ISCO Specialization 2635.3.27 Youth Worker
From Open Risk Manual
Definition
Youth Worker: Youth workers assist and counsel young people helping them to reach their full potential by facilitating their personal, social and educational growth. They are also involved in managing youth and community projects and resources, delivering programmes related with health, relationships, smoking, drugs or violence issues. Youth workers advocate young people's interests and collaborate with other organizations that support young people.
Essential Skills
- Involve Service Users And Carers In Care Planning
- Social Work Theory
- Apply Quality Standards In Social Services
- Adolescent Psychological Development
- Listen Actively
- Accept Own Accountability
- Develop Professional Identity In Social Work
- Plan Social Service Process
- Contribute To Protecting Individuals From Harm
- Company Policies
- Assess The Development Of Youth
- Conduct Interview In Social Service
- Communicate With Youth
- Apply Person-Centred Care
- Apply Crisis Intervention
- Promote Service Users' Rights
- Apply Organisational Techniques
- Provide Social Counselling
- Empower Social Service Users
- Negotiate With Social Service Stakeholders
- Promote Youth Work In The Local Community
- Support The Positiveness Of Youths
- Prevent Social Problems
- Perform Street Interventions In Social Work
- Adhere To Organisational Guidelines
- Deliver Social Services In Diverse Cultural Communities
- Manage Ethical Issues Within Social Services
- Meet Standards Of Practice In Social Services
- Manage Stress In Organisation
- Relate Empathetically
- Maintain Records Of Work With Service Users
- Address Problems Critically
- Consider Social Impact Of Actions On Service Users
- Apply Anti-Oppressive Practices
- Tolerate Stress
- Social Sciences
- Cooperate At Inter-Professional Level
- Promote Inclusion
- Assess Social Service Users' Situation
- Have Computer Literacy
- Handle Conflicts
- Apply Case Management
- Report On Social Development
- Organise Social Work Packages
- Apply Holistic Approach Within Social Services
- Promote The Safeguarding Of Young People
- Reflect On Practice
- Develop Professional Network
- Apply Decision Making Within Social Work
- Work In Partnership With Social Services Users
- Make Legislation Transparent For Users Of Social Services
- Demonstrate Leadership In Social Service Cases
- Social Justice
- Communicate On The Youth'S Well-Being
- Follow Health And Safety Precautions In Social Care Practices
- Work Within Communities
- Manage Social Crisis
- Undertake Continuous Professional Development In Social Work
- Apply Socially Just Working Principles
- Communicate Professionally With Colleagues In Other Fields
- Negotiate With Social Service Users
- Legal Requirements In The Social Sector
- Build Helping Relationship With Social Service Users
- Promote Social Change
- Work In A Multicultural Environment In Health Care
- Apply Problem Solving In Social Service
- Protect Vulnerable Social Service Users
- Communicate With Social Service Users
- Review Social Service Plan
- Advocate For Social Service Users
- Delegate Activities
- Refer Social Service Users
- Prepare Youths For Adulthood
Alternative Names
- Youth Programmes Social Worker
- Youth Employment Advisor
- Youth Project Team Worker
- Welfare Advisor
- Youth Project Team Leader
- Youth Social Worker
- Social Worker Youth Justice
- Senior Youth Worker
- Youth And Community Worker
- Youth Mentor
- Youth Advisor
- Youth Advocate
- Youth Guidance Worker
- Youth Support Worker
- Juvenile Care Worker
- Youth Centre Worker
