From social service consultant to public housing manager
11 of the 72 essential skills of a public housing manager are already essential for a social service consultant — about 15% of the job, before you learn anything new. It is the closest move from social service consultant in the whole taxonomy.
These numbers compare two occupations, not you and a job. What you personally already cover depends on what you have actually done.
- 11
- skills carry over
- 61
- would be new
- 15%
- of the target job covered
- 72
- essential skills of a public housing manager
What a public housing manager does
Public housing managers develop strategies for the improvement of housing policy in a community, as well as providing social housing to those in need. They identify housing needs and issues, and supervise resource allocation. They also communicate with organisations involved in building public housing facilities, and social service organisations.
What carries over
11 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
- communicate with social service users
- evaluate social work program's impact
- government policy implementation
- influence policy makers on social service issues
- legal requirements in the social sector
- liaise with local authorities
- maintain relations with local representatives
- monitor regulations in social services
- provide improvement strategies
- report on social development
- social justice
What would be new
61 skillsEssential for a public housing manager and not for a social service consultant. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
- accept own accountability
- address problems critically
- adhere to organisational guidelines
- advocate for others
- advocate for social service users
- analyse community needs
- apply decision making within social work
- apply holistic approach within social services
- apply organisational techniques
- apply quality standards in social services
- apply socially just working principles
- assess social service users' situation
- budgetary principles
- build business relationships
- build helping relationship with social service users
- business management principles
- carry out social work research
- communicate professionally with colleagues in other fields
- comply with legislation in social services
- consider economic criteria in decision making
- contribute to protecting individuals from harm
- cooperate at inter-professional level
- corporate social responsibility
- customer service
- deliver social services in diverse cultural communities
- demonstrate leadership in social service cases
- ensure compliance with policies
- ensure information transparency
- establish daily priorities
- evaluate staff performance in social work
- follow health and safety precautions in social care practices
- government social security programmes
- implement marketing strategies
- involve service users and carers in care planning
- listen actively
- maintain records of work with service users
- manage budgets for social services programs
- manage ethical issues within social services
- manage fundraising activities
- manage government funding
and 21 more
← social service consultantpublic housing manager →The other way round
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How far are you from being a public housing manager?
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