ISCO Specialization 2635.3.5 Community Development Social Worker
From Open Risk Manual
Definition
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.
Essential Skills
- Listen Actively
- Build Helping Relationship With Social Service Users
- Negotiate With Social Service Stakeholders
- Legal Requirements In The Social Sector
- Manage Stress In Organisation
- Address Problems Critically
- Reflect On Practice
- Refer Social Service Users
- Company Policies
- Meet Standards Of Practice In Social Services
- Social Work Theory
- Work In Partnership With Social Services Users
- Apply Quality Standards In Social Services
- Work In A Multicultural Environment In Health Care
- Contribute To Protecting Individuals From Harm
- Accept Own Accountability
- Apply Holistic Approach Within Social Services
- Negotiate With Social Service Users
- Make Legislation Transparent For Users Of Social Services
- Apply Decision Making Within Social Work
- Promote Social Change
- Relate Empathetically
- Develop Professional Identity In Social Work
- Apply Organisational Techniques
- Promote Inclusion
- Handle Conflicts
- Consider Social Impact Of Actions On Service Users
- Prevent Social Problems
- Promote Service Users' Rights
- Tolerate Stress
- Delegate Activities
- Maintain Records Of Work With Service Users
- Involve Service Users And Carers In Care Planning
- Plan Social Service Process
- Social Sciences
- Organise Social Work Packages
- Demonstrate Leadership In Social Service Cases
- Apply Socially Just Working Principles
- Apply Case Management
- Report On Social Development
- Manage Social Crisis
- Protect Vulnerable Social Service Users
- Disability Care
- Apply Problem Solving In Social Service
- Assess Social Service Users' Situation
- Social Justice
- Undertake Continuous Professional Development In Social Work
- Manage Ethical Issues Within Social Services
- Apply Person-Centred Care
- Have Computer Literacy
- Communicate With Social Service Users
- Empower Social Service Users
- Apply Crisis Intervention
- Develop Professional Network
- Advocate For Social Service Users
- Perform Fundraising Activities
- Conduct Interview In Social Service
- Review Social Service Plan
- Follow Health And Safety Precautions In Social Care Practices
- Disability Types
- Adhere To Organisational Guidelines
- Provide Social Counselling
- Deliver Social Services In Diverse Cultural Communities
- Cooperate At Inter-Professional Level
- Communicate Professionally With Colleagues In Other Fields
- Work Within Communities
- Apply Anti-Oppressive Practices
Optional Skills
- Assess The Development Of Youth
- Adolescent Psychological Development
- Prepare Youths For Adulthood
- Support The Positiveness Of Youths
- Promote The Safeguarding Of Young People
Alternative Names
- Community Animateur
- Community Development Support Worker
- Community Development Team Leader
- Social Worker - Community Development
- Community Advocate
- Social Development Worker
