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name: social-care-worker
description: "Occupational skill for the role 'social care worker' (also: care worker, senior care worker, senior social care worker, social care assistant, community social care worker). Use when the user asks for typical social care worker work such as: typical social care worker responsibilities"
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# Social Care Worker
Social care workers provide support and help people with care services. They help people to live full and valued lives in the community. They assist babies, young children, adolescents, adults and older adults.They attend to the psychological, social, emotional and physical needs of service users. They work in a large variety of settings with individuals, families, groups, organisations and communities.
## Core workflow
## How to use this skill
- Read [references/profile.md](references/profile.md) for the occupation profile and scope.
- Consult [references/tasks.md](references/tasks.md) for the full task and activity inventory.
- Check [references/skills.md](references/skills.md) for essential vs. optional competences.
- Check [references/tools.md](references/tools.md) for the software commonly used in this role.
- See [references/ai-skills.md](references/ai-skills.md) — matched external AI agent skills (per-source attribution).
## Key competences (essential)
- accept own accountability
- adhere to organisational guidelines
- advocate for social service users
- apply decision making within social work
- apply holistic approach within social services
- apply organisational techniques
- apply person-centred care
- apply problem solving in social service
- apply quality standards in social services
- apply socially just working principles
- assess social service users' situation
- assist individuals with disabilities in community activities
- assist social service users in formulating complaints
- assist social service users with physical disabilities
- build helping relationship with social service users
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*Sources: ESCO v1.2.1 (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/8d703e8f-1e57-4246-8a6b-cb87a760d4ab), O*NET 30.3 (21-1099.00, manual nearest match). See manifest.json for licensing/attribution.*