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Overview
Adult community care worker work is about assessing adults with physical impairments or recovery needs, planning support and helping people live safely and more independently at home and in the community.
In job descriptions, look for care planning, social counselling, risk assessment, service user health, community activities, disability support, safeguarding, interviews, quality standards and cooperation with carers.
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Open in Job ExplorerWhat the work can involve
Adult community care workers assess support needs and coordinate care for adults with physical impairments or recovery needs. The work can include interviews, care planning, risk assessment, contact with carers and follow-up on health, safety and independence.
Skills and specializations
Important skills include social counselling, involving service users and carers in care planning, protecting vulnerable people, supporting community activities, applying quality standards and monitoring service users’ health.
Salary context
Salary comparison should consider caseload, assessment responsibility, safeguarding duties, community work, documentation, family contact and whether the post includes care management or mainly direct support.
Career paths
Development can move toward senior care coordination, safeguarding support, quality work, team supervision, disability support specialization or broader social service assessment roles.
Good to know
Read vacancies for user group, assessment duties, home visits, care planning, risk work and cooperation with carers. Check whether interviews, health monitoring, community activities or quality standards are included.
Editorial note
This guide provides editorial occupation context. It is not official labour-market statistics or salary data for this exact occupation.
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O*NET relationships
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O*NET relationships: 2
Home Health Aides
31-1121.00
O*NET occupation is broader
The O*NET occupation covers a broader field of work than this ESCO occupation.
Open in O*NETCommunity Health Workers
21-1094.00
O*NET occupation is broader
The O*NET occupation covers a broader field of work than this ESCO occupation.
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Alternative labels
Occupation group
social care worker (3412.4)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/c6239b9e-5973-4b0a-a2ed-4c4b41331e04 |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 3412.4.1 |
| ISCO group | 3412 |
| Concept type | Occupation |