Profession social service consultant

Social service consultants aid in the development of policy and procedure for social service programs. They research social service programs and identify areas for improvement, as well as aid in the development of new programs. They fulfil advisory functions for social service organisations.

Personality Type

• Enterprising / Conventional

Knowledge

• Government policy implementation

  The procedures related to the application of government policies at all levels of public administration.

• Legal requirements in the social sector

  The prescribed legislative and regulatory requirements in the social sector.

• Social justice

  The development and principles of human rights and social justice and the way they should be applied on a case by case basis.

Skills

• Advise on legislative acts

  Advise officials in a legislature on the propositioning of new bills and the consideration of items of legislation.

• Advise on social service process

  Advise social service organisations on the development and implementation of plans for the provision of social services, determining the objectives, and managing resources and facilities.

• Provide improvement strategies

  Identify root causes of problems and submit proposals for effective and long-term solutions.

• Evaluate social work program's impact

  Gather data to allow the assessment of the impact of a program on a community.

• Communicate with social service users

  Use verbal, non-verbal, written, and electronic communication. Pay attention to the specific social service users' needs, characteristics, abilities, preferences, age, developmental stage, and culture.

• Influence policy makers on social service issues

  Inform and advise policy makers by explaining and interpreting the needs of the citizens to enhance social service programs and policies.

• Maintain relations with local representatives

  Maintain good relations with representatives of the local scientific, economic and civil society.

• Maintain relationships with government agencies

  Establish and maintain cordial working relationships with peers in different governmental agencies.

• Report on social development

  Report results and conclusions on society's social development in an intelligible way, presenting these orally and in written form to a range of audiences from non-experts to experts.

• Monitor regulations in social services

  Monitor and analyse regulations, policies and changes in these regulations in order to assess how they impact social work and services.

• Liaise with local authorities

  Maintain the liaison and exchange of information with regional or local authorities.

Optional knowledge and skills

Source: Sisyphus ODB