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Child welfare worker

Other names

children and families welfare officer, welfare officer (children), child welfare officer, children's welfare officer, children and families welfare worker, child welfare social care worker

Children and young people

They help children and families with problems, protect children from harm, speak up for their rights, and may find foster homes.

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The work

The work

The tasks come from O*NET (United States) and ESCO (Europe), the world's two occupation databases. How the work is done can differ in Uganda; our team adds the local way where it does.

  1. 1

    Maintain case history records and prepare reports.

  2. 2

    Interview clients individually, in families, or in groups, assessing their situations, capabilities, and problems to determine what services are required to meet their needs.

  3. 3

    Serve as liaisons between students, homes, schools, family services, child guidance clinics, courts, protective services, doctors, and other contacts to help children who face problems, such as disabilities, abuse, or poverty.

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Sources

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Uganda programmes: NCHE accredited programmes and the health, vocational and teacher training bodies

Official record

National Council for Higher Education, UHPAB, UVTAB, the TVET Council, UNMC, AHPC, UNITE and others. Gathered by The Collar360.

Public registers

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Uganda labour market: UBOS (NLFS 2021, LMS 2025, UNHS, NHRS), ILOSTAT, NDP IV Human Resource Development Plan

Official record

Uganda Bureau of Statistics; International Labour Organization (ILOSTAT); National Planning Authority. Gathered by The Collar360.

UBOS and NPA publications (public); ILOSTAT CC BY 4.0

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ISCO-08, International Standard Classification of Occupations

International classification

ISCO-08 © International Labour Organization.

Free to use with attribution

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ESCO, European Skills, Competences, Qualifications and Occupations

International classification

This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission.

European Commission reuse policy (Decision 2011/833/EU): free reuse with attribution

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O*NET 31.0 Database

International classification

Includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 licence. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.

CC BY 4.0

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In other languages

français
auxiliaire de vie sociale auprès d’enfants
español
trabajador de asistencia social a la infancia/trabajadora de asistencia social a la infancia
العربية
عامل رعاية الطفل / عاملة رعاية الطفل
português
Técnico de intervenção precoce de apoio à infância/Técnica de intervenção precoce de apoio à infância
Deutsch
Sozialbetreuer Kinder- und Jugendberatung/Sozialbetreuerin Kinder- und Jugendberatung
italiano
assistente sociale per minori

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