ISCO Specialization 3412.4.7 Housing Support Worker
From Open Risk Manual
Definition
Housing Support Worker: Housing support workers provide support and assistance to elderly, people with a physical impairment or learning disability, homeless people, ex-drug addicts, ex-alcohol addicts or ex-offenders.
Essential Skills
- Apply Problem Solving In Social Service
- Social Justice
- Monitor Service Users' Health
- Delegate Activities
- Demonstrate Leadership In Social Service Cases
- Tolerate Stress
- Meet Standards Of Practice In Social Services
- Customer Service
- Maintain The Trust Of Service Users
- Promote Service Users' Rights
- Work In A Multicultural Environment In Health Care
- Apply Socially Just Working Principles
- Social Sciences
- Accept Own Accountability
- Apply Decision Making Within Social Work
- Provide Social Counselling
- Apply Person-Centred Care
- Support Social Service Users With Specific Communication Needs
- Promote Inclusion
- Support Social Service Users' Positiveness
- Assist Social Service Users In Formulating Complaints
- Promote Social Change
- Adhere To Organisational Guidelines
- Comply With Legislation In Social Services
- Listen Actively
- Involve Service Users And Carers In Care Planning
- Maintain Privacy Of Service Users
- Refer Service Users To Community Resources
- Review Social Service Plan
- Support Social Service Users In Skills Management
- Assist Disabled Individuals To Participate In Community Activities
- Undertake Risk Assessment Of Clients
- Support Social Service Users To Live At Home
- Assist Social Service Users With Physical Disabilities
- Relate Empathetically
- Apply Organisational Techniques
- Prevent Social Problems
- Encourage Social Service Users To Preserve Their Independence In Their Daily Activities
- Assess Social Service Users' Situation
- Follow Health And Safety Precautions In Social Care Practices
- Conduct Interview In Social Service
- Apply Quality Standards In Social Services
- Contribute To Protecting Individuals From Harm
- Protect Vulnerable Social Service Users
- Communicate Professionally With Colleagues In Other Fields
- Company Policies
- Communicate With Social Service Users
- Manage Social Crisis
- Legal Requirements In The Social Sector
- Advocate For Social Service Users
- Support Service Users In Developing Skills
- Maintain Records Of Work With Service Users
- Advise On Housing
- Manage Stress In Organisation
- Undertake Continuous Professional Development In Social Work
- Handle Conflicts
- Deliver Social Services In Diverse Cultural Communities
- Work Within Communities
- Apply Holistic Approach Within Social Services
- Support Harmed Social Service Users
- Report On Social Development
- Support Service Users To Use Technological Aids
- Build Helping Relationship With Social Service Users
Alternative Names
- Housing Support Officer
- Housing Outreach Worker
- Housing Officer
- Housing Advisor
- Assistant Housing Support Worker
- Senior Housing Support Worker
- Support Worker (Housing)
- Housing Advice Worker
