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name: community-development-social-worker
description: "Occupational skill for the role 'community development social worker' (also: social development worker, community advocate, social worker-community development, community animateur, community development team leader, community development support worker). Use when the user asks for typical community development social worker work such as: typical community development social worker responsibilities"
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# 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.

## Core workflow


## How to use this skill

- Read [references/profile.md](references/profile.md) for the occupation profile and scope.
- Consult [references/tasks.md](references/tasks.md) for the full task and activity inventory.
- Check [references/skills.md](references/skills.md) for essential vs. optional competences.
- Check [references/tools.md](references/tools.md) for the software commonly used in this role.
- See [references/ai-skills.md](references/ai-skills.md) — matched external AI agent skills (per-source attribution).

## Key competences (essential)

- 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

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*Sources: ESCO v1.2.1 (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/ff2c1183-3fd7-40c7-8ddc-b20b100363c3), O*NET 30.3 (21-1099.00, manual nearest match). See manifest.json for licensing/attribution.*