Victor Tawanda Zimuto

Registered Social Worker with Social Work England, holding a BSc (Hons) in Social Work (2022) and Diploma in Social Work (2019). Experienced in statutory safeguarding practice with both adults and children, with placements and employment involving risk assessments, care planning, safeguarding enquiries, and multi-agency work. Brings strong knowledge of the Children Act 1989/2004, Working Together to Safeguard Children 2018, and safeguarding frameworks, with practical experience supporting vulnerable children, young people, and families.

Skilled in building trust, advocating for children's rights, and applying trauma-informed and anti-oppressive approaches.

Trainee Social Worker – Placement (In preparation for SWE registration) - Time4 U Limited - Mile End Hospital London, Kent UK

(2025-02 - 2025-03)

• Participated in safeguarding meetings and case conferences involving adults and families.
• Shadowed statutory visits and assessments under supervision of registered and qualified social worker.
• Contributed to care planning, safeguarding enquiries, and MCA assessments.

Support Worker - Time 4 U Limited - Kent, UK

(2023-02)

• Liaised with social workers and safeguarding teams to coordinate support for clients.
• Supported clients with risk assessments, and multi-agency collaboration.
• Ensured statutory compliance with CQC and safeguarding standards. (Although adult-focused, this role strengthened safeguarding practice, statutory recording, and multi-agency working, transferable to children's services.)

Social work graduate trainee - Department of Social Development

(2020-03 - 2022-10)

Frontline child safeguarding work including carrying out strength based social work assessments and risk assessments guided by statutory instruments such as the (Children's Act chapter 5.06)

• Conducting initial intake and assessment of cases referred from the community and walk inns.
• Identification of risks by developing child focused SMART plans to address the risk and needs of the child and young people and review periodically for good outcomes.
• Carrying out home visits and one to one interview to ascertain wishes and feelings of individuals and incorporate these into planning.
• Multiagency work by establishing linkages with other stakeholders to identify children at risk of significant harm, risk mapping and refer children for specialized interventions when needed.

Social Work Intern - Department of Social Development

(2020-01 - 2021-02)

• Reviewing court orders
• Intake and assessment of child protection cases
• Report writing and submission of monthly reports
• Training and supervising community volunteers
• Establishing support groups for clients
• Conducting home visits
• Facilitation of community stakeholder meetings
• Working with other stakeholders through the case management system
• Provision of statutory child protection through the courts
• Placement of Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC) into foster care and institutional care

Social Work (intern), Psychiatric Ward - Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals

(2018-06 - 2018-08)

• Assisted in developing life skills training programs for the patients so as to improve social functioning
• Offering, arranging counselling and support to service users & their families
• Helped my assigned patients in adapting to a changed lifestyle/circumstances
• Collaborate with clients' families to implement rehabilitation plans such as behavioural, residential, social, and employment goals.
• Worked with other agencies to solicit legal and medical support for clients undergoing mental health recovery

BSc (Hons) - Social Work (2022)

Diploma - Social Work (2019)