Skills by Occupation
The skills each role needs — from the EU's official ESCO classification.
Software developer
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Accountant
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Graphic designer
social counsellor
ESCO occupation · 42 essential, 46 optional skills. Click a skill to find jobs that mention it.
Essential skills
build helping relationship with social service users
human psychological development
maintain a non-emotional involvement
assess social service users' situation
supervision of persons
client-centred counselling
maintain records of work with service users
counselling methods
communicate with social service users
relate empathetically
promote human rights
manage social crisis
communicate professionally with colleagues in other fields
behavioural therapy
organise relapse prevention
follow health and safety precautions in social care practices
report on social development
maintain the trust of service users
apply quality standards in social services
perform therapy sessions
accept own accountability
undertake continuous professional development in social work
promote inclusion
cooperate at inter-professional level
deliver social services in diverse cultural communities
encourage counselled clients to examine themselves
provide social counselling
help clients make decisions during counselling sessions
reflexion
social sciences
respond to individuals' extreme emotions
manage stress in organisation
social justice
legal requirements in the social sector
cognitive behavioural therapy
apply socially just working principles
refer social service users
handle conflicts
have emotional intelligence
listen actively
promote social change
demonstrate leadership in social service cases
Optional & specialised skills
assess clients' drug and alcohol addictions
practice gestalt therapy
family therapy
psychology
communicate by use of interpretation in social services
relaxation techniques
advise on mental health
counsel patient on family concerns
movement techniques
peer group methods
provide anger management counselling
prepare youths for adulthood
psychological counselling methods
address gender-related issues in family planning counselling
provide termination of pregnancy counselling
accounting techniques
assess the development of youth
administer appointments
pharmacology
sophrology
reproductive health
psychological theories
adolescent psychological development
facilitate the healing process related to sexual assault
support the positiveness of youths
anger management
communicate with youth
identify mental health issues
strategies for handling cases of sexual assault
inform on the risks of substance and alcohol abuse
provide education on family life
use motivational incentives in addiction counselling
promote the safeguarding of young people
stages of bereavement
dependency on drugs
develop patient treatment strategies
work on the effects of abuse
types of psychotherapy sessions
apply foreign languages in social services
advise on pregnancy
help clients cope with grief
sex education
support young persons affected by sexual assault
empower individuals, families and groups
support children who have experienced trauma
advise on family planning
Other matches: bereavement counsellor · drug and alcohol addiction counsellor · family planning counsellor · educational counsellor · crisis situation 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.