A ROLE FOR YOU: social care
Social worker
What is the role?
Social workers make a difference to individuals and families by helping them live their lives more successfully.
There are a number of roles and all require a formal qualification.
What might it involve?
As a social worker, you’ll work with people to find solutions to their problems. This may be helping to protect vulnerable people from harm or abuse or supporting people to live independently. You may specialise in a particular client group.
Work can involve:
- Visiting clients wherever they are (which could be at home or in, for example, a care home, hospital, hostel or prison)
- Assessing clients’ needs
- Organising support
- Making referrals to other services and agencies
- Keeping detailed records
- Attending meetings
An important part of the work is building a professional relationship with the client so that you and the social worker and client can work together to make changes.
Who does this role suit?
Where next?
Social workers are needed in a variety of places across East Riding, from charities to residential and care homes and private houses.
Search for jobs using key words including social worker.