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4.2 KiB

Competences — benefits advice worker

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/4c40c1e8-0584-4a77-8ca3-ec82538f9488).

Essential

  • accept own accountability (skill/competence)
  • address problems critically (skill/competence)
  • adhere to organisational guidelines (skill/competence)
  • advise on social security benefits (skill/competence)
  • advocate for social service users (skill/competence)
  • apply anti-oppressive practices (skill/competence)
  • apply case management (skill/competence)
  • apply crisis intervention (skill/competence)
  • apply decision making within social work (skill/competence)
  • apply holistic approach within social services (skill/competence)
  • apply organisational techniques (skill/competence)
  • apply person-centred care (skill/competence)
  • apply problem solving in social service (skill/competence)
  • apply quality standards in social services (skill/competence)
  • apply socially just working principles (skill/competence)
  • assess social service users' situation (skill/competence)
  • build helping relationship with social service users (skill/competence)
  • communicate professionally with colleagues in other fields (skill/competence)
  • communicate with social service users (skill/competence)
  • company policies (knowledge)
  • conduct interview in social service (skill/competence)
  • consider social impact of actions on service users (skill/competence)
  • contribute to protecting individuals from harm (skill/competence)
  • cooperate at inter-professional level (skill/competence)
  • deliver social services in diverse cultural communities (skill/competence)
  • demonstrate leadership in social service cases (skill/competence)
  • determine child welfare (skill/competence)
  • develop professional identity in social work (skill/competence)
  • develop professional network (skill/competence)
  • develop social security programmes (skill/competence)
  • empower social service users (skill/competence)
  • follow health and safety precautions in social care practices (skill/competence)
  • have computer literacy (skill/competence)
  • involve service users and carers in care planning (skill/competence)
  • legal requirements in the social sector (knowledge)
  • listen actively (skill/competence)
  • maintain records of work with service users (skill/competence)
  • make legislation transparent for users of social services (skill/competence)
  • manage ethical issues within social services (skill/competence)
  • manage social crisis (skill/competence)
  • manage stress in the work place (skill/competence)
  • meet standards of practice in social services (skill/competence)
  • negotiate with social service stakeholders (skill/competence)
  • negotiate with social service users (skill/competence)
  • organise social work packages (skill/competence)
  • plan social service process (skill/competence)
  • prevent social problems (skill/competence)
  • promote inclusion (skill/competence)
  • promote service users' rights (skill/competence)
  • promote social change (skill/competence)
  • promote social security programmes (skill/competence)
  • protect vulnerable social service users (skill/competence)
  • provide social counselling (skill/competence)
  • provide support to social services users (skill/competence)
  • refer social service users (skill/competence)
  • relate empathetically (skill/competence)
  • report on social development (skill/competence)
  • review social service plan (skill/competence)
  • social justice (knowledge)
  • social sciences (knowledge)
  • social security law (knowledge)
  • social work theory (knowledge)
  • support social service users to manage their financial affairs (skill/competence)
  • tolerate stress (skill/competence)
  • undertake continuous professional development in social work (skill/competence)
  • work in a multicultural environment in health care (skill/competence)
  • work within communities (skill/competence)

Optional

  • government social security programmes (knowledge)
  • work for public inclusion (skill/competence)