Example Achievement Log for a Social Worker

A year in the life of a Social Worker's log

• Jan - task: Took over 14-case portfolio from Malachi who went on leave. Four cases were pre-court, two had unsupervised contact orders pending. First week was reading files and rescheduling visits I'd missed.
• Jan - feedback: Malachi said in handover: 'The Rodriguez file needs firm boundaries on mum's drinking before you even think contact.' Turned out he was right. Set that tone in my first meeting.
• Mar - achievement: Secured funding for parenting course for the Patel family through Early Help. Mum completed all 10 weeks and moved from escalated risk to open support. Case stepped down in April.
• Apr - task: Prepared three families for Section 47 enquiries after school reported marks and bruising. Two cleared, one became child protection plan. Wrote chronologies at midnight the night before conferences.
• May - achievement: Built kinship arrangement with maternal grandmother for the Chen children instead of foster care. Completed home study, safety planning, and placement in six weeks. Grandmother said she felt supported, not just inspected.
• Jun - task: Missed a visit schedule for the Okafor case because I'd entered it in my personal calendar instead of the team spreadsheet. Realised it two days later. Told my manager straight away.
• Jun - feedback: Manager Amy said: 'You caught your own mistake before anyone else did. That's the time to fix process, not blame.' We moved all casework to the shared system together.
• Aug - achievement: Gave evidence at care order hearing for three siblings. Presented chronology of neglect, documented concerns, and recommendations clearly. Judge approved care plan same day.
• Oct - task: Handled emergency duty rota for two weeks in October, covering nights and weekends. Attended four unannounced domestic incident call-outs and one mental health crisis involving a parent I knew.
• Nov - achievement: Negotiated supervised contact plan with Rodriguez mother and maternal aunt after two years of no contact. Three visits completed, child less anxious. Aiming for unsupervised by spring.
• Dec - feedback: Parent service user feedback form said: 'She actually listens. Doesn't just do the form. Made me feel like my side mattered.' Left a gap to put your name. They wrote mine.

What makes a strong entry

How this becomes your review in November

This year I held a 14-case portfolio across child protection, family support, and reunification work. I secured parenting course funding for the Patel family through Early Help, and the mother completed all 10 weeks; the case stepped down from escalated risk to open support in April. I also built a kinship arrangement with the maternal grandmother for the Chen siblings instead of foster care, completing the home study and placement in six weeks. In June I missed a visit schedule for the Okafor case because I'd recorded it in my personal calendar instead of the team spreadsheet; I caught the error two days later and reported it to my manager, which led us to move all casework onto the shared system together. I gave evidence at a care order hearing for three siblings and the judge approved the care plan the same day. A parent service user feedback form said: 'She actually listens. Doesn't just do the form.'

Starting your own log

Don't try to reconstruct a year you have already had. Start from today, one line whenever something happens, and let it build. The Perform Review Achievement Log does this for you and can capture wins straight from Slack, and how to start an achievement log covers the wider playbook.

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