Communicate with youth

Description

Use verbal and non-verbal communication and communicate through writing, electronic means, or drawing. Adapt your communication to children and young people`s age, needs, characteristics, abilities, preferences, and culture.

Occupations requiring this skill

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Skill demand overview
  • Essential in 19 occupations
  • Optional in 14 occupations
  • Total: 33 occupations
  • Most common in: ISCO major group 2 (Professionals)

Essential for

  • Nanny
    Nannies provide qualified care services to children on the premises of the employer. They organise play activities and entertain children with games and other cultural and educativ…
  • Learning support teacher
    Learning support teachers assist students who have general learning difficulties. Learning support teachers focus on basic skills such as numeracy and literacy and thus teach basic…
  • Education welfare officer
    Education welfare officers address the social and psychological well-being of students. They counsel students concerning their personal issues that affect their school behaviour, p…
  • Activity leader
    Activity leaders provide recreational services to people and children on vacation. They organise activities such as games for children, sport competitions, cycling tours, shows and…
  • Educational counsellor
    Educational counsellors provide practical and emotional support to students in a educational institution, either in small groups, classrooms, or individually. They function as an a…
  • Child welfare worker
    Child welfare workers provide early intervention and support to children and their families in order to improve their social and psychological functioning. They aim to maximise the…
  • Deputy head teacher
    Deputy head teachers support the management duties of their school's principals and are part of the school's administrative staff. They update the head teacher on the daily operati…
  • Academic support officer
    Academic support officers provide assistance to students with learning problems and act as the main point of contact for these students. They make sure extra tuition and educationa…
  • Child care worker
    Child care workers provide care for children when the parents or family members are unavailable. They look after the children's basic needs and help or supervise them during play.……
  • Learning mentor
    Learning mentors support underperforming students both inside and outside of the classroom in order to increase their academic success. They assist students experiencing (multiple)…
  • Child day care worker
    Child day care workers provide social services to children and their families in order to improve their social and psychological functioning. They aim to maximise family's well-bei…
  • Youth offending team worker
    Youth offending team workers support young offenders by preventing them from reoffending, counselling them for behavioural changes, referring them to agencies that provide housing,…
  • Educational psychologist
    Educational psychologists are psychologists employed by educational institutions to provide psychological and emotional support to students in need. They are specialised in the pro…
  • School bus attendant
    School bus attendants monitor the activities on schoolbuses to ensure and supervise the students' safety and good behaviour. They help children on and off the bus, support the driv…
  • Youth worker
    Youth workers assist and counsel young people helping them to reach their full potential by facilitating their personal, social and educational growth. They are also involved in ma…
  • Babysitter
    Babysitters provide short-term care services to children on the premises of the employer, depending on the employer's needs. They organise play activities and entertain children wi…
  • Headteacher
    Headteachers manage the day-to-day activities of an educational institution. They make decisions concerning admissions and are responsible for meeting curriculum standards, which f…
  • Au pair
    Au pairs live and work for a host family in another country and are usually in charge of taking care of the family's children. They are young individuals, seeking…
  • Social pedagogue
    Social pedagogues provide care, support, and education to children and young persons with different backgrounds or capabilities. They develop educational processes for young person…

Optional for

  • Golf instructor
    Golf instructors train and teach golf to individuals or groups. They train their clients by demonstrating and explaining techniques such as the correct posture and swinging techniq…
  • 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 individ…
  • Social counsellor
    Social counsellors provide support and guidance to individuals in the social work area, to help them solve specific problems in their personal life. It involves addressing personal…
  • Tutor
    Tutors provide personalised education to the children of employers or to adults, in addition to the main education system. They help students improve their knowledge and competence…
  • Career guidance advisor
    Career guidance advisors provide guidance and advice to adults and students on making educational, training and occupational choices and assist people in managing their careers, th…
  • Photographer
    Photographers take pictures using digital or film cameras and equipment. Photographers may develop negatives or use computer software in order to produce finished images and prints…
  • Domestic housekeeper
    Domestic housekeepers are responsible for all the household activities in a private house. They oversee and execute duties according to the needs of the employer such as cooking, c…
  • Admissions coordinator
    Admissions coordinators are in charge of the students' applications and admissions to a (private) school, college or university. They asses possible future students' qualifications…
  • Snowboard instructor
    Snowboard instructors teach groups or individuals how to ride a snowboard. They instruct students of all ages and skill level individually or in groups. Snowboard instructors teach…
  • Ski instructor
    Ski instructors teach individuals or groups to ski and advanced skiing techniques. They advise their students on the choice of equipment, instruct skiers in alpine safety rules and…
  • Social care worker
    Social care workers provide support and help people with care services. They help people to live full and valued lives in the community. They assist babies, young children, adolesc…
  • Social services manager
    Social services managers have the responsibility for strategic and operational leadership and management of staff teams and resources within and or across social services. They are…
  • Personal trainer
    Personal trainers design, implement and evaluate exercise or physical activity programmes for one or more individual clients by collecting and analysing client information. They st…
  • Child day care centre manager
    Child day care centre managers provide social services to children and their families. They supervise and support child care workers and manage the childcare facilities. Child day …

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Last updated on February 19, 2026

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