Team Manager – Central
Mahongo joined Adopters for Adoption, as central team manager in 2021 but has been working with AFA as an independent social worker since 2014.
Having qualified as a social worker in 1992, Mahongo has substantive experience in statutory child protection services, gaining management qualifications as her career progressed. Her roles in statutory services included locality management of statutory social work teams and oversight of a locality early help family support service under the Sure Start programme. This experience gave her insight into safeguarding services and the delivery of early help for children and families. She also served as chair of an SEND resource allocation panel. Having worked in England and South Wales, Mahongo has a good grasp of cross-border issues that can impact family life, particularly when children are placed across local authority and national boundaries. She is a strong advocate for families and is keen to support adoptive families to navigate the complexities of adoption support services to access the early help they need to thrive.
In her spare time, she volunteers for a faith charity, loves gardening, cooking and baking, and looks forward to enjoying grandma time.
