Working with Others
Community and Social Service Workers work on their own to counsel individual clients and facilitate group workshops. They
- co-ordinate with co-workers to provide around the clock support to clients who are living in shelters, transitional houses and residential houses
- network with colleagues and other professionals to help clients find and use community resources
- work closely with other professionals such as doctors, nurses, parole officers and teachers to develop strategies to assist clients
- co-ordinate the activities of volunteers and co-workers with less experience
Community and Social Service Workers may also be required to
- participate in formal discussions about work processes or program improvement
- monitor the work performance of others
- teach others how to do a task
- train new employees
- make hiring recommendations
- give tasks to other workers
- identify training that is needed
