4.8 KiB
4.8 KiB
Competences — disability support worker
Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/9c55aa23-e3f2-4c00-8c90-5ed5204951a3).
Essential
- accept own accountability (skill/competence)
- adhere to organisational guidelines (skill/competence)
- advocate for social service users (skill/competence)
- apply a holistic approach in care (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)
- assist social service users in formulating complaints (skill/competence)
- assist social service users with physical disabilities (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)
- comply with legislation in social services (skill/competence)
- conduct interview in social service (skill/competence)
- contribute to protecting individuals from harm (skill/competence)
- customer service (knowledge)
- deliver social services in diverse cultural communities (skill/competence)
- demonstrate leadership in social service cases (skill/competence)
- disability care (knowledge)
- disability types (knowledge)
- encourage social service users to preserve their independence in their daily activities (skill/competence)
- follow health and safety precautions in social care practices (skill/competence)
- involve service users and carers in care planning (skill/competence)
- legal requirements in the social sector (knowledge)
- listen actively (skill/competence)
- maintain privacy of service users (skill/competence)
- maintain records of work with service users (skill/competence)
- maintain the trust of service users (skill/competence)
- manage social crisis (skill/competence)
- manage stress in the work place (skill/competence)
- meet standards of practice in social services (skill/competence)
- monitor service users' health (skill/competence)
- perform cleaning duties (skill/competence)
- prevent social problems (skill/competence)
- promote inclusion (skill/competence)
- promote service users' rights (skill/competence)
- promote social change (skill/competence)
- protect vulnerable social service users (skill/competence)
- provide in-home support for disabled individuals (skill/competence)
- provide social counselling (skill/competence)
- refer service users to community resources (skill/competence)
- relate empathetically (skill/competence)
- report on social development (skill/competence)
- review social service plan (skill/competence)
- social sciences (knowledge)
- support harmed social service users (skill/competence)
- support individuals to adjust to physical disability (skill/competence)
- support service users in developing skills (skill/competence)
- support service users to use technological aids (skill/competence)
- support social service users in skills management (skill/competence)
- support social service users' positiveness (skill/competence)
- support social service users with specific communication needs (skill/competence)
- tolerate stress (skill/competence)
- undertake continuous professional development in social work (skill/competence)
- undertake risk assessment of social service users (skill/competence)
- work in a multicultural environment in health care (skill/competence)
- work within communities (skill/competence)
Optional
- assist individuals with disabilities in community activities (skill/competence)
- assist with personal administration issues (skill/competence)
- assist with self-medication (skill/competence)
- communicate by use of interpretation services (skill/competence)
- distribute meals to patients (skill/competence)
- provide first aid (skill/competence)
- social justice (knowledge)
Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 29 ads, as of 2026-07-11)
Share of analyzed job ads mentioning the item (threshold ≥ 20 %). Source: JSearch/Adzuna APIs.
Hard skills
- meal preparation — 28 %
- personal care assistance — 24 %
- documentation — 17 %
- medication administration — 17 %
- personal care — 17 %