Description
Job Status: 80%
Nature of the work
The occupation of social worker or the social service officer includes, in particular, the diagnosis of the causes of abnormal social behaviour appearing in certain students or groups of students and the analysis of the influence of the social or family environment on the behaviour of these students and carrying out or assisting in the development of appropriate corrective programs for given situations.
Some characteristic duties
The social worker or social service officer uses either an individual or a group approach to ensure that the student reaches his full potential, above all in matters of personal development and relations with his family and society.
He presents the recommendation he judges appropriate in order that the student may benefit fully from his educational experience.
He creates a sense of awareness and a sense of motivation in the milieu with regard to certain socio-educational problems such as absenteeism.
He receives and analyzes the requests for aid that are submitted to him and after due research applies the appropriate solutions, in some cases referring students to the specialized organizations with which he collaborates.
He keeps the case files for which he is responsible up-to-date.
