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community development social worker

Community development social workers support individuals, families, and groups in socially or financially deprived areas.

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Description

Community development social workers support individuals, families, and groups in socially or financially deprived areas. They provide leadership and bring local people together to make changes and tackle social inequality, helping people to develop the skills needed to eventually run their own community groups.

Theoretical Knowledge

ESSENTIALTheoretical knowledge required

social sciences company policies social justice disability care legal requirements in the social sector social work theory disability types

OPTIONALAdjacent knowledge that strengthens fit

adolescent psychological development

Practical Skills

ESSENTIALApplied skills & competences

relate empathetically conduct interview in social service build trust apply anti-oppressive practices build helping relationship with social service users apply person-centred care apply decision making within social work protect vulnerable social service users communicate with social service users tolerate stress apply socially just working principles organise social work packages promote social change demonstrate leadership in social service cases meet standards of practice in social services promote inclusion advocate for social service users develop professional identity in social work work within communities maintain records of work with service users promote service users' rights consider social impact of actions on service users undertake continuous professional development in social work provide social counselling refer social service users identify sources on potential target communities for art apply case management address problems critically provide support to social services users follow health and safety precautions in social care practices communicate professionally with colleagues in other fields work in a multicultural environment in health care apply problem solving in social service manage stress in the work place report on social development negotiate with social service stakeholders empower social service users cooperate at inter-professional level plan social service process deliver social services in diverse cultural communities apply quality standards in social services negotiate with social service users manage ethical issues within social services apply holistic approach within social services accept own accountability involve service users and carers in care planning perform fundraising activities prevent social problems have computer literacy apply organisational techniques manage social crisis contribute to protecting individuals from harm make legislation transparent for users of social services listen actively assess social service users' situation adhere to organisational guidelines review social service plan develop professional network apply crisis intervention

OPTIONALOptional competences

cooperate with professionals promote the safeguarding of young people assess the development of youth support the positiveness of youths prepare youths for adulthood coordinate community arts activities

Data Source: Unified Global Standards (ISCED, ISCO, O*NET, ESCO)