Skills by Occupation
The skills each role needs — from the EU's official ESCO classification.
Software developer
Data analyst
Web developer
Network engineer
Database administrator
Accountant
Registered nurse
Electrician
Civil engineer
Graphic designer
consultant social worker
ESCO occupation · 75 essential, 2 optional skills. Click a skill to find jobs that mention it.
Essential skills
apply quality standards in social services
work within communities
support social service users to manage their financial affairs
apply case management
support the positiveness of youths
apply organisational techniques
communicate professionally with colleagues in other fields
apply problem solving in social service
promote social change
support social service users at the end of life
undertake continuous professional development in social work
maintain records of work with service users
handle conflicts
report on social development
build helping relationship with social service users
apply crisis intervention
manage social crisis
prepare youths for adulthood
manage stress in organisation
support children's wellbeing
plan social service process
cooperate at inter-professional level
assess social service users' situation
client-centred counselling
negotiate with social service users
reflect on practice
review social service plan
apply holistic approach within social services
promote inclusion
social justice
accept own accountability
work in a multicultural environment in health care
apply anti-oppressive practices
provide social counselling
involve service users and carers in care planning
have computer literacy
promote service users' rights
negotiate with social service stakeholders
manage a social work unit
social work theory
organise social work packages
prevent social problems
advocate for social service users
company policies
consider social impact of actions on service users
meet standards of practice in social services
follow health and safety precautions in social care practices
delegate activities
work in partnership with social services users
protect vulnerable social service users
assess the development of youth
counselling methods
apply person-centred care
promote the safeguarding of young people
address problems critically
manage ethical issues within social services
listen actively
refer social service users
develop professional identity in social work
tolerate stress
adhere to organisational guidelines
demonstrate leadership in social service cases
communicate with social service users
apply decision making within social work
apply socially just working principles
empower social service users
legal requirements in the social sector
relate empathetically
develop professional network
deliver social services in diverse cultural communities
conduct interview in social service
make legislation transparent for users of social services
adolescent psychological development
social sciences
contribute to protecting individuals from harm
Optional & specialised skills
Other matches: social service consultant · child care social worker · gerontology social worker · employment support worker · social worker
Coming next: live skill demand and trends — how often each skill
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.