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