§ OCCUPATION · GLOBAL STANDARDS

community health worker

Community health workers provide advice and information about various health subjects to the community.

Description

Community health workers provide advice and information about various health subjects to the community. They can assist with pre- and post-natal care, give nutritional advice and help individuals stop smoking. Community health workers develop health and prevention programmes.

Theoretical Knowledge

ESSENTIALTheoretical knowledge required

legal requirements in the social sector community education

Practical Skills

ESSENTIALApplied skills & competences

relate empathetically build helping relationship with social service users apply decision making within social work communicate with social service users build community relations maintain records of work with service users provide social counselling deliver social services in diverse cultural communities apply quality standards in social services apply knowledge of human behaviour assess social service users' situation review social service plan

OPTIONALOptional competences

contribute to continuity of health care advise on pregnancy advise on mental health manage health promotion activities promote social change advocate for social service users assist families in crisis situations address public health issues identify the health benefits of nutritional changes deliver group sessions on nutrition promote health and safety policies in health services empower social service users perform health assessment autonomously assist individuals with disabilities in community activities inform on the risks of substance and alcohol abuse contribute to public health campaigns manage social crisis support individuals on nutrition changes assess clients' drug and alcohol addictions

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