Home handyperson

Social work associate professionals administer and implement social programmes and assist individuals in dealing with personal and social problems.

• collecting information on individuals' needs and assessing their abilities, strengths and weaknesses;
• helping people with disabilities and older people to obtain social services and supporting their integration into society;
• helping individuals identify and develop social assistance plans;
• helping individuals identify and assess community resources such as legal, medical and financial assistance, housing, employment, transport, mobility assistance, day care and other services;
• counselling residents of social care homes and health centres and supervising their activities;
• participating in the selection and placement of individuals in suitable programmes;
• providing services and shelter in crisis situations;
• delivering workshops and training on basic life skills, addiction treatment programmes, parenting and youth programmes and other community programmes under the supervision of social work and health professionals;
• assisting in evaluating the effectiveness of interventions and programmes by monitoring and reporting on individuals' progress;
• maintaining contact with other social care agencies, schools and health facilities involved in providing information and obtaining feedback on individuals' overall condition and progress.
• Examples of occupations in this unit group:
• Associate, social activities
• Associate, social activities in a social service
• Associate for social work with children
• Associate for social work with families
• Associate, social activities for work with persons with disabilities
• Associate, social activities (persons with antisocial behaviour)
• Associate, social activities (offenders)