Head Of Community Services And Compliance, Richmond Foundation (Social Worker)
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17
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years of professional experience
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years of post-secondary education
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Work History
Head of Community Services and Compliance
Richmond Foundation
01.2023 - Current
Leading and supervising the managers of the:
- Community Support Service
- Supportive Housing Service
- Hostels
- Compliance manager
Provide regular supervision sessions to a number of staff members
Lead Auditor within Richmond Foundation
Assisting the CEO in day to day tasks
Compliance Manager
Richmond Foundation
01.2021 - 01.2023
Designed effective risk assessment strategies that helped identify areas where additional attention was needed to maintain full regulatory compliance.
Oversaw all Richmond Foundation services by providing guidance, mentorship, and support to ensure that all team members were being compliant to authorities, laws and standards that license the mental health facilities.
Enhanced overall operations by continuously improving policies, procedures, and controls related to compliance requirements.
Conducted thorough internal audits to ensure adherence to regulatory standards and best practices.
Achieved optimal results during external audits by diligently preparing documentation and providing evidence of strong internal controls.
Supported the implementation of new regulations within the organization by developing strategic plans and action items for each department.
Provided advice to senior management on potential risks, legal implications, and recommended solutions for complex compliance issues.
Succeeded in maintaining a positive relationship with regulators through proactive engagement and timely responses to inquiries.
Manager, Community Support Service
Richmond Foundation (Malta)
01.2019 - 12.2020
Overall responsibility of the running of the Community Support Service within Richmond Foundation
Managing the Supportive Housing Service where 58 clients reside in the community, including liaison with Housing, Arms ltd., landlords etc
Supervising and leading the team members
Overall responsibility of the service's documentation
Overall responsibility of supporting an average of 140 service-users who are diagnosed with a mental health problem and are currently living in the community
Chairing of case reviews, staff meetings, group supervision meeting amongst others
Liaising with external professionals in order to maintain a good working relationship whilst providing a good quality of service.
Manager, Assisted Living Service
Richmond Foundation (Malta)
04.2015 - 03.2019
Responsible of setting up 2 new Hostels within Richmond Foundation, including setting up the structure of the service and staffing them
Responsible of running a total of 3 Hostels all hosting service-users with a mental health problem
Responsible of running Supportive Housing Service where a total number of 58 clients reside
Overall responsibility of all staff members and service-users in all 3 Hostels and supportive housing flats
Supervising the leaders of each Hostel and the Supportive Housing officer
Overall responsibility of both services' documentation and administration involved
Overall responsibility of food and petty cash, chairing of staff meetings and group supervisions and chairing case reviews amongst other meetings.
Hostel Service Leader
Richmond Foundation (Malta)
01.2013 - 12.2015
Overall responsibility of running a Hostel which caters for 11 adult males diagnosed with a mental health problem
Supervising staff members on a day to day basis whilst providing regular supervision
Assisting the clients to live as independently as possible within the community
Taking care of petty cash, food cash and roster duties
Responsibility of health and safety for both the service-users and the staff members
Chairing case reviews, staff meetings and group supervision.
Internal Lead Auditor
Richmond Foundation (Malta)
01.2012 - Current
Responsible of auditing services internally within Richmond Foundation
Updating the policies and procedures of the Foundation on a regular basis
Ensuring that all services within Richmond Foundation adheres to the stipulated policies and procedures
Provide internal training to all employees within Richmond Foundation in relation to internal auditing as necessary
Formulate a yearly audit plan
Lead auditor: Responsible of the audit team and ensuring that the Foundation is continuously prepared for external auditing conducted by the MCCAA.
Home Support Worker
Richmond Foundation (Malta)
06.2011 - 06.2013
Assisting clients who are diagnosed with a mental health problem to live independently within the community
Holding Case Reviews & compiling Care Plans
Sessions with clients
Supporting clients on both an emotional and practical level
Conducting social work interventions.
Social Work Student
Looked After Children Service, Appogg (Malta)
02.2011 - 03.2011
Conducted the necessary social work tasks within the agency.
Social Work Student
Domestic Violence Shelter, Ghabex (Malta)
10.2009 - 01.2010
Conducted the necessary social work tasks within the agency.
Social Work Student
Adult Training Centre, Disability, Hal Far (Malta)
11.2009 - 03.2009
Introduction to Placement
Conducted the necessary social work tasks within the agency.
Social work student
St. Patrick's Boys Institute, Sliema (Malta)
04.2007 - 10.2008
Pre-Placement
Conducted the necessary social work tasks within the agency.
Education
Masters of Science in Cognitive Science EQF level 7 -
University of Malta (Malta)
01.2015 - 04.2017
Degree in Social Work EQF level 6 - undefined
University of Malta (Malta)
10.2007 - 04.2011
A Level Certificate of Education - undefined
G.F. Abela, Msida (Malta)
05.2005 - 05.2007
O Level Certificate of Education - undefined
Sir. Adrian Dingli, Pembroke (Malta)
09.2000 - 05.2005
Junior Lyceum Certificate - undefined
St. Paul's Bay Primary School, St. Paul's Bay (Malta)
12.1993 - 05.2000
Skills
People Management
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Additional Information
As part of my B.A. (Hons.) Social Work Course, I have completed a dissertation titled: RESETTLING AFTER MOUNT CARMEL HOSPITAL: A STUDY OF THE CHALLENGES FACED BY PERSONS WITH LONG TERM MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS WHO ARE NOW RESETTLED WITHIN THE COMMUNITY AFTER LONG SPELLS OF HOSPITALISATION WITHIN MOUNT CARMEL HOSPITAL, As part of my MSc. Cognitive Science course, I have completed a dissertation titled: Location Memory in Visual Search. The Multi-Item Localization (MILO) Task: A Tool for Investigation.
Organisational Managerial Skills
As a leader and manager for the last 7 years I have gained a number of managerial skills which enables me to be a good team player. Taking care of team members whilst striving to reach the organisation's goals gives me great satisfaction and motivation.
Personal Information
Date of Birth: 07/15/1989
Gender: Female
Nationality: Maltese
Driving License: A1, B
Timeline
Head of Community Services and Compliance
Richmond Foundation
01.2023 - Current
Compliance Manager
Richmond Foundation
01.2021 - 01.2023
Manager, Community Support Service
Richmond Foundation (Malta)
01.2019 - 12.2020
Manager, Assisted Living Service
Richmond Foundation (Malta)
04.2015 - 03.2019
Masters of Science in Cognitive Science EQF level 7 -
University of Malta (Malta)
01.2015 - 04.2017
Hostel Service Leader
Richmond Foundation (Malta)
01.2013 - 12.2015
Internal Lead Auditor
Richmond Foundation (Malta)
01.2012 - Current
Home Support Worker
Richmond Foundation (Malta)
06.2011 - 06.2013
Social Work Student
Looked After Children Service, Appogg (Malta)
02.2011 - 03.2011
Social Work Student
Adult Training Centre, Disability, Hal Far (Malta)
11.2009 - 03.2009
Social Work Student
Domestic Violence Shelter, Ghabex (Malta)
10.2009 - 01.2010
Degree in Social Work EQF level 6 - undefined
University of Malta (Malta)
10.2007 - 04.2011
Social work student
St. Patrick's Boys Institute, Sliema (Malta)
04.2007 - 10.2008
A Level Certificate of Education - undefined
G.F. Abela, Msida (Malta)
05.2005 - 05.2007
O Level Certificate of Education - undefined
Sir. Adrian Dingli, Pembroke (Malta)
09.2000 - 05.2005
Junior Lyceum Certificate - undefined
St. Paul's Bay Primary School, St. Paul's Bay (Malta)
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