Table 1Transition record

elderly home managertosocial services manager

A elderly home manager already meets 77% of what the social services manager role asks for. The move turns on 3 required skills not yet in the profile.

From elderly home manager

77%

Overlap1

To social services manager

70 Skills carried over

3 Required, not held

40.4 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 40.4

This move: 40.4 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the social services manager role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the elderly home manager 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 70 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A social services manager role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a elderly home manager background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held organise operations of residential care services management skills
already held communicate with others who are significant to service users communication, collaboration and creativity
already held organise facility activities management skills
already held strategies for handling cases of elder abuse health and welfare
already held tend to elderly people assisting and caring
already held provide safeguarding to individuals assisting and caring

All 70 carried skills, including the 53 the social services manager role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 44 missing skills fall into 8 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 management skills 2 required, 10 supplementary

required, not held manage a social work unit required
required, not held plan social service process required

optional, not held assess the development of youth optional
optional, not held manage administrative systems optional
optional, not held apply organisational techniques optional
optional, not held apply strategic thinking optional
optional, not held develop social security programmes optional
optional, not held ensure compliance with policies optional
optional, not held manage emergency procedures optional
optional, not held manage government policy implementation optional
optional, not held plan shifts of employees optional
optional, not held provide improvement strategies optional

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

required, not held adolescent psychological development required

optional, not held government policy implementation optional

03 communication, collaboration and creativity 15 supplementary

optional, not held conduct interview in social service optional
optional, not held maintain relations with local representatives optional
optional, not held advise on social security benefits optional
optional, not held apply conflict management optional
optional, not held build community relations optional
optional, not held communicate about youth's well-being optional
optional, not held communicate with youth optional
optional, not held develop professional network optional
optional, not held liaise with local authorities optional
optional, not held maintain relations with children's parents optional
optional, not held maintain relationships with government agencies optional
optional, not held present reports optional
optional, not held promote the safeguarding of young people optional
optional, not held protect client interests optional
optional, not held train employees optional

04 assisting and caring 9 supplementary

optional, not held contribute to the safeguarding of children optional
optional, not held ensure public safety and security optional
optional, not held manage health and safety optional
optional, not held meet standards of practice in social services optional
optional, not held handle children's problems optional
optional, not held implement care programmes for children optional
optional, not held respond to enquiries optional
optional, not held supervise children optional
optional, not held support children's wellbeing optional

05 business, administration and law 2 supplementary

optional, not held public housing legislation optional
optional, not held social security law optional

06 services 2 supplementary

optional, not held child protection optional
optional, not held health care system optional

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a social services manager 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 70 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held accept own accountability skill
already held adhere to organisational guidelines skill
already held advocate for others skill
already held advocate for social service users skill
already held analyse community needs skill
already held apply decision making within social work skill
already held apply holistic approach within social services skill
already held apply quality standards in social services skill
already held apply socially just working principles skill
already held assess social service users' situation skill
already held build business relationships skill
already held build helping relationship with social service users skill
already held carry out social work research skill
already held communicate professionally with colleagues in other fields skill
already held communicate with social service users skill
already held comply with legislation in social services skill
already held consider economic criteria in decision making skill
already held contribute to protecting individuals from harm skill
already held cooperate at inter-professional level skill
already held customer service knowledge
already held deliver social services in diverse cultural communities skill
already held demonstrate leadership in social service cases skill
already held evaluate staff performance in social work skill
already held follow health and safety precautions in social care practices skill
already held implement marketing strategies skill
already held influence policy makers on social service issues skill
already held involve service users and carers in care planning skill
already held legal requirements in the social sector knowledge
already held listen actively skill
already held maintain records of work with service users skill
already held manage budgets for social services programs skill
already held manage ethical issues within social services skill
already held manage fundraising activities skill
already held manage government funding skill
already held manage social crisis skill
already held manage staff skill
already held manage stress in the work place skill
already held monitor regulations in social services skill
already held perform public relations skill
already held prevent social problems skill
already held promote inclusion skill
already held promote social awareness skill
already held promote social change skill
already held provide safeguarding to individuals skill
already held relate empathetically skill
already held report on social development skill
already held review social service plan skill
already held set organisational policies skill
already held show intercultural awareness skill
already held social sciences knowledge
already held strategies for handling cases of elder abuse knowledge
already held use person-centred planning skill
already held work within communities skill
already held apply person-centred care skill
already held budgetary principles knowledge
already held communicate with others who are significant to service users skill
already held coordinate care skill
already held disability care knowledge
already held financial management knowledge
already held government social security programmes knowledge
already held manage budgets skill
already held manage health and safety standards skill
already held older adults' needs knowledge
already held organisational policies knowledge
already held organise facility activities skill
already held organise operations of residential care services skill
already held oversee quality control skill
already held personnel management knowledge
already held support social service users in skills management skill
already held tend to elderly people skill

The 2 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 education 1 supplementary

optional, not held pedagogy optional

08 health and welfare 1 supplementary

optional, not held impact of social contexts on health optional

41 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held assess the development of youth optional
optional, not held conduct interview in social service optional
optional, not held contribute to the safeguarding of children optional
optional, not held ensure public safety and security optional
optional, not held maintain relations with local representatives optional
optional, not held manage administrative systems optional
optional, not held manage health and safety optional
optional, not held meet standards of practice in social services optional
optional, not held advise on social security benefits optional
optional, not held apply conflict management optional
optional, not held apply organisational techniques optional
optional, not held apply strategic thinking optional
optional, not held build community relations optional
optional, not held child protection optional
optional, not held communicate about youth's well-being optional
optional, not held communicate with youth optional
optional, not held develop professional network optional
optional, not held develop social security programmes optional
optional, not held ensure compliance with policies optional
optional, not held government policy implementation optional
optional, not held handle children's problems optional
optional, not held health care system optional
optional, not held impact of social contexts on health optional
optional, not held implement care programmes for children optional
optional, not held liaise with local authorities optional
optional, not held maintain relations with children's parents optional
optional, not held maintain relationships with government agencies optional
optional, not held manage emergency procedures optional
optional, not held manage government policy implementation optional
optional, not held pedagogy optional
optional, not held plan shifts of employees optional
optional, not held present reports optional
optional, not held promote the safeguarding of young people optional
optional, not held protect client interests optional
optional, not held provide improvement strategies optional
optional, not held public housing legislation optional
optional, not held respond to enquiries optional
optional, not held social security law optional
optional, not held supervise children optional
optional, not held support children's wellbeing optional

1 further entry not listed here

23 held skills the social services manager role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role address problems critically skill
not needed by the target role apply change management skill
not needed by the target role assist social service users with physical disabilities skill
not needed by the target role business management principles knowledge
not needed by the target role communication principles knowledge
not needed by the target role company policies knowledge
not needed by the target role establish daily priorities skill
not needed by the target role evaluate older adults' ability to take care of themselves skill
not needed by the target role evaluate social work program's impact skill
not needed by the target role geriatrics knowledge
not needed by the target role healthcare administration knowledge
not needed by the target role liaise with colleagues skill
not needed by the target role maintain the trust of service users skill
not needed by the target role manage accounts skill
not needed by the target role palliative care knowledge
not needed by the target role perform risk analysis skill
not needed by the target role plan allocation of space skill
not needed by the target role psychology knowledge
not needed by the target role recruit personnel skill
not needed by the target role represent the organisation skill
not needed by the target role social justice knowledge
not needed by the target role undertake continuous professional development in social work skill
not needed by the target role work in a multicultural environment in health care skill

8 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 adolescent psychological development required
optional, not held child protection optional
optional, not held government policy implementation optional
optional, not held health care system optional
optional, not held impact of social contexts on health optional
optional, not held pedagogy optional
optional, not held public housing legislation optional
optional, not held social security law optional

Index

Other moves recorded from elderly home manager

Full index of moves from elderly home manager

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.