social care worker

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

Essential skills

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

Optional & specialised skills

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

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.