ISCO Specialization 3412.4.6 Foster Care Support Worker
From Open Risk Manual
Definition
Foster Care Support Worker: Foster care support workers assist and support mentally or physically abused children to be legally separated from their parents. They help them to recover by placing them in appropriate families and making sure that the children welfare is a priority.
Essential Skills
- Social Sciences
- Social Justice
- Conduct Interview In Social Service
- Evaluate Prospective Foster Parents
- Refer Service Users To Community Resources
- Support Social Service Users' Positiveness
- Communicate Professionally With Colleagues In Other Fields
- Company Policies
- Listen Actively
- Work Within Communities
- Support Service Users To Use Technological Aids
- Support Social Service Users In Skills Management
- Support Social Service Users With Specific Communication Needs
- Apply Quality Standards In Social Services
- Support The Positiveness Of Youths
- Support Harmed Social Service Users
- Promote Social Change
- Protect Vulnerable Social Service Users
- Support Service Users In Developing Skills
- Support Children Who Have Experienced Trauma
- Determine Child Placement
- Demonstrate Leadership In Social Service Cases
- Promote The Safeguarding Of Young People
- Undertake Risk Assessment Of Clients
- Build Helping Relationship With Social Service Users
- Contribute To Protecting Individuals From Harm
- Customer Service
- Maintain Records Of Work With Service Users
- Tolerate Stress
- Manage Stress In Organisation
- Apply Organisational Techniques
- Apply Socially Just Working Principles
- Apply Problem Solving In Social Service
- Conduct Foster Care Visits
- Maintain The Trust Of Service Users
- Apply Holistic Approach Within Social Services
- Assist Disabled Individuals To Participate In Community Activities
- Monitor Service Users' Health
- Manage Social Crisis
- Involve Service Users And Carers In Care Planning
- Apply Person-Centred Care
- Prevent Social Problems
- Apply Decision Making Within Social Work
- Deliver Social Services In Diverse Cultural Communities
- Follow Health And Safety Precautions In Social Care Practices
- Adolescent Psychological Development
- Handle Conflicts
- Meet Standards Of Practice In Social Services
- Assess The Development Of Youth
- Legal Requirements In The Social Sector
- Child Protection
- Review Social Service Plan
- Undertake Continuous Professional Development In Social Work
- Comply With Legislation In Social Services
- Adhere To Organisational Guidelines
- Support Children'S Wellbeing
- Report On Social Development
- Encourage Social Service Users To Preserve Their Independence In Their Daily Activities
- Communicate With Social Service Users
- Accept Own Accountability
- Provide Social Counselling
- Assist Social Service Users With Physical Disabilities
- Delegate Activities
- Advocate For Social Service Users
- Promote Inclusion
- Relate Empathetically
- Work In A Multicultural Environment In Health Care
- Assist Social Service Users In Formulating Complaints
- Prepare Youths For Adulthood
- Promote Service Users' Rights
- Maintain Privacy Of Service Users
- Assess Social Service Users' Situation
Alternative Names
- Support Worker (Fostering)
- Placement Carer
- Placement Officer
- Independent Placement Support Worker
- Foster Care Worker
- Support Worker (Foster Care)
- Placement Support Worker
- Placement Supervisor
- Supervising Social Worker
- Fostering Support Worker
