community development social worker

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.

Alternative Labels

community advocate

community animateur

community development support worker

community development team leader

social development worker

social worker-community development

Regulatory Aspect

To see if and how this occupation is regulated in EU Member States, EEA countries or Switzerland please consult the Regulated Professions Database of the Commission. Regulated Professions Database:

http://ec.europa.eu/growth/single-market/services/free-movement-professionals/qualifications-recognition_en

Skills & Competences

Essential Skills and Competences

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

Essential Knowledge

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

Optional Skills and Competences

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

Optional Knowledge

adolescent psychological development

Skills & Competences

Concept status

Concept Uri

http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/ff2c1183-3fd7-40c7-8ddc-b20b100363c3

Status

released

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