The excitement builds, the winners will shortly be announced the lights are dimmed and the winner of outstanding social worker of 2010 is Martin Hill. Martin received his award at the prestigious Children and Young People Now Awards in Westminster on the 18th of November.
The awards night communicated the national achievements of our unsung heroes, by celebrating the work they do to allow children and young people to achieve. Martin was awarded the title of outstanding social worker for his collaborative work with Aimhigher Bedfordshire and University of Bedfordshire.
Social workers should always go the extra mile for young people in care and over the past five years Martin Hill has continually demonstrated this by supporting the University’s Reach Your Goal programme. Young people in care have traditionally been under represented in higher education our aim is to help decrease this gap by offering students the opportunity to take part in events and activities which demonstrate they can be future graduates. Martin has been a part of staff team who help s to make young peoples dream a reality.
Over the past 5 years we have ran residential summer schools in confidence raising for Years 10 / 11 and independent living for years 12 /13. Martin has attended all 7 residential summer schools helping out young people in care. He has always gone the extra mile by taking part in all activities from tractor driving to kayaking. He has been a shoulder for students to turn to when things have become too much and emotionally he has followed every students inquiries up so he gets the answers to personal life questions and issues they have struggled to resolve.
Chantelle Westwood first met Martin on a Reach Your Goal/Aimhigher residential when she was 14, he then went on to become her social worker when she moved over to the 16plus team in Luton.. Chantelle is now 19 living independently and currently completing a BTEC in Health and Social Care with a view of going to University.
She said "Martin is my social worker he is very understanding he has always got an answer to all my questions and if he does not know the answer he finds it out for me. He is committed to his job, a situation happened to me and I felt I could not speak to anyone about it except Martin, we have a trust thing. He helped me overcome this and is setting up counselling.
Martin is really funny and he really cares about his clients. He helped me with my move to my new flat and is always checking up that I am ok. He is laid back but professional at the same time, he makes you feel really comfortable, I feel I can be myself as he accepts me for I am and does not judge me. I feel really privileged to have Martin as my social workers because makes me feel worthwhile like someone cares for me".
She said "Martin is my social worker he is very understanding he has always got an answer to all my questions and if he does not know the answer he finds it out for me. He is committed to his job, a situation happened to me and I felt I could not speak to anyone about it except Martin, we have a trust thing. He helped me overcome this and is setting up counselling.
Martin is really funny and he really cares about his clients. He helped me with my move to my new flat and is always checking up that I am ok. He is laid back but professional at the same time, he makes you feel really comfortable, I feel I can be myself as he accepts me for I am and does not judge me. I feel really privileged to have Martin as my social workers because makes me feel worthwhile like someone cares for me".
On behalf of the whole team we would like to congratulate Martin on this great achievement.
Well done!
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