Skills by Occupation
The skills each role needs — from the EU's official ESCO classification.
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social services manager
ESCO occupation · 63 essential, 107 optional skills. Click a skill to find jobs that mention it.
Essential skills
build helping relationship with social service users
accept own accountability
communicate with social service users
social justice
build business relationships
prevent social problems
show intercultural awareness
deliver social services in diverse cultural communities
monitor regulations in social services
apply change management
carry out social work research
promote inclusion
evaluate social work program's impact
manage ethical issues within social services
assess social service users' situation
set organisational policies
manage fundraising activities
follow health and safety precautions in social care practices
establish daily priorities
influence policy makers on social service issues
relate empathetically
promote social change
analyse community needs
business management principles
cooperate at inter-professional level
contribute to protecting individuals from harm
manage government funding
demonstrate leadership in social service cases
listen actively
customer service
manage staff
undertake continuous professional development in social work
address problems critically
apply socially just working principles
provide safeguarding to individuals
perform public relations
perform risk analysis
work within communities
manage budgets for social services programs
social sciences
report on social development
legal requirements in the social sector
apply decision making within social work
work in a multicultural environment in health care
advocate for others
adhere to organisational guidelines
review social service plan
implement marketing strategies
apply quality standards in social services
evaluate staff performance in social work
use person-centred planning
manage social crisis
maintain records of work with service users
consider economic criteria in decision making
promote social awareness
communicate professionally with colleagues in other fields
manage stress in organisation
involve service users and carers in care planning
psychology
advocate for social service users
apply holistic approach within social services
handle conflicts
comply with legislation in social services
Optional & specialised skills
represent the organisation
manage budgets
recruit employees
liaise with colleagues
manage government policy implementation
maintain relationships with government agencies
analyse goal progress
protect client interests
manage health and safety standards
apply conflict management
company policies
conduct interview in social service
liaise with local authorities
social security law
organise operations of residential care services
apply person-centred care
educate on emergency management
train employees
pedagogy
manage children's problems
palliative care
coordinate with other emergency services
establish collaborative relations
ensure public safety and security
delegate activities
advise on social security benefits
health care system
meet standards of practice in social services
identify security threats
communication principles
plan social service process
communicate by use of interpretation in social services
geriatrics
disability care
apply strategic thinking
develop social security programmes
advise on safety improvements
manage emergency procedures
strategies for handling cases of elder abuse
manage personnel
prepare exercise session
provide improvement strategies
schedule shifts
manage accounts
accounting techniques
build community relations
investigate social security applications
manage health and safety
maintain the trust of service users
ensure equipment availability
perform project management
coordinate rescue missions
support children's wellbeing
plan allocation of space
implement care programmes for children
communicate on the youth's well-being
law enforcement
promote the safeguarding of young people
support social service users in skills management
assist social service users with physical disabilities
present reports
coordinate care
contribute to the safeguarding of children
communicate with youth
pollution prevention
organisational policies
ensure compliance with policies
first response
report pollution incidents
evaluate older adults' ability to take care of themselves
apply problem solving in social service
adolescent psychological development
government policy implementation
apply organisational techniques
respond to enquiries
child protection
organise facility activities
communicate with others who are significant to service users
government social security programmes
corporate social responsibility
older adults' needs
maintain relations with children's parents
develop contingency plans for emergencies
supervise children
develop professional network
apply foreign languages in social services
flood remediation equipment
develop a pedagogical concept
create solutions to problems
recruit personnel
maintain logbooks
tend to elderly people
ensure information transparency
oversee quality control
public housing legislation
impact of social contexts on health
assess the development of youth
ensure law application
manage administrative systems
test safety strategies
ensure cross-department cooperation
budgetary principles
personnel management
financial management
project management
pollution legislation
maintain relations with local representatives
Other matches: social work supervisor · corporate social responsibility manager · social service consultant · social services policy officer · bank manager
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actually appears in job ads — arrive with the EURES / Cedefop integration. The skills above
are the canonical requirements for the role from the EU ESCO taxonomy.