Table 1Transition record

community health workertofamily support worker

A community health worker already meets 25% of what the family support worker role asks for. The move turns on 46 required skills not yet in the profile.

From community health worker

25%

Overlap1

To family support worker

16 Skills carried over

46 Required, not held

83.6 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 83.6

This move: 83.6 of 100 · career change

1 Share of the family support worker role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the community health worker profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 16 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A family support worker role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a community health worker background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held assist families in crisis situations assisting and caring
already held assist individuals with disabilities in community activities assisting and caring
already held apply decision making within social work management skills
already held review social service plan information skills
already held advocate for social service users communication, collaboration and creativity
already held provide social counselling assisting and caring

All 16 carried skills, including the 16 the family support worker role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 51 missing skills fall into 6 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.

Skill to acquire Tier

01 assisting and caring 19 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held apply person-centred care required
required, not held assist social service users in formulating complaints required
required, not held contribute to protecting individuals from harm required
required, not held encourage social service users to preserve their independence in their daily activities required
required, not held follow health and safety precautions in social care practices required
required, not held meet standards of practice in social services required
required, not held prevent social problems required
required, not held protect vulnerable social service users required
required, not held refer service users to community resources required
required, not held support service users in developing skills required
required, not held support service users to use technological aids required
required, not held support social service users with specific communication needs required
required, not held adhere to organisational guidelines required
required, not held apply socially just working principles required
required, not held assist social service users with physical disabilities required
required, not held comply with legislation in social services required
required, not held maintain privacy of service users required
required, not held promote inclusion required
required, not held support harmed social service users required

optional, not held support children's wellbeing optional

02 communication, collaboration and creativity 12 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held accept own accountability required
required, not held apply problem solving in social service required
required, not held conduct interview in social service required
required, not held promote service users' rights required
required, not held support social service users' positiveness required
required, not held communicate professionally with colleagues in other fields required
required, not held listen actively required
required, not held maintain the trust of service users required
required, not held report on social development required
required, not held support social service users in skills management required
required, not held support social service users to manage their financial affairs required
required, not held work in a multicultural environment in health care required

optional, not held promote the safeguarding of young people optional
optional, not held support the positiveness of youths optional

03 management skills 6 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held demonstrate leadership in social service cases required
required, not held tolerate stress required
required, not held apply organisational techniques required
required, not held involve service users and carers in care planning required
required, not held manage stress in the work place required
required, not held work within communities required

optional, not held assess the development of youth optional

04 information skills 4 required

required, not held apply holistic approach within social services required
required, not held monitor service users' health required
required, not held undertake risk assessment of social service users required
required, not held undertake continuous professional development in social work required

05 business, administration and law 3 required

required, not held company policies required
required, not held customer service required
required, not held family law required

06 social sciences, journalism and information 2 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held social justice required
required, not held social sciences required

optional, not held adolescent psychological development optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a family support worker role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 16 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held advocate for social service users skill
already held apply decision making within social work skill
already held apply quality standards in social services skill
already held assess social service users' situation skill
already held assist families in crisis situations skill
already held assist individuals with disabilities in community activities skill
already held build helping relationship with social service users skill
already held communicate with social service users skill
already held deliver social services in diverse cultural communities skill
already held legal requirements in the social sector knowledge
already held maintain records of work with service users skill
already held manage social crisis skill
already held promote social change skill
already held provide social counselling skill
already held relate empathetically skill
already held review social service plan skill

5 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held assess the development of youth optional
optional, not held adolescent psychological development optional
optional, not held promote the safeguarding of young people optional
optional, not held support children's wellbeing optional
optional, not held support the positiveness of youths optional

17 held skills the family support worker role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role address public health issues skill
not needed by the target role advise on mental health skill
not needed by the target role advise on pregnancy skill
not needed by the target role apply knowledge of human behaviour skill
not needed by the target role assess clients' drug and alcohol addictions skill
not needed by the target role build community relations skill
not needed by the target role community education knowledge
not needed by the target role contribute to continuity of health care skill
not needed by the target role contribute to public health campaigns skill
not needed by the target role deliver group sessions on nutrition skill
not needed by the target role empower social service users skill
not needed by the target role identify the health benefits of nutritional changes skill
not needed by the target role inform on the risks of substance and alcohol abuse skill
not needed by the target role manage health promotion activities skill
not needed by the target role perform health assessment autonomously skill
not needed by the target role promote health and safety policies in health services skill
not needed by the target role support individuals on nutrition changes skill

6 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

Skill to acquire Tier

required, not held company policies required
required, not held customer service required
required, not held family law required
required, not held social justice required
required, not held social sciences required
optional, not held adolescent psychological development optional

Index

Other moves recorded from community health worker

Full index of moves from community health worker

Note

How this record was compiled

Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.