From social worker to benefits advice worker
53 of the 67 essential skills of a benefits advice worker are already essential for a social worker — about 79% of the job, before you learn anything new. It is the closest move from social worker in the whole taxonomy.
These numbers compare two occupations, not you and a job. What you personally already cover depends on what you have actually done.
- 53
- skills carry over
- 14
- would be new
- 79%
- of the target job covered
- 67
- essential skills of a benefits advice worker
What a benefits advice worker does
Benefits advice workers guide individuals in the social work area to help them solve specific problems in their personal life by addressing personal and relationship issues, inner conflicts, depression and addictions. They attempt to empower individuals to achieve change and improve the quality of their life. They may also support and advise clients on demanding their social security benefits.
What carries over
53 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
- accept own accountability
- advocate for social service users
- apply anti-oppressive practices
- apply case management
- apply crisis intervention
- apply decision making within social work
- apply holistic approach within social services
- 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
- build helping relationship with social service users
- communicate with social service users
- conduct interview in social service
- consider social impact of actions on service users
- contribute to protecting individuals from harm
- cooperate at inter-professional level
- deliver social services in diverse cultural communities
- demonstrate leadership in social service cases
- determine child welfare
- develop professional identity in social work
- empower social service users
- follow health and safety precautions in social care practices
- have computer literacy
- involve service users and carers in care planning
- legal requirements in the social sector
- maintain records of work with service users
- make legislation transparent for users of social services
- manage ethical issues within social services
- manage social crisis
- meet standards of practice in social services
- negotiate with social service stakeholders
- negotiate with social service users
- organise social work packages
- plan social service process
- prevent social problems
- promote inclusion
- promote service users' rights
- promote social change
and 13 more
What would be new
14 skillsEssential for a benefits advice worker and not for a social worker. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
- address problems critically
- adhere to organisational guidelines
- advise on social security benefits
- apply organisational techniques
- communicate professionally with colleagues in other fields
- company policies
- develop professional network
- develop social security programmes
- listen actively
- manage stress in the work place
- promote social security programmes
- social security law
- support social service users to manage their financial affairs
- work in a multicultural environment in health care
Other moves from social worker
2 roles- child care social worker53 skills in common
- youth offending team worker52 skills in common
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How far are you from being a benefits advice worker?
MyNodes reads your CV once, maps it to this same taxonomy, and shows you which roles you are already closest to and the few skills that would open the most doors. The file is deleted as soon as it has been read.