Social work researcher to enterprise development worker
A social work researcher already meets 55% of what the enterprise development worker role asks for. The move turns on 28 required skills not yet in the profile.
61.2/ 100
1 How much of what an enterprise development worker is expected to do is already part of a social work researcher’s work. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs, because moving into a speciality is not the same problem as moving out of one. 2 Every skill the enterprise development worker role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
An enterprise development worker role treats 35 of its required skills as things a social work researcher already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- accept own accountability
- address problems critically
- advocate for social service users
- apply case management
- apply holistic approach within social services
- apply problem solving in social service
What stands in the way is 28 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 35 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. An enterprise development worker role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a social work researcher background worth leading with.
- already held apply case management communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held make legislation transparent for users of social services communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held negotiate with social service users communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held consider social impact of actions on service users management skills
- already held organise social work packages management skills
- already held develop professional identity in social work communication, collaboration and creativity
All 35 carried skills, including the 35 the enterprise development worker role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 29 missing skills fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered in the order worth working in. Areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the optional ones. Nothing here is a verdict on you: it is a list of what this particular job asks for that your current one does not.
- still to learn advise on social enterprise required
- still to learn apply crisis intervention required
- still to learn empower social service users required
- still to learn promote service users' rights required
- still to learn develop professional network required
- still to learn listen actively required
- still to learn negotiate with social service stakeholders required
- still to learn report on social development required
- still to learn work in a multicultural environment in health care required
- still to learn apply anti-oppressive practices required
- still to learn apply person-centred care required
- still to learn adhere to organisational guidelines required
- still to learn apply socially just working principles required
- still to learn manage ethical issues within social services required
- still to learn manage social crisis required
- still to learn provide social counselling required
- still to learn provide support to social services users required
- still to learn apply decision making within social work required
- still to learn demonstrate leadership in social service cases required
- still to learn tolerate stress required
- still to learn apply organisational techniques required
- still to learn involve service users and carers in care planning required
- still to learn manage stress in the work place required
- still to learn plan social service process required
- still to learn work within communities required
- still to learn company policies required
- still to learn social entreprise required
- still to learn maintain records of work with service users required
1 further area in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries an enterprise development worker role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 advise on social enterprise practise this
- 02 apply anti-oppressive practices practise this
- 03 apply crisis intervention practise this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 35 skills that carry over
- already held accept own accountability skill
- already held address problems critically skill
- already held advocate for social service users skill
- already held apply case management skill
- already held apply holistic approach within social services skill
- already held apply problem solving in social service skill
- 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 professionally with colleagues in other fields skill
- already held communicate with social service users skill
- already held conduct interview in social service skill
- already held consider social impact of actions on service users skill
- already held contribute to protecting individuals from harm skill
- already held cooperate at inter-professional level skill
- already held deliver social services in diverse cultural communities skill
- already held develop professional identity in social work skill
- already held follow health and safety precautions in social care practices skill
- already held have computer literacy skill
- already held legal requirements in the social sector knowledge
- already held make legislation transparent for users of social services skill
- already held meet standards of practice in social services skill
- already held negotiate with social service users skill
- already held organise social work packages skill
- already held prevent social problems skill
- already held promote inclusion skill
- already held promote social change skill
- already held protect vulnerable social service users skill
- already held refer social service users skill
- already held relate empathetically skill
- already held review social service plan skill
- already held social justice knowledge
- already held social sciences knowledge
- already held social work theory knowledge
- already held undertake continuous professional development in social work skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
- optional, not held business communication optional
1 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held business communication optional
35 held skills the enterprise development worker role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role action research knowledge
- not needed by the target role apply blended learning skill
- not needed by the target role apply for research funding skill
- not needed by the target role apply research ethics and scientific integrity principles in research activities skill
- not needed by the target role apply scientific methods skill
- not needed by the target role carry out social work research skill
- not needed by the target role communicate with a non-scientific audience skill
- not needed by the target role conduct qualitative research skill
- not needed by the target role conduct quantitative research skill
- not needed by the target role conduct research across disciplines skill
- not needed by the target role demonstrate disciplinary expertise skill
- not needed by the target role develop professional network with researchers and scientists skill
- not needed by the target role disseminate results to the scientific community skill
- not needed by the target role draft scientific or academic papers and technical documentation skill
- not needed by the target role evaluate research activities skill
- not needed by the target role integrate gender dimension in research skill
- not needed by the target role interact professionally in research and professional environments skill
- not needed by the target role manage open publications skill
- not needed by the target role manage personal professional development skill
- not needed by the target role manage research data skill
- not needed by the target role operate open source software skill
- not needed by the target role perform scientific research skill
- not needed by the target role plan research process skill
- not needed by the target role policy analysis knowledge
- not needed by the target role promote open innovation in research skill
- not needed by the target role promote the participation of citizens in scientific and research activities skill
- not needed by the target role promote the transfer of knowledge skill
- not needed by the target role publish academic research skill
- not needed by the target role research design knowledge
- not needed by the target role scientific research methodology knowledge
- not needed by the target role sociology knowledge
- not needed by the target role statistics knowledge
- not needed by the target role synthesise information skill
- not needed by the target role teach in academic or vocational contexts skill
- not needed by the target role write scientific publications skill
3 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- still to learn company policies required
- still to learn social entreprise required
- optional, not held business communication optional
Common questions about this move
Can a social work researcher become an enterprise development worker?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. A social work researcher already covers 55% of what an enterprise development worker is expected to do: 35 skills carry over, 35 of which the enterprise development worker role treats as required.
What skills does a social work researcher need to become an enterprise development worker?
28 required skills are missing, plus 1 optional ones. They fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by communication, collaboration and creativity. The single most important is advise on social enterprise.
How hard is the move from social work researcher to enterprise development worker?
Its learning distance is 61.2 out of 100, which is the substantial band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.
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.