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CLAIRE BAKER

Social Worker
St Louis,MO

Summary

(She/Her) A social worker practicing in a trauma informed framework with 15+ years working with children and families from a wide range of populations. To any job I will bring my experience working on micro and macro levels across multiple disciplines, exceptional communication and relationship building skills and strong case management skills which translate into a myriad of other situations. I have additional work and volunteer experience from my time in England, Iraq and Tanzania.

Overview

5
5
years of post-secondary education
14
14
years of professional experience

Work History

Clinical Research Coordinator - Data

Washington University
St. Louis, MO
12.2021 - Current
  • Responsible for 7+ research studies simultaneously, acting as a liaison with the university, sponsoring agency and study team to help ensure patient safety and study progress.
  • Maintains compliance with protocols covering patient care and clinical trial operations.
  • Utilizes 5+ different databases to collect, assess and manage study and patient information.
  • Created a four part education series after identifying a need within the team.

Supervisor - Foster Care

Great Circle
St. Louis, Missouri
10.2020 - 07.2021
  • Supervised and supported six case managers and 70+ cases in three court jurisdictions.
  • Assessed risk and needs of families alongside community resources as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
  • Managed demands and problem solved frequent crisis situations on micro and macro levels.
  • Performed budget management tasks and balanced financial needs through long term planning and creative solutions.
  • Tracked and monitored compliance and data to adhere to the contract and state requirements.

Foster Care Case Manager

Lutheran Family And Children's Services
St. Louis, Missouri
10.2018 - 09.2020
  • Assessed on-going risk of child abuse/neglect, family functioning, and strengths of children in foster care in order to create long term change with a caseload of 15+.
  • Collaborated with family members and a wide range of professionals (courts, attorneys, doctors, etc.) to meet outcomes for children.
  • Advocated for children and their families verbally and in written form in day to day and high pressure situations.
  • Balanced a large, highly detailed and time sensitive workload.
  • Created and updated systems of organization for service plans and court reports.

Teen Outreach Program Specialist

The Wyman Center
St. Louis, Missouri
07.2017 - 10.2018
  • Led the Teen Outreach Program with 250+ students at Normandy 7th and 8th Grade Center.
  • Designed and taught lessons on social-emotional and life skills.
  • Organized and implemented community service projects for 500+ students in school and in the community.
  • Worked collaboratively with teachers and staff within the school to meet their needs and the needs of students.

Social Worker - Children's Social Care

Portsmouth City Council
Portsmouth, England
01.2015 - 02.2017
  • Safeguarded caseload of 20+ children at high risk of abuse or neglect.
  • Authored comprehensive assessments of children and families to analyze risks and strengths.
  • Chaired meetings and worked closely with a wide range of professionals eg: Education, Police, Housing, and Healthcare.
  • Built relationships with children and families to better facilitate sustainable change despite numerous obstacles.
  • Created bespoke activities for children and family members dependent on need.

Paraprofessional

Special School District Of St. Louis County
University City, Missouri
10.2009 - 09.2012
  • Worked one on one with children diagnosed with Down's Syndrome, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Cerebral Palsy and other diagnoses.
  • Delivered personalized educational, behavioral, and emotional support to individual students to enable positive learning outcomes.
  • Collaborated with instructors to develop engaging lesson plans.

Education

Master of Social Work -

University of Portsmouth
Portsmouth, England
08.2012 - 05.2014

Bachelor of Arts - Interdisciplinary Studies

University of Missouri - Columbia
Columbia, MO
09.2003 - 05.2007

Timeline

Clinical Research Coordinator - Data

Washington University
12.2021 - Current

Supervisor - Foster Care

Great Circle
10.2020 - 07.2021

Foster Care Case Manager

Lutheran Family And Children's Services
10.2018 - 09.2020

Teen Outreach Program Specialist

The Wyman Center
07.2017 - 10.2018

Social Worker - Children's Social Care

Portsmouth City Council
01.2015 - 02.2017

Master of Social Work -

University of Portsmouth
08.2012 - 05.2014

Paraprofessional

Special School District Of St. Louis County
10.2009 - 09.2012

Bachelor of Arts - Interdisciplinary Studies

University of Missouri - Columbia
09.2003 - 05.2007

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