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Community
Social Worker
Work with communities and services to support wellbeing, inclusion and social change.
A practical study route
- +2 in any stream
- Bachelor or Master in Social Work / development studies
- Supervised field placement
Eligibility: Programme requirements vary; commitment to ethical community work is essential.
Likely entrance steps
- University or college entrance
- Interview where required
Skills to build early
- Active listening
- Community facilitation
- Report writing
- Safeguarding awareness
Where this can lead
Programme officerCase workerCommunity mobiliserResearch assistant
Portfolio and experience ideas
- Document supervised volunteer work
- Create a community-needs summary
- Complete safeguarding training