Career Overlap Occupation record
RecordJob

Where a social service consultant can go next

5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a social service consultant already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

Social service consultants aid in the development of policy and procedure for social service programs. They research social service programs and identify areas for improvement, as well as aid in the development of new programs. They fulfil advisory functions for social service organisations.

Also known as welfare consultant, social service planning consultant, social services expert, social planning consultant, community development consultant, social development consultant, social services consultant, social services planner, social services developer.

Professionals 27 skills on file 5 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: social security administrator, 53%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
social security administrator 53% covered social services policy officer 44% covered regional development policy o… 44% covered community development officer 43% covered cultural policy officer 39% covered social service consultant You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from social service consultant, each one a link to that move’s record. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a social service consultant already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Table 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

Possible, but expect real retraining rather than a sideways step.

Table 3

Table 3 · What the job itself asks for

A social service consultant needs 14 required skills and areas of knowledge. These 10 are the ones fewest other jobs share, so they say the most about the work.

Required skill Area
  • advise on provision of social services communication, collaboration and creativity
  • influence policy makers on social service issues communication, collaboration and creativity
  • evaluate social work program's impact information skills
  • monitor regulations in social services information skills
  • provide improvement strategies management skills
  • maintain relations with local representatives communication, collaboration and creativity
  • advise on legislative acts communication, collaboration and creativity
  • maintain relationships with government agencies communication, collaboration and creativity
  • government policy implementation social sciences, journalism and information
  • communicate with social service users communication, collaboration and creativity
Table 4

Table 4 · Jobs that lead here

The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what a social service consultant does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.

Index

Look up another occupation

Social service consultant is filed under Professionals, ISCO major group 2. The full index lists all ten groups.

Note

How these figures were compiled

Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of a social service consultant’s work. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.