Table 1Transition record

community health workertosocial work assistant

A community health worker already meets 35% of what the social work assistant role asks for. The move turns on 14 required skills not yet in the profile.

From community health worker

35%

Overlap1

To social work assistant

15 Skills carried over

14 Required, not held

70.7 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 70.7

This move: 70.7 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the social work assistant 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 15 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A social work assistant 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 assess clients' drug and alcohol addictions communication, collaboration and creativity
already held assist families in crisis situations assisting and caring
already held community education education
already held empower social service users communication, collaboration and creativity
already held review social service plan information skills
already held provide social counselling assisting and caring

All 15 carried skills, including the 10 the social work assistant role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 37 missing skills fall into 9 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 8 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held apply person-centred care required
required, not held contribute to protecting individuals from harm 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 manage ethical issues within social services required
required, not held provide support to social services users required

optional, not held engage with offenders optional
optional, not held comply with legislation related to health care optional
optional, not held promote inclusion optional

02 communication, collaboration and creativity 5 required, 7 supplementary

required, not held apply problem solving in social service required
required, not held promote service users' rights required
required, not held communicate professionally with colleagues in other fields required
required, not held listen actively required
required, not held work in a multicultural environment in health care required

optional, not held apply crisis intervention optional
optional, not held conduct interview in social service optional
optional, not held develop professional identity in social work optional
optional, not held empower individuals, families and groups optional
optional, not held communicate by telephone optional
optional, not held give constructive feedback optional
optional, not held use foreign languages in patient care optional

03 management skills 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held plan social service process required

optional, not held plan schedule optional

04 health and welfare 4 supplementary

optional, not held client-centred counselling optional
optional, not held counselling methods optional
optional, not held crisis intervention optional
optional, not held social work theory optional

05 social sciences, journalism and information 3 supplementary

optional, not held adolescent psychological development optional
optional, not held developmental psychology optional
optional, not held social sciences optional

06 information skills 2 supplementary

optional, not held apply holistic approach within social services optional
optional, not held identify mental health issues optional

3 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a social work assistant 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 15 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held apply quality standards in social services skill
already held assess social service users' situation 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 maintain records of work with service users skill
already held manage social crisis skill
already held provide social counselling skill
already held relate empathetically skill
already held review social service plan skill
already held assess clients' drug and alcohol addictions skill
already held assist families in crisis situations skill
already held community education knowledge
already held empower social service users skill
already held legal requirements in the social sector knowledge

The 3 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 business, administration and law 1 supplementary

optional, not held consultation optional

08 generic programmes and qualifications 1 supplementary

optional, not held communication optional

09 services 1 supplementary

optional, not held health care system optional

23 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held apply crisis intervention optional
optional, not held apply holistic approach within social services optional
optional, not held client-centred counselling optional
optional, not held conduct interview in social service optional
optional, not held develop professional identity in social work optional
optional, not held empower individuals, families and groups optional
optional, not held engage with offenders optional
optional, not held identify mental health issues optional
optional, not held adolescent psychological development optional
optional, not held communicate by telephone optional
optional, not held communication optional
optional, not held comply with legislation related to health care optional
optional, not held consultation optional
optional, not held counselling methods optional
optional, not held crisis intervention optional
optional, not held developmental psychology optional
optional, not held give constructive feedback optional
optional, not held health care system optional
optional, not held plan schedule optional
optional, not held promote inclusion optional
optional, not held social sciences optional
optional, not held social work theory optional
optional, not held use foreign languages in patient care optional

18 held skills the social work assistant 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 advocate for social service users skill
not needed by the target role apply decision making within social work skill
not needed by the target role apply knowledge of human behaviour skill
not needed by the target role assist individuals with disabilities in community activities skill
not needed by the target role build community relations skill
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 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 promote social change skill
not needed by the target role support individuals on nutrition changes skill

10 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

optional, not held client-centred counselling optional
optional, not held adolescent psychological development optional
optional, not held communication optional
optional, not held consultation optional
optional, not held counselling methods optional
optional, not held crisis intervention optional
optional, not held developmental psychology optional
optional, not held health care system optional
optional, not held social sciences optional
optional, not held social work theory 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.