Table 1Transition record

social counsellortoresidential childcare worker

A social counsellor already meets 46% of what the residential childcare worker role asks for. The move turns on 36 required skills not yet in the profile.

From social counsellor

46%

Overlap1

To residential childcare worker

31 Skills carried over

36 Required, not held

69.6 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 69.6

This move: 69.6 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the residential childcare worker role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the social counsellor 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 31 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A residential childcare worker role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a social counsellor background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held determine child welfare assisting and caring
already held social development health and welfare
already held maintain the trust of service users communication, collaboration and creativity
already held support traumatised children assisting and caring
already held adolescent psychological development social sciences, journalism and information
already held promote the safeguarding of young people communication, collaboration and creativity

All 31 carried skills, including the 31 the residential childcare worker role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 36 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 assisting and caring 18 required

required, not held apply person-centred care required
required, not held assist individuals with disabilities in community activities 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 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 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 support children's wellbeing required
required, not held support harmed social service users required

02 communication, collaboration and creativity 7 required

required, not held advocate for social service users 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 support social service users in skills management required
required, not held work in a multicultural environment in health care required

03 management skills 5 required

required, not held apply decision making within social work 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 work within communities required

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 review social service plan required
required, not held undertake risk assessment of social service users required

05 business, administration and law 2 required

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

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a residential childcare 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 31 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held accept own accountability skill
already held adolescent psychological development knowledge
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 assess the development of youth skill
already held build helping relationship with social service users skill
already held communicate professionally with colleagues in other fields skill
already held communicate with social service users skill
already held deliver social services in diverse cultural communities skill
already held demonstrate leadership in social service cases skill
already held determine child welfare skill
already held follow health and safety precautions in social care practices 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 maintain the trust of service users skill
already held manage social crisis skill
already held manage stress in the work place skill
already held promote inclusion skill
already held promote social change skill
already held promote the safeguarding of young people skill
already held provide social counselling skill
already held relate empathetically skill
already held report on social development skill
already held social development knowledge
already held social justice knowledge
already held social sciences knowledge
already held support the positiveness of youths skill
already held support traumatised children skill
already held undertake continuous professional development in social work skill

0 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

64 held skills the residential childcare worker role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role accounting techniques knowledge
not needed by the target role address gender-related issues in family planning counselling skill
not needed by the target role administer appointments skill
not needed by the target role advise on family planning 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 anger management knowledge
not needed by the target role apply foreign languages in social services skill
not needed by the target role assess clients' drug and alcohol addictions skill
not needed by the target role behavioural therapy knowledge
not needed by the target role carry out psychiatric assessment of child skill
not needed by the target role client-centred counselling knowledge
not needed by the target role clinical social work knowledge
not needed by the target role cognitive behavioural therapy knowledge
not needed by the target role communicate by use of interpretation services skill
not needed by the target role communicate with youth skill
not needed by the target role cooperate at inter-professional level skill
not needed by the target role cooperate with professionals skill
not needed by the target role counsel patient on family concerns skill
not needed by the target role counselling methods knowledge
not needed by the target role dependency on drugs knowledge
not needed by the target role develop patient treatment strategies skill
not needed by the target role empower individuals, families and groups skill
not needed by the target role encourage counselled clients to examine themselves skill
not needed by the target role facilitate the healing process related to sexual assault skill
not needed by the target role family therapy knowledge
not needed by the target role have emotional intelligence skill
not needed by the target role help clients cope with grief skill
not needed by the target role help clients make decisions during counselling sessions skill
not needed by the target role human psychological development knowledge
not needed by the target role identify mental health issues skill
not needed by the target role inform on the risks of substance and alcohol abuse skill
not needed by the target role maintain a non-emotional involvement skill
not needed by the target role movement techniques knowledge
not needed by the target role organise relapse prevention skill
not needed by the target role peer group methods knowledge
not needed by the target role perform therapy sessions skill
not needed by the target role pharmacology knowledge
not needed by the target role plan youth activities skill
not needed by the target role practice gestalt therapy skill

24 further entries not listed here

2 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

Index

Other moves recorded from social counsellor

Full index of moves from social counsellor

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.