social care worker

ESCO occupation · 61 essential, 46 optional skills. Click a skill to find jobs that mention it.

Essential skills

protect vulnerable social service users support service users to use technological aids tolerate stress involve service users and carers in care planning communicate with social service users social justice apply problem solving in social service promote inclusion customer service apply person-centred care assist social service users in formulating complaints encourage social service users to preserve their independence in their daily activities adhere to organisational guidelines promote service users' rights meet standards of practice in social services comply with legislation in social services assist disabled individuals to participate in community activities company policies social sciences legal requirements in the social sector prevent social problems report on social development apply quality standards in social services work within communities assist social service users with physical disabilities apply socially just working principles refer service users to community resources maintain the trust of service users work in a multicultural environment in health care handle conflicts review social service plan delegate activities support harmed social service users monitor service users' health listen actively apply decision making within social work maintain privacy of service users follow health and safety precautions in social care practices manage stress in organisation deliver social services in diverse cultural communities support social service users' positiveness promote social change support social service users in skills management relate empathetically undertake risk assessment of clients undertake continuous professional development in social work support service users in developing skills apply organisational techniques build helping relationship with social service users demonstrate leadership in social service cases contribute to protecting individuals from harm accept own accountability communicate professionally with colleagues in other fields conduct interview in social service provide social counselling maintain records of work with service users assess social service users' situation apply holistic approach within social services advocate for social service users support social service users with specific communication needs manage social crisis

Optional & specialised skills

maintain relations with children's parents adolescent psychological development determine child placement promote the safeguarding of young people assist with personal administration issues child protection support social service users to manage their financial affairs assess the development of youth communicate with youth provide social guidance over the phone communicate by use of interpretation in social services implement care programmes for children support children who have experienced trauma work with social service users in a group provide testimony in court hearings manage children's problems evaluate prospective foster parents plan social service process distribute meals to patients address public health issues perform child welfare investigations apply foreign languages in social services apply a holistic approach in care disability types contribute to the safeguarding of children support social service users at the end of life assist families in crisis situations children's physical development supervise children support social service users to live at home assist with self-medication support individuals to adjust to physical disability conduct foster care visits prepare youths for adulthood provide first aid older adults' needs use e-health and mobile health technologies support children's wellbeing advise on housing family law support the positiveness of youths assist children with special needs in education settings disability care evaluate older adults' ability to take care of themselves conduct cleaning tasks provide in-home support for disabled individuals

Other matches: family support worker · child welfare worker · mental health support worker · child care social worker · gerontology social worker

Coming next: live skill demand and trends — how often each skill actually appears in job ads — arrive with the EURES / Cedefop integration. The skills above are the canonical requirements for the role from the EU ESCO taxonomy.