018-07 – 2018-12)

• Managed and trained multiple new staff members
• Efficiently dissolved problems with kitchen staff and guests when problems appeared
• Given numerous rewards for consistently hitting sales target

Suicide prevention worker for the together service at Hull Mind (2020-08 – 2021)

Providing 1:1 compassionate and empathetic support to someone who has been referred to mind who potentially having different mental health difficulties such as anxiety and depression along with being recently bereaved. This involves weekly phone calls normally supporting those between ages of 14 to 30 with a case load of around 3-4 people

• Risk assessment performed for each session to ensure there are no self-harm or suicidal thoughts
• Focusing on endings of support
• Monthly supervision to discuss any difficulties with support provided in order for personal and professional development
• Received training about grief, emotional resilience and recognising potential harm

Helper at the 'tea and coffee club' at University of York (2019-06 – 2021)

Organising activities and providing friendly support to the elderly

• Organised a cake sale to raise the funds for more trips with the elderly who look forward to visiting the students each week
• Have a coffee with them every Tuesday offering a friendly chat and some treats
• Occasionally, trips are funded so the elderly can travel to places they normally wouldn't get a chance to go to

Master's in Social Work in Social Work – University of Hull (2021 – 2023)

An Integrated master's of Science in Psychology – University of York (2017 – 2021)

A level in Psychology, Chemistry, Biology – Wyke College (2015 – 2017)

GCSE in Multiple subjects – Malet Lambert Secondary School (2010 – 2015)