The Collar360

Victim support officer

Other names

victims caseworker, domestic abuse support worker, victim support social worker, relief worker, victim care officer, victim service manager, support coordinator, senior victims support officer, restorative justice officer, victim service officer, victim assistance social worker, victime and witness support officer

Social work and counselling

They help and counsel people who have suffered or seen crimes like sexual attack or abuse at home.

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    Give help and support to people who saw or suffered crimes.

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    Talk with victims and help them deal with their feelings.

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    Help people hurt by sexual assault or abuse at home.

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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.

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ESCO, European Skills, Competences, Qualifications and Occupations

International classification

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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.

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In other languages

français
intervenant d’aide aux victimes/intervenante d’aide aux victimes
español
agente de asistencia a víctimas
العربية
مسؤول دعم الضحايا / مسؤولة دعم الضحايا
português
Assistente social de apoio à vítima
Deutsch
Opferbetreuer/Opferbetreuerin
italiano
operatore sociale antiviolenza/operatrice sociale antiviolenza

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