Alex, Child and Youth Voice Support Assistant Apprentice - Care Day 2022
I am excited to be an official part of the child and youth voice team and cannot wait to get involved with all the fun plans and activities we have lined up across the next year.…
Natasha, Child and Youth Voice Support Assistant Apprentice - Care Day 2022
I can't wait to bring my experience and skills to support children and young people to have a voice!…
Cameron, Child and Youth Voice Support Worker - Care Day 2022
I am care-experience, I went into foster care aged 14, which was a very positive and life changing experience, and I am really excited to be able to use my role to give back and help other young people to overcome adversity and also feel empowered to have a voice.…
Wendy, NAAS Coordinator SEC Quality Assurance & Performance - Care Day 2022
My experiences inspired me in my career to understand and support families experiencing distress and trauma as a result of mental ill health or disability. It also taught me the importance of ensuring the child remains at the centre of decisions being made about their lives which can be painful, distressing and confusing.…
Joe, Child and Youth Voice Team Manager - Care Day 2022
I love working in the Child and Youth Voice Manager role as it enables me and everyone else in the team to draw on our lived experiences to make positive changes.…
Victoria Bayley - Head of Whole Life Commissioning
I’ve worked for Wiltshire Council for almost 14 years, both in operations and commissioning. I enjoy spending quality time with my family. My interests include spending time outdoors, taking my dogs for walks or anything on water, such as kayaking. I like to keep my mind active with word searches and sudoku, I also love music.…
Chloe - Social Work
The best part about being a social worker, is working with a number of people that all come with their own life stories and experiences.…
Rachel #SocialCareStars
I have worked with Wiltshire Council for 16 years and would say that there are opportunities for development, supportive managers and a lovely building to work (when we can). Once you come to Wiltshire Council there are different teams that specialise in supporting children and young people; Fostering, Safeguarding, Children in Care, Emerald Team (CSE), Children with Disabilities, Young People’s Service and Youth Offending Service. I would recommend doing some research on the teams however, there is always a crossover with work to enable a better understanding.…
Cath - Step Up to Social Work
Be prepared to learn more about yourself as well as what you need to become a social worker, and although it is challenging, the end result makes it worthwhile.…
Claire - Step Up to Social Work
Who knew that I could complete a post-graduate qualification, work full time and home school my own children all at the same time?!…
