Table 1Transition record

benefits advice workertosocial worker

A benefits advice worker already meets 71% of what the social worker role asks for. Every required skill of the target role is already in the profile.

From benefits advice worker

71%

Overlap1

To social worker

57 Skills carried over

0 Required, not held

48.8 Difficulty2

Career overlap Strong match

71%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

48.8/ 100

Easy adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change Hard

1 Share of the social worker role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the benefits advice worker 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.

Why

Why this move works

A social worker role treats 53 of its required skills as things a benefits advice worker already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

accept own accountability
advocate for social service users
apply anti-oppressive practices
apply case management
apply crisis intervention
apply decision making within social work

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 57 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A social worker role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a benefits advice worker background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held work for public inclusion assisting and caring
already held support social service users to manage their financial affairs communication, collaboration and creativity
already held advise on social security benefits communication, collaboration and creativity
already held determine child welfare assisting and caring
already held social security law business, administration and law
already held apply anti-oppressive practices assisting and caring

All 57 carried skills, including the 53 the social worker role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 64 missing skills fall into 10 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 20 supplementary

optional, not held empower individuals, families and groups optional
optional, not held support social service users at the end of life optional
optional, not held work in multidisciplinary health teams optional
optional, not held work with social service users in a group optional
optional, not held advise on 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 counsel students optional
optional, not held establish collaborative relations optional
optional, not held present reports optional
optional, not held promote the safeguarding of young people optional
optional, not held promote youth work in the local community optional
optional, not held provide community development services optional
optional, not held provide immigration advice optional
optional, not held raise awareness on local community's priorities optional
optional, not held support social service users to live at home optional
optional, not held support volunteers optional
optional, not held teach principles of social work optional
optional, not held write work-related reports optional

02 assisting and caring 13 supplementary

optional, not held assist children with special needs in education settings optional
optional, not held assist families in crisis situations optional
optional, not held assist the homeless optional
optional, not held engage with offenders optional
optional, not held perform street interventions in social work optional
optional, not held provide domestic care optional
optional, not held support traumatised children optional
optional, not held work on the effects of abuse optional
optional, not held provide victim assistance optional
optional, not held support children's wellbeing optional
optional, not held support juvenile victims optional
optional, not held support migrants to integrate in the receiving country optional
optional, not held support victims of human rights violations optional

03 health and welfare 11 supplementary

optional, not held clinical social work optional
optional, not held disability care optional
optional, not held social mediation optional
optional, not held counselling methods optional
optional, not held crisis intervention optional
optional, not held dependency on drugs optional
optional, not held disability types optional
optional, not held migration optional
optional, not held older adults' needs optional
optional, not held rehabilitation optional
optional, not held social pedagogy optional

04 management skills 7 supplementary

optional, not held assess social work students optional
optional, not held assess the development of youth optional
optional, not held manage a social work unit optional
optional, not held manage volunteers optional
optional, not held plan youth activities optional
optional, not held promote mental health optional
optional, not held supervise students in social services optional

05 business, administration and law 3 supplementary

optional, not held consultation optional
optional, not held court procedures optional
optional, not held family law optional

06 education 3 supplementary

optional, not held assessment processes optional
optional, not held pedagogy optional
optional, not held special needs education optional

4 further areas in the appendix

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 57 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held accept own accountability skill
already held advocate for social service users skill
already held apply anti-oppressive practices skill
already held apply case management skill
already held apply crisis intervention skill
already held apply decision making within social work skill
already held apply holistic approach within social services skill
already held apply person-centred care skill
already held apply problem solving in social service 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 helping relationship with social service users 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 demonstrate leadership in social service cases skill
already held determine child welfare skill
already held develop professional identity in social work skill
already held empower social service users skill
already held follow health and safety precautions in social care practices skill
already held have computer literacy skill
already held involve service users and carers in care planning skill
already held legal requirements in the social sector knowledge
already held maintain records of work with service users skill
already held make legislation transparent for users of social services skill
already held manage ethical issues within social services skill
already held manage social crisis skill
already held meet standards of practice in social services skill
already held negotiate with social service stakeholders skill
already held negotiate with social service users skill
already held organise social work packages skill
already held plan social service process skill
already held prevent social problems skill
already held promote inclusion skill
already held promote service users' rights skill
already held promote social change skill
already held protect vulnerable social service users skill
already held provide social counselling skill
already held provide support to social services users skill
already held refer social service users skill
already held relate empathetically skill
already held report on social development 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 tolerate stress skill
already held undertake continuous professional development in social work skill
already held work within communities skill
already held advise on social security benefits skill
already held social security law knowledge
already held support social service users to manage their financial affairs skill
already held work for public inclusion skill

The 4 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 generic programmes and qualifications 3 supplementary

optional, not held communication optional
optional, not held personal development optional
optional, not held teamwork principles optional

08 information skills 2 supplementary

optional, not held carry out social work research optional
optional, not held identify mental health issues optional

09 services 1 supplementary

optional, not held child protection optional

10 social sciences, journalism and information 1 supplementary

optional, not held strategies for handling cases of sexual assault optional

64 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held assess social work students optional
optional, not held assess the development of youth optional
optional, not held assist children with special needs in education settings optional
optional, not held assist families in crisis situations optional
optional, not held assist the homeless optional
optional, not held carry out social work research optional
optional, not held clinical social work optional
optional, not held disability care optional
optional, not held empower individuals, families and groups optional
optional, not held engage with offenders optional
optional, not held identify mental health issues optional
optional, not held manage a social work unit optional
optional, not held manage volunteers optional
optional, not held perform street interventions in social work optional
optional, not held plan youth activities optional
optional, not held promote mental health optional
optional, not held provide domestic care optional
optional, not held social mediation optional
optional, not held strategies for handling cases of sexual assault optional
optional, not held supervise students in social services optional
optional, not held support social service users at the end of life optional
optional, not held support traumatised children optional
optional, not held work in multidisciplinary health teams optional
optional, not held work on the effects of abuse optional
optional, not held work with social service users in a group optional
optional, not held advise on conflict management optional
optional, not held assessment processes 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 communication optional
optional, not held consultation optional
optional, not held counsel students optional
optional, not held counselling methods optional
optional, not held court procedures optional
optional, not held crisis intervention optional
optional, not held dependency on drugs optional
optional, not held disability types optional
optional, not held establish collaborative relations optional

24 further entries not listed here

12 held skills the social worker role does not ask for

Skill Type

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 apply organisational techniques skill
not needed by the target role communicate professionally with colleagues in other fields skill
not needed by the target role company policies knowledge
not needed by the target role develop professional network skill
not needed by the target role develop social security programmes skill
not needed by the target role government social security programmes knowledge
not needed by the target role listen actively skill
not needed by the target role manage stress in the work place skill
not needed by the target role promote social security programmes skill
not needed by the target role work in a multicultural environment in health care skill

22 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

optional, not held clinical social work optional
optional, not held disability care optional
optional, not held social mediation optional
optional, not held strategies for handling cases of sexual assault optional
optional, not held assessment processes optional
optional, not held child protection optional
optional, not held communication optional
optional, not held consultation optional
optional, not held counselling methods optional
optional, not held court procedures optional
optional, not held crisis intervention optional
optional, not held dependency on drugs optional
optional, not held disability types optional
optional, not held family law optional
optional, not held migration optional
optional, not held older adults' needs optional
optional, not held pedagogy optional
optional, not held personal development optional
optional, not held rehabilitation optional
optional, not held social pedagogy optional
optional, not held special needs education optional
optional, not held teamwork principles optional

Index

Other moves recorded from benefits advice worker

Full index of moves from benefits advice worker

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.