Social service consultant jobs in Finland
Social service consultants aid in the development of policy and procedure for social service programs. They research social service programs and identify areas for improvement, as well as aid in the development of new programs. They fulfil advisory functions for social service organisations.
Social service consultant - Which skills are essential?
Maintain good relations with representatives of the local scientific, economic and civil society.
Monitor and analyse regulations, policies and changes in these regulations in order to assess how they impact social work and services.
Maintain the liaison and exchange of information with regional or local authorities.
The procedures related to the application of government policies at all levels of public administration.
Gather data to allow the assessment of the impact of a program on a community.
The prescribed legislative and regulatory requirements in the social sector.
Establish and maintain cordial working relationships with peers in different governmental agencies.
Advise social service organisations on the development and implementation of plans for the provision of social services, determining the objectives, and managing resources and facilities.
Report results and conclusions on society's social development in an intelligible way, presenting these orally and in written form to a range of audiences from non-experts to experts.
Identify root causes of problems and submit proposals for effective and long-term solutions.
Advise officials in a legislature on the propositioning of new bills and the consideration of items of legislation.
Use verbal, non-verbal, written, and electronic communication. Pay attention to the specific social service users' needs, characteristics, abilities, preferences, age, developmental stage, and culture.
The development and principles of human rights and social justice and the way they should be applied on a case by case basis.
Inform and advise policy makers by explaining and interpreting the needs of the citizens to enhance social service programs and policies.
Social service consultant - Which skills are useful but not essential?
Solve problems which arise in planning, prioritising, organising, directing/facilitating action and evaluating performance. Use systematic processes of collecting, analysing, and synthesising information to evaluate current practice and generate new understandings about practice.
Establish social projects aimed at community development and active citizen participation.
Establish affectionate and long-lasting relationships with local communities, e.g. by organising special programms for kindergarden, schools and for dissabled and older people, raising awareness and receiving community appreciation in return.
Plan the social service process, defining the objective and considering the methods of implementation, identifying and accessing available resources, such as time, budget, personnel and defining indicators to evaluate the outcome.
Promote changes in relationships between individuals, families, groups, organisations and communities by taking into consideration and coping with unpredictable changes, at the micro, macro and mezzo level.
Inform and explain the legislation for users of social services, in order to help them understand the implications it has on them and how to use it for their interest.
Assess the social situation of service users situation balancing curiosity and respect in the dialogue, considering their families, organisations and communities and the associated risks and identifying the needs and resources, in order to meet physical, emotional and social needs.
Promote inclusion in health care and social services and respect diversity of beliefs, culture, values and preferences, keeping in mind the importance of equality and diversity issues.
Promote the understanding of dynamics of social relationships between individuals, groups, and communities. Promote the importance of human rights, and positive social interaction, and the inclusion of social awareness in education.
Display results, statistics and conclusions to an audience in a transparent and straightforward way.
Manage the operations of the implementation of new government policies or changes in existing policies on a national or regional level as well as the staff involved in the implementation procedure.
Take action on the goals and procedures defined at a strategic level in order to mobilise resources and pursue the established strategies.
Identify and respond to specific social problems in a community, delineating the extent of the problem and outline the level of resources required to address it and identifying the existing community assets and resources that are available to address the problem.