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CURRICULUM VITAEJULIE ANN LEWIS
14 Cherry Lane Church Lawton Stoke on Trent
ST7 3QF Tel: 01270 872401 Mob: 07926187469 Fax: N/A
Email: [email protected] @jaylew54
http://uk.linkedin.com/pub/julie-lewis/a1/376/9/
PROFILE
Qualified social worker since 1993.Social care experience spanning 30 years.Registered with HCPC (SW81655)Management qualification 1997 (Cert Man Studies)Leading Children’s Social Care Award 2011Agency Decision Maker and Responsible Individual to Ofsted for services in Local Authorities for over 10 years.Expertise in Change Management, Budget and Financial Management, Service Improvement, Inspection Readiness and Transformation work.
WORK HISTORY
Jan 2016 – 31st Oct 2016
Interim Service Manager Safeguarding and Quality Assurance/Adoption Fostering and Permanence/ Advisor to the Regional Adoption Agency pilot.
Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council
Responsible for the management, motivation and monitoring of the Fostering Service and the WWiSH adoption collaboration. Also, the Safeguarding service following a redesign.
December
Advise the project Board and steering group in relation to the DfE Regional Adoption Agency pilot.
Responsible for the management of the Safeguarding service (IROs/CP chairs) and the development of the Quality Assurance work within Children’s services.
Assist and advise in relation to the reorganisation of Children's social care services – reporting directly to the Director of Children’s Services
Inspection readiness work and action planning around peer review.
Redesign of the Quality Assurance service to include increase of IRO and LADO resource.
Achieved so far: -
Introduction of new Quality Assurance Framework and Audit tool for all Children’s Services
Improved Adoption timescales in relation to children waiting to be adopted
Redesign of the Safeguarding and Quality assurance service – increased resource within existing budget.
Development of Deal offer for Foster carers to encourage recruitment of additional resource.
Streamlining of fostering service to improve timeliness of response to requests.
Introduction of performance challenge sessions with renewed focus on performance management information to improve service delivery.
Successful permanent recruitment to key posts within the service.
Development of universal audit tool. Streamlining of resource panel to improve
effectiveness of decision making. Development of Learning and Improvement
group for middle managers.
Interim Head of Service Adoption, Fostering,
2014 - December 2015
Placements and Children with Disability services
London Borough of Lambeth
Manage, motivate and monitor those staff teams providing services to Children Looked After. Devise, deliver and implement adoption strategy to improve timescales for children with a plan of adoption. Develop performance management systems to ensure appropriate performance reporting, accountability of staff and delivery against set objectives. Deliver training to elected members, senior managers and staff in relation to Corporate Parenting. Identify and address performance issues within service areas which impact on outcomes for children, young people and care leavers.
Identify, develop and implement strategies which will improve outcomes for all children looked after including those which will result in an increase of in house foster carers and therefore a reduction in out of area spend.
Work with key stakeholders and partners to develop the Lifelong service for Children with a disability moving into adulthood.
Responsible individual to Ofsted for Adoption and Fostering services within the Borough.
Achieved so far: -
• Improved Adoption Timescales and increased numbers of children adopted in the year.
• Developed Recruitment and retention package for Foster Carers within the Council.
• Management of approx. 90 staff.
• Management of and reduction in spend of Placements budget.
• Reduced no of children in care and those
May 2010toOctober 2014
residing with IFA carers.
• Improved quality assurance processes in relation to placements for CLA.
• Development of performance digest for senior manager reporting.
• Reduced out of area spend on external placements
• Established Placement panel to scrutinise use of external placements
• Developed and implemented performance management systems to improve timescales for children waiting to be adopted.
• Delivered Corporate Parenting training to elected members.
• Established Performance challenge sessions for services.
• Mentored staff during Ofsted inspection.
• Covered Looked After Children social work services in the absence of the HoS CLA.
• Contributed to and implemented change management projects within the Borough
Principal Manager Cared for Children and Care Leavers including Children with DisabilitiesCheshire East CouncilMiddlewich
Manage, monitor and motivate staff teams providing services to Cared for Children (children in care) and Care Leavers. Set targets and standards in relation to improving outcomes. Train and report regularly to elected members and other senior managers within the council. Deliver services which exceed Ofsted National Minimum Standards for Fostering, Adoption
and Children’s homes. Comply with regulations in relation to Care Planning and Leaving Care. Deliver change management projects. Identify, develop and implement strategies for improving outcomes for Cared for Children and Care Leavers.
• Managed budget of £19 million.• Managed team of approx. 150 staff• Delivered on initiatives including New Belongings
Pilot, Foster Carer Capacity scheme, Placement service and Foster Carer exemption from Council Tax.
• Worked with finance colleagues to develop Direct Payments scheme and the recovery of £250K of overpaid monies.
• Improved retention of staff particularly within the Disabled Children’s team.
• Achieved outstanding judgement in respect of residential children’s home.
• awarded BAAF LA Adoption Agency of the year 2013
• Reduced Cared for Children cohort and out of area spend on placements.
• Developed Adoption Tracker which improved timeliness for those children with a plan of adoption.
• Developed and delivered on collaborative working with other LAs in respect of Fostering and Adoption activity.
• Fostering service recently shortlisted for Children and Young People Now award.
• Developed recruitment and retention strategy and progression policy for social work staff and managers.
Nov 2006toMay 2010
Head of Service Looked After Children Nottingham City CouncilNottingham
Managed, motivated and monitored staff in services provided to Children in the care of the council and
those leaving care. Managed large change programme in respect of fostering service. Established and embedded placement service. Implemented new residential ethos. Delivered budgetary savings as required by the council.
• Managed budget of £12 million• Managed staff team of 100 (approx.)• Established placement service to ensure good
matching for children in care (commended by Ofsted)
• Developed new methodology in respect of involving children and young people in decision making
• Implemented strategies which reduced offending behaviour by children in care
• Introduced strategies to deliver smaller residential group homes for children
• Implemented change programme to ensure better outcomes in relation to foster carer recruitment and retention.
May 2004toNov 2006
Head of Development Stoke on Trent City CouncilStoke on Trent
Managed monitored and motivated a team of staff to develop and deliver strategies for all council departments relating to legislative change requirements.Established working relationships with partner organisations to ensure joined up working.Developed systems to ensure user views were obtained and acted upon.
• Established Children in Care council• delivered Corporate Parenting training to officers
and elected members• Developed and delivered change programme in
respect of residential care for children.• Developed joint commissioning arrangements
between health and social care
• Established Intensive support team to work with Children “on the edge of care”
Apr 2002toMay 2004
Planning Officer Stoke on Trent City CouncilStoke on Trent
Worked as part of a team developing strategies in relation to the delivery of services across the council where legislative change necessitated changes in service delivery.
• Delivered quality protects programme• Established Corporate Parenting Board• Introduced and implemented programme to
ensure children in care are given voice and views taken account of
• Delivered training to Foster Carers and Residential staff
Feb 1994toApr 2002
Residential Manager Children’s Home Stoke on Trent City CouncilStoke on Trent
Manage, motivate and monitor the service provided in an 8 bedded residential children’s home. Ensure compliance with Children’s Homes legislation and inspection.Ensure delivery of positive outcomes for children residing in the home.
• Introduced new philosophy of residential care in council in relation to small group homes (now judged outstanding by Ofsted)
• Introduced and implemented new strategies in relation to listening to the views of children living in the home.
• Introduced and implemented new rota systems in the home which maximised the staffing complement and ensured staff were present when most needed.
• developed community liaison group in
conjunction with police and community partners which reduced complaints etc.
Jun 1993toFeb 1994
Social worker Staffordshire social servicesStafford
Newly qualified social worker employed on a generic child care team working with Child in Need, Child Protection and Child in Care cases.
Sep 1988toJun 1993
Bank Nurse Staffordshire Health AuthorityStoke on Trent
Qualified nurse working on a variety of wards around the hospital including paediatrics, cardiology, intensive care and orthopaedics.Work was on a casual basis to accommodate child care and study for social work diploma.
Jan 1981toOct 1987
Various posts in residential care culminating in HouseWarden in Charge of Secure Unit Bedfordshire County CouncilLeighton Buzzard
Residential worker/shift leader/assistant House warden and House warden in charge of secure unit accommodating 6 children.
Sep 1977toOct 1980
Student Nurse Staffordshire Health AuthorityStoke on Trent
Student nurse undertaking State Registered Nursing Training.
EDUCATION
Sep 1991toJun 1993
Staffordshire University Stoke on TrentDiploma in Social Work/Diploma in Higher Education
2-year social work course.
• Achieved Dip SW and Dip HESep 1975toJun 1977
Elms Technical College Stoke on TrentPre-Nursing Course
Course to prepare for Nursing Training
• A level English Language achieved• O level Sociology achieved• English Speaking Board Examination passed with
Credit• Voluntary work with Douglas Macmillan Hospice
Sep 1971toJun 1975
Bishop Bright High School Stoke on TrentGCE study
High school attended.
• GCE English Language Grade A• GCE Maths Grade C• GCE History Grade C• GCE Biology Grade C• GCE French Grade C• GCE Chemistry Grade C• CSE Chemistry grade 1• CSE History grade 1• CSE Shorthand grade 1• CSE Typing grade 1
MEMBERSHIPS
HCPC registration number SW81655Research in Practice memberCollege of Social Work member
SOFTWARE/SYSTEM SKILLS
Proficient in the use of Microsoft word, Office, Outlook and excel spread sheets.Ability to produce and deliver PowerPoint
presentations.Adept at communicating electronically via email, conference calls, video conferencing/Skype.
REFERENCES
James Winterbottom - Director of Children’s Services - Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council
Telephone – 01942 224991
Lisa Humphreys - Assistant Director Wokingham Council (previously Lambeth)
Telephone - 07713864802
