Justine – Senior Social Worker Hello! My name is Justine. I am a Supervising Social Worker at UK Fostering and joined the team in February 2023. I completed my social work degree at Stellenbosch University in South Africa in 2016. My practice education consisted of various placements relating to child protection and additional experience in…
Kayleigh – Senior Practitioner Hi my name is Kayleigh I recently joined UK Fostering in July 2019 as a supervising social worker in the South East team, having completed my 100 day final placement with them prior to this, allowing me to obtain my Social Work degree. I studied at the University of Hertfordshire and…
Kim – Senior Practitioner My name is Kim. I am a senior social worker with UK fostering based in the midlands. I have lots of experience in fostering and have worked with children and families over the last 15 years. I qualified as a Social Worker in 2015 and have worked within independent fostering since.…
Michelle – Team Manager Michelle Bourne graduated from Worcester University in 2011 as a Social Worker. Subsequently, then went on to study to become a Practice Educator in Social Work and enjoys supporting students in the workplace to learn and develop as practitioners in a social work setting. Michelle has mainly worked in a fostering…
Marissa – Senior Social Worker Hello, my name is Marissa. I am a senior social worker at UK Fostering since December 2021. I completed my bachelor’s degree in Social Work at Stellenbosch University in South Africa in 2016. My practice placements were at a school, a senior residential facility, a children’s home and a government…
Rachel – Senior Social Worker Hi, my name is Rachel. I gained my Masters of Social Work from Durham University in 2006. Following this I worked within a Local Authority safeguarding team for 11 years. I then became an Independent Social Worker working for several IFA’s (one of which was UK Fostering NE!) across England…
Rachel – Social Work Assistant Hi my name is Rachel Lindfield. I previously worked as a Placement Officer at UK Fostering from 2014-2016. I then worked in sales selling HR services and software, before deciding during the pandemic that I wanted to return to working in social care and making a difference to children’s lives.…
Sarah – Senior Family Finder Sarah has joined UK fostering as a Senior Placement & Recruitment Officer, primarily responsible for placements in the Midlands and North East region. Sarah has worked in the fostering sector for around 10 years in various roles in a number of different fostering agencies both large and small. Sarah has…
Sarah – Senior Social Worker Hi my name is Sarah, I qualified as a social worker in 2019 from East London University and the Tavistock and Portman Trust, which specialises in Psychodynamic theory and intervention. My background before this is in Education. Over the years I have had experience working for various charities and local…
Saifi – Supervising Social Worker My name is Saifi Hashmi, and I’ve recently joined the UK Fostering in the Midlands as a Supervising Social Worker. I completed my post-graduation in Social Work from India in 2021 and have been actively working in the field ever since. Throughout my academic and professional journey, I have worked…