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§ OCCUPATION · GLOBAL STANDARDS

social care worker

Social care workers provide support and help people with care services.

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Description

Social care workers provide support and help people with care services. They help people to live full and valued lives in the community. They assist babies, young children, adolescents, adults and older adults.They attend to the psychological, social, emotional and physical needs of service users. They work in a large variety of settings with individuals, families, groups, organisations and communities.

Theoretical Knowledge
ESSENTIALTheoretical knowledge required
social sciencescompany policiessocial justicelegal requirements in the social sectorcustomer service
OPTIONALAdjacent knowledge that strengthens fit
family lawolder adults' needsadolescent psychological developmentdisability carechild protectiondisability types
Practical Skills
ESSENTIALApplied skills & competences
relate empatheticallyconduct interview in social servicebuild helping relationship with social service usersmaintain the trust of service usersmaintain privacy of service usersapply person-centred caresupport social service users with specific communication needsapply decision making within social workprotect vulnerable social service usersassist social service users with physical disabilitiescommunicate with social service userstolerate stressapply socially just working principlespromote social changedemonstrate leadership in social service casesmeet standards of practice in social servicespromote inclusionadvocate for social service usersencourage social service users to preserve their independence in their daily activitieswork within communitiesmaintain records of work with service userspromote service users' rightsundertake continuous professional development in social workprovide social counsellingrefer service users to community resourcesfollow health and safety precautions in social care practicescommunicate professionally with colleagues in other fieldssupport harmed social service userssupport social service users' positivenesswork in a multicultural environment in health careapply problem solving in social servicemanage stress in the work placereport on social developmentsupport service users to use technological aidsundertake risk assessment of social service usersdeliver social services in diverse cultural communitiescomply with legislation in social servicesapply quality standards in social servicesassist individuals with disabilities in community activitiesapply holistic approach within social servicesaccept own accountabilityinvolve service users and carers in care planningsupport social service users in skills managementprevent social problemsassist social service users in formulating complaintsapply organisational techniquesmanage social crisiscontribute to protecting individuals from harmlisten activelyassess social service users' situationsupport service users in developing skillsadhere to organisational guidelinesreview social service planmonitor service users' health
OPTIONALOptional competences
provide social guidance over the phoneuse e-health and mobile health technologiespromote the safeguarding of young peopleapply a holistic approach in careassess the development of youthperform cleaning dutiescommunicate with youthsupport individuals to adjust to physical disabilitysupport the positiveness of youthssupport social service users to manage their financial affairsassist families in crisis situationsimplement care programmes for childrenhandle children's problemsprovide first aidcommunicate by use of interpretation servicesaddress public health issuesdistribute meals to patientscontribute to the safeguarding of childrenadvise on housingassist with personal administration issuesassist with self-medicationprepare youths for adulthoodwork with social service users in a groupsupport social service users to live at homeplan social service processsupport social service users at the end of lifesupport children's wellbeingapply foreign languages in social servicesevaluate prospective foster parentsprovide in-home support for disabled individualssupervise childrenevaluate older adults' ability to take care of themselvesassist children with special needs in education settingsprovide testimony in court hearingsmaintain relations with children's parentsmonitor children's physical developmentdetermine child welfareconduct foster care visitssupport traumatised children

GLOBAL RESOURCE

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SKILLS OVERVIEW

104 total
59 essential · 45 optional

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

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