Ruth Sciberras is a Social Worker by profession and has been working in the social work sector for the past twenty-five years. Her experience within this sector started as a social worker with Aġenzija Appoġġ, within the Foundation for Social Welfare Service in 1996.  Ms Sciberras have worked mostly in safeguarding abused and neglected children, Adoption and Fostering Services and combatting Domestic Violence. She had served as part of the management team of Aġenzija Appoġġ for a number of years, where she was appointed as Children’s Services Manager and later on headed the Agency as the Operations Director.

Ms Sciberras served for a number of years on the Committee of Experts on the Council of Europe Strategy for Positive Parenting and also served on the Council of Europe Convention on the Protection of Children Against Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse also known as “the Lanzarote Convention.” Ms Sciberras was also the National Focal Person on PROMISE, a network of the European Barnahaus Movement and contributed towards the setting up of a Children’s House in Malta where a child-friendly environment is created.  Ms Sciberras also formed part of the Maltese delegation to assist the Maltese Government to set up agreements in relation to overseas adoption.

In November 2019, Mr Sciberras was appointed as CEO of Aġenzija Sapport, the National Agency for Persons with Disability. In May 2022, Ms Sciberras moved within the Ministry for Social Policy and Children’s Rights to continue with the implementation  of the Positive Parenting: National Strategic Policy 2016-2024.  She is also the Chair of the Parental Alienation Committee.  Due to her extensive experience in domestic violence Ms Sciberras and has recently been  appointed as Chair of the Multi-Agency Risk Assessments Meetings for Domestic Violence Cases (MARAM).  Ms Sciberras has been appointed as a CEO for the Social Care Standards Authority in January 2024 and still holds this position.