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Employment support workers help people who have difficulty finding work, including long-term unemployed people, through CV preparation, job-search guidance, employer contact and interview preparation.
In job descriptions, look for employment guidance, social counselling, job market offers, interviews, case management, service-user support, employer contact, problem solving and work with diverse communities.
Employment support worker work is practical guidance for people who struggle to enter or return to work. The day can involve CV preparation, job-search planning, identifying openings, contacting employers, interview preparation and social support around barriers to employment.
Useful skill signals include job market offers, social counselling, interviews in social services, case management and problem solving with service users. Specialization can focus on long-term unemployment, employer outreach, supported job search, interview coaching or work with culturally diverse communities.
Pay expectations depend on caseload, employer-contact responsibility, autonomy in support planning and whether the role handles complex social barriers alongside job-search tasks. Compare adverts by interview work, documentation, targets, cooperation with employers and responsibility for follow-up after placement.
Career development may move toward senior employment guidance, employer partnership work, programme coordination, coaching of other advisers or specialist support for people far from the labour market. A credible path keeps the link between job-search practice and social-service support.
A clear vacancy should say who receives support and what job-search tasks are owned. Look for CVs, job openings, employer contact, interview preparation, social counselling, follow-up after applications and how progress is documented. It should also show whether the role is mainly coaching, administrative follow-up or employer-facing support.
This guide is editorial career context. It is not official labour-market statistics or role-specific salary data.
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social worker (2635.3)
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/c60ede09-b67b-4173-8991-b9b694149488 |
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| ESCO code | 2635.3.11 |
| ISCO group | 2635 |
| Concept type | Occupation |