legal guardian
Legal guardians legally assist and support minor children, mentally disabled persons or incapacitated older adults in their personal life. They can manage their property, help with daily financial administration and assist with the ward's medical or social needs.
Also called: department of work and pensions appointee, foster parent, welfare guardian, court-appointed guardian, financial guardian, legal parent, youth legal guardian, conservator
- 14
- essential skills
- 15
- optional skills
- 8
- related roles
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Where you can go from here
8 rolesOccupations sharing the most essential skills with this one. The number is a count, not an opinion.
- child day care worker7 skills in common
- child welfare worker7 skills in common
- family support worker7 skills in common
- foster care support worker7 skills in common
- residential childcare worker7 skills in common
- disability support worker6 skills in common
- employment support worker6 skills in common
- residential home adult care worker6 skills in common
Essential skills
14- advocate for social service users
- apply person-centred care
- assist with personal administration issues
- contribute to protecting individuals from harm
- determine child welfare
- family law
- first aid
- give advice on personal matters
- legal requirements in the social sector
- listen actively
- maintain the trust of service users
- personal development
- private law
- provide first aid
Optional skills
15- assess the development of youth
- assist children in developing personal skills
- assist children with homework
- assist individuals with disabilities in community activities
- attend to children's basic physical needs
- disability care
- handle children's problems
- maintain relations with children's parents
- older adults' needs
- play with children
- provide in-home support for disabled individuals
- screen clients
- support children's wellbeing
- support traumatised children
- tend to elderly people
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