community social worker

Community social workers help people in disadvantage or excluded from society to change their situation and handle their integration problems. They work with communities focusing on specific groups. Community social workers liaise closely with social workers, schools, local authorities and probation officers representing people before policy makers at local and national level.

Alternative Labels

community outreach worker

community support worker

community welfare social worker

estate outreach worker

housing social worker

neighbourhood outreach worker

neighbourhood worker

outreach worker

senior community worker

social development worker

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 community relations build helping relationship with social service users 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 evaluate older adults' ability to take care of themselves follow health and safety precautions in social care practices have computer literacy 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 perform street interventions in social work plan social service process prevent social problems promote inclusion promote service users' rights promote social change protect vulnerable social service users provide community development services provide social counselling provide support to social services users raise awareness on local community's priorities 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 counselling methods legal requirements in the social sector social justice social sciences social work theory

Optional Skills and Competences

adapt teaching to target group manage volunteers prepare youths for adulthood show consideration for student's situation support children's wellbeing support social service users to live at home write work-related reports

Optional Knowledge

adult education assessment processes communication community education teamwork principles

Skills & Competences

Concept status

Concept Uri

http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/ce53a1b2-2fec-4d04-9390-47fb3dd525f0

Status

released

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