Claire Barker
Clinical Case Manager
Professional Summary
Claire is an extremely dedicated and committed case management professional who strives to continuously improve outcomes for children and adults. She has significant experience of working as a social worker in a variety of settings and has been qualified for 16 years.
Claire has excellent communication skills and has experience of establishing and maintaining good relationships with children, young people, adults and their families and carers.
Claire is driven and keen to progress in her chosen field and is an extremely hard working individual who can be relied upon and trusted to carry out tasks to a very high standard.
Experience
Case Manager
Key Case Management Ltd - Sep 2024 - Present
Advanced Social Worker
May 2017- Present
Professional Development HUB
Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
Bradford Children and Families Trust
Liverpool City Council
Northampton Council
Tameside Council
Hull City Council
Sheffield City Council
Doncaster Children’s Services Trust
- Delivering training to social workers/team managers across service areas
- Case file audits
- Reviewing quality assurance targets and implementing learning from audit outcomes
- Updating practice standards
- Developing social work practice across the service
- Supporting students and newly qualified social workers
- Providing Supervision to less experienced staff members
Agency Social Worker – Assessment and Intervention
Kirklees Council - Jan 2017 – May 2017
Social Worker – Looked After Children
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council Catholic Care
2013- December 2016
Social Worker – Child Protection, Out of Hours, LAC
Sheffield City Council - 2008- 2013
Professional Registration
- Newly Qualified Social Worker Pilot Scheme
- Early Professional Development Pathway
- Advanced Social Worker
- Level 1 Practise Educator
- BABICM Member
Qualifications
- 1st Class Social Work Studies BA Hons
- Care Practice HND – 1 year pass
Areas Covered
- Yorkshire and Hull
Key Skills
- Training courses: child protection, attachment theory, court skills, PPR and numerous other courses relating to my roles.
- Fitness to practice panel (Sheffield University)
- Marking student portfolios.
- Competent with a variety of computerised systems including Carefirst and Liquid Logic.
- Undertaken Signs of Safety training
- Completed the ParentAssess training