Social worker
Social workers are practice-based professionals who promote social change and development, social cohesion, and the empowerment and liberation of people. They interact with individuals, families, groups, organisations and communities in order to provide various forms of therapy and counselling, group work, and community work. Social workers guide people to use services to claim benefits, access community resources, find jobs and training, obtain legal advice or deal with other local authority departments.
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All labor market data as of Q4 2025. All education-related data as of academic year 2023/2024
"Entry Level" is the typical starting salary for individuals entering the labor market for the first time.
"Experienced" refers to the salary that professionals in this job may earn after building experience and advancing their skills.
Specializations that can qualify you for this job
Essential Skills & Knowledge
Essential Skills
- accept own accountability
- address problems critically
- adhere to organisational guidelines
- advocate for social service users
- apply anti-oppressive practices
- apply case management
- apply crisis intervention
- apply decision making within social work
- apply holistic approach within social services
- apply organisational techniques
- apply person-centred care
- apply problem solving in social service
- apply quality standards in social services
- apply socially just working principles
- assess social service users' situation
- build helping relationship with social service users
- communicate professionally with colleagues in other fields
- communicate with social service users
- conduct interview in social service
- consider social impact of actions on service users
- contribute to protecting individuals from harm
- cooperate at inter-professional level
- deliver social services in diverse cultural communities
- demonstrate leadership in social service cases
- develop professional identity in social work
- develop professional network
- empower social service users
- follow health and safety precautions in social care practices
- have computer literacy
- involve service users and carers in care planning
- listen actively
- maintain records of work with service users
- make legislation transparent for users of social services
- manage ethical issues within social services
- manage social crisis
- manage stress in organisation
- meet standards of practice in social services
- negotiate with social service stakeholders
- negotiate with social service users
- organise social work packages
- plan social service process
- prevent social problems
- promote inclusion
- promote service users' rights
- promote social change
- protect vulnerable social service users
- provide social counselling
- provide support to social services users
- refer social service users
- relate empathetically
- report on social development
- review social service plan
- tolerate stress
- undertake continuous professional development in social work
- work in a multicultural environment in health care
- work within communities
Essential Knowledge
- company policies
- legal requirements in the social sector
- social justice
- social sciences
- social work theory
The “Essential Skills and Knowledge” content is derived from the European Skills, Competences, Qualifications and Occupations (ESCO) framework for more information refer to ESCO's website.
Top sectors hiring Bahrainis for this job
- Human Health and Social Work Activities
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