Profession legal guardian

Legal guardians legally assist and support minor children, mentally disabled persons or incapacitated older adults in their personal life. They can manage their property, help with daily financial administration and assist with the ward's medical or social needs.

Personality Type

• Conventional / Social

Knowledge

• First aid

  The emergency treatment given to a sick or injured person in the case of circulatory and/or respiratory failure, unconsciousness, wounds, bleeding, shock or poisoning.

• Personal development

  The techniques and methods used to improve awareness and identity and develop talents and potential in human beings.

• Family law

  The legal rules that govern family-related disputes between individuals such as marriages, child adoption, civil unions, etc.

• Legal requirements in the social sector

  The prescribed legislative and regulatory requirements in the social sector.

Skills

• Advocate for social service users

  Speak for and on behalf of service users, using communicative skills and knowledge of relevant fields to assist those less advantaged.

• Maintain the trust of service users

  Establish and maintain the trust and confidence of the client, communicating in an appropriate, open, accurate and straightforward way and being honest and reliable.

• Provide first aid

  Administer cardiopulmonary resuscitation or first aid in order to provide help to a sick or injured person until they receive more complete medical treatment.

• Give advice on personal matters

  Advise people on love and marriage issues, business and job opportunities, health or other personal aspects.

• Assist with personal administration issues

  Assist individuals with administration activities such as shopping, banking or paying bills.

• Apply person-centred care

  Treat individuals as partners in planning, developing and assessing care, to make sure it is appropriate for their needs. Put them and their caregivers at the heart of all decisions.

• Contribute to protecting individuals from harm

  Use established processes and procedures to challenge and report dangerous, abusive, discriminatory or exploitative behaviour and practice, bringing any such behaviour to the attention of the employer or the appropriate authority.

• Listen actively

  Give attention to what other people say, patiently understand points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times; able to listen carefully the needs of customers, clients, passengers, service users or others, and provide solutions accordingly.

Optional knowledge and skills

Source: Sisyphus ODB