Table 1Transition record

education welfare officertolearning mentor

A education welfare officer already meets 71% of what the learning mentor role asks for. The move turns on 4 required skills not yet in the profile.

From education welfare officer

71%

Overlap1

To learning mentor

26 Skills carried over

4 Required, not held

31.7 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 31.7

This move: 31.7 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the learning mentor role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the education welfare officer 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 26 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A learning mentor role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a education welfare officer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held school psychology social sciences, journalism and information
already held counsel students communication, collaboration and creativity
already held developmental psychology social sciences, journalism and information
already held learning needs analysis education
already held show consideration for student's situation communication, collaboration and creativity
already held primary school procedures education

All 26 carried skills, including the 13 the learning mentor role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 13 missing skills fall into 5 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 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held adapt teaching to student's capabilities required
required, not held assist students in their learning required

optional, not held provide teacher support optional

02 management skills 1 required, 5 supplementary

required, not held encourage students to acknowledge their achievements required

optional, not held assist students with their enrolment optional
optional, not held manage resources for educational purposes optional
optional, not held construct individual learning plans optional
optional, not held identify education needs optional
optional, not held organise projects to fill education needs optional

03 social sciences, journalism and information 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held communication disorders required

optional, not held psychology optional

04 education 1 supplementary

optional, not held action research optional

05 health and welfare 1 supplementary

optional, not held social development optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a learning mentor 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 26 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held behavioural disorders knowledge
already held communicate with youth skill
already held consult student's support system skill
already held counsel students skill
already held learning difficulties knowledge
already held learning needs analysis knowledge
already held liaise with educational staff skill
already held liaise with educational support staff skill
already held listen actively skill
already held monitor student's behaviour skill
already held oversee extra-curricular activities skill
already held show consideration for student's situation skill
already held support children's wellbeing skill
already held apply person-centred care skill
already held assist in the organisation of school events skill
already held cooperate with education professionals skill
already held counselling methods knowledge
already held developmental psychology knowledge
already held education law knowledge
already held guarantee students' safety skill
already held perform playground surveillance skill
already held primary school procedures knowledge
already held promote the safeguarding of young people skill
already held school psychology knowledge
already held secondary school procedures knowledge
already held support the positiveness of youths skill

9 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held assist students with their enrolment optional
optional, not held manage resources for educational purposes optional
optional, not held social development optional
optional, not held action research optional
optional, not held construct individual learning plans optional
optional, not held identify education needs optional
optional, not held organise projects to fill education needs optional
optional, not held provide teacher support optional
optional, not held psychology optional

70 held skills the learning mentor role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role accept own accountability skill
not needed by the target role address problems critically skill
not needed by the target role adhere to organisational guidelines skill
not needed by the target role adolescent psychological development knowledge
not needed by the target role advocate for social service users skill
not needed by the target role apply anti-oppressive practices skill
not needed by the target role apply case management skill
not needed by the target role apply crisis intervention skill
not needed by the target role apply decision making within social work skill
not needed by the target role apply holistic approach within social services skill
not needed by the target role apply organisational techniques skill
not needed by the target role apply problem solving in social service skill
not needed by the target role apply quality standards in social services skill
not needed by the target role apply socially just working principles skill
not needed by the target role assess social service users' situation skill
not needed by the target role assess the development of youth skill
not needed by the target role assist children with special needs in education settings skill
not needed by the target role build helping relationship with social service users skill
not needed by the target role communicate professionally with colleagues in other fields skill
not needed by the target role communicate with social service users skill
not needed by the target role company policies knowledge
not needed by the target role conduct interview in social service skill
not needed by the target role consider social impact of actions on service users skill
not needed by the target role consultation knowledge
not needed by the target role contribute to protecting individuals from harm skill
not needed by the target role cooperate at inter-professional level skill
not needed by the target role crisis intervention knowledge
not needed by the target role deliver social services in diverse cultural communities skill
not needed by the target role demonstrate leadership in social service cases skill
not needed by the target role develop professional identity in social work skill
not needed by the target role develop professional network skill
not needed by the target role empower social service users skill
not needed by the target role follow health and safety precautions in social care practices skill
not needed by the target role have computer literacy skill
not needed by the target role involve service users and carers in care planning skill
not needed by the target role legal requirements in the social sector knowledge
not needed by the target role maintain records of work with service users skill
not needed by the target role make legislation transparent for users of social services skill
not needed by the target role manage ethical issues within social services skill
not needed by the target role manage social crisis skill

30 further entries not listed here

4 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 communication disorders required
optional, not held social development optional
optional, not held action research optional
optional, not held psychology optional

Index

Other moves recorded from education welfare officer

Full index of moves from education welfare officer

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.