Table 1Transition record

social work assistanttocommunity health worker

A social work assistant already meets 60% of what the community health worker role asks for. The move turns on 3 required skills not yet in the profile.

From social work assistant

60%

Overlap1

To community health worker

15 Skills carried over

3 Required, not held

42.1 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 42.1

This move: 42.1 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the community health worker role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the social work assistant 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 community health worker role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a social work assistant 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 community education education
already held assist families in crisis situations assisting and caring
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 11 the community health worker role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 18 missing skills fall into 4 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, 8 supplementary

required, not held apply knowledge of human behaviour required
required, not held build community relations required

optional, not held advise on mental health optional
optional, not held advise on pregnancy optional
optional, not held advocate for social service users optional
optional, not held deliver group sessions on nutrition optional
optional, not held inform on the risks of substance and alcohol abuse optional
optional, not held promote health and safety policies in health services optional
optional, not held promote social change optional
optional, not held support individuals on nutrition changes optional

02 management skills 1 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held apply decision making within social work required

optional, not held identify the health benefits of nutritional changes optional
optional, not held manage health promotion activities optional
optional, not held address public health issues optional
optional, not held contribute to public health campaigns optional

03 assisting and caring 2 supplementary

optional, not held assist individuals with disabilities in community activities optional
optional, not held contribute to continuity of health care optional

04 information skills 1 supplementary

optional, not held perform health assessment autonomously optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a community health 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 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 community education knowledge
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 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 empower social service users skill
already held manage social crisis skill

15 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held advise on mental health optional
optional, not held advise on pregnancy optional
optional, not held advocate for social service users optional
optional, not held assist individuals with disabilities in community activities optional
optional, not held contribute to continuity of health care optional
optional, not held deliver group sessions on nutrition optional
optional, not held identify the health benefits of nutritional changes optional
optional, not held inform on the risks of substance and alcohol abuse optional
optional, not held manage health promotion activities optional
optional, not held perform health assessment autonomously optional
optional, not held promote health and safety policies in health services optional
optional, not held address public health issues optional
optional, not held contribute to public health campaigns optional
optional, not held promote social change optional
optional, not held support individuals on nutrition changes optional

37 held skills the community health worker role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role adolescent psychological development knowledge
not needed by the target role apply crisis intervention skill
not needed by the target role apply holistic approach within social services skill
not needed by the target role apply person-centred care skill
not needed by the target role apply problem solving in social service skill
not needed by the target role client-centred counselling knowledge
not needed by the target role communicate by telephone skill
not needed by the target role communicate professionally with colleagues in other fields skill
not needed by the target role communication knowledge
not needed by the target role comply with legislation related to health care skill
not needed by the target role conduct interview in social service 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 counselling methods knowledge
not needed by the target role crisis intervention knowledge
not needed by the target role develop professional identity in social work skill
not needed by the target role developmental psychology knowledge
not needed by the target role empower individuals, families and groups skill
not needed by the target role engage with offenders skill
not needed by the target role follow health and safety precautions in social care practices skill
not needed by the target role give constructive feedback skill
not needed by the target role health care system knowledge
not needed by the target role identify mental health issues skill
not needed by the target role listen actively skill
not needed by the target role manage ethical issues within social services skill
not needed by the target role meet standards of practice in social services skill
not needed by the target role plan schedule skill
not needed by the target role plan social service process skill
not needed by the target role prevent social problems skill
not needed by the target role promote inclusion skill
not needed by the target role promote service users' rights skill
not needed by the target role protect vulnerable social service users skill
not needed by the target role provide support to social services users skill
not needed by the target role social sciences knowledge
not needed by the target role social work theory knowledge
not needed by the target role use foreign languages in patient care skill
not needed by the target role work in a multicultural environment in health care skill

Index

Other moves recorded from social work assistant

Full index of moves from social work assistant

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.