Hetty Graham

Safeguarding and wellbeing practitioner with over 8 years’ experience supporting children, young people, and families across policing, charity, and social care sectors. Skilled in case management, multi-agency working, and quality assurance of safeguarding interventions. 
 

Brings leadership and supervisory experience from volunteer roles, including chairing and managing community organisations, where I oversee safeguarding policies, incident management, and participant welfare.

 Passionate about empowering families to overcome challenges, and committed to creating safe, inclusive environments in which children and young people can thrive.

Pause – Creating Space for Change

Practitioner | Mar 2022 – Present

• Built trauma-informed, co-productive relationships with women experiencing repeat removals and trauma.
• Coordinated strategic multi-agency safeguarding conferences with input from professionals and participants.
• Supported participants in identifying personal goals, influencing support planning and intervention design.
   

Wiltshire Police – Exploitation & Missing Team

Missing Persons Operational Support Officer | Oct 2020 – Mar 2022

• Acted as engagement lead for children and young people at risk of exploitation and missing episodes.
• Developed individualised safety and care plans through participatory work with young people and families.
• Worked across agencies (health, schools, social care) to align approaches and share best practice.

Unseen UK – Anti-Slavery Charity

Resettlement, Integration & Outreach Worker | Dec 2019 – Oct 2020

• Supported survivors of trafficking and modern slavery, including many young asylum seekers.
• Facilitated holistic recovery planning rooted in lived experience and individual voice.
• Delivered public engagement and awareness activities with local communities and frontline services.

1625 Independent People – Youth Homelessness Charity

Future 4 Me Project Worker | Feb 2017 – Dec 2019

• Delivered intensive support to care leavers and custody leavers aged 16–25 across the South West.
• Co-designed services with young people to improve engagement, wellbeing and transitions to independence.
• Led on reflective practice and contributed to a national trauma-informed engagement toolkit.

Participation Worker | Mar 2017 – May 2017

• Facilitated youth groups and 1:1 engagement for young women at risk of homelessness.
• Delivered tailored education, training and employment support focused on co-production and youth voice.

Youth Work Diploma – 1625 Independent People

• Focus on co-production, safeguarding, and trauma-informed youth work.

PIP 1 Investigator – Wiltshire Police

• Investigative training with emphasis on ethics, information gathering, and working with vulnerable people.

NVQ Level 3 – Health and Social Care | Feb 2017

St. Brendan’s Sixth Form College | Bristol, Jun 2015

• A-Level Drama and Theatre Studies – B
• A-Level Health and Social Care – C
• A2 Music Performance (BTEC) – Distinction*