The Collar360

Social work assistant

Other names

social work assistant team member, support work assistant practitioner, assistant social worker, social work assistant practitioner, assistant support worker, support worker assistant, social work team assistant, support work assistant team member

Social work and counselling

They help social workers by visiting people, finding out what they need, and showing them where to get help, jobs or advice.

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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.

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    Assess clients' cognitive abilities and physical and emotional needs to determine appropriate interventions.

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    Keep records or prepare reports for owner or management concerning visits with clients.

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    Visit individuals in homes or attend group meetings to provide information on agency services, requirements, or procedures.

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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
intervenant d’action sociale/intervenante d’action sociale
español
auxiliar de trabajo social
العربية
مساعد العمل الاجتماعي / مساعدة العمل الاجتماعي
português
Assistente de trabalho social
Deutsch
Sozialassistent/Sozialassistentin
italiano
ausiliario socio-assistenziale/ausiliaria socio-assistenziale

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