Description
Encourage and support the service user to preserve independence in performing his/her daily activities and personal care, assisting the service user with eating, mobility, personal care, making beds, doing laundry, preparing meals, dressing, transporting the client to doctor`s appointments, and helping with medications or running errands.
Occupations requiring this skill
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Skill demand overview
- Essential in 13 occupations
- Optional in 0 occupations
- Total: 13 occupations
- Most common in: ISCO major group 3 (Technicians and associate professionals)
Essential for
- Foster care support workerFoster care support workers assist and support mentally or physically abused children to be legally separated from their parents. They help them to recover by placing them in appro…
- Child welfare workerChild 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…
- Child day care workerChild 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…
- Family support workerFamily support workers provide emotional and practical help and advice to families that go through difficulties such as addictions, disabilities, sickness, imprisoned parents, mari…
- Residential childcare workerResidential childcare workers counsel and support children who have physical or mental disabilities. They monitor their progress and provide them with care in a positive living env…
- Housing support workerHousing support workers provide support and assistance to elderly, people with a physical impairment or learning disability, homeless people, ex-drug addicts, ex-alcohol addicts or…
- Residential home older adult care workerResidential home older adult care workers counsel and support the elderly who have physical or mental disabilities. They monitor their progress and provide them with care in a posi…
- Mental health support workerMental health support workers assist and provide treatment to people with mental, emotional, or substance abuse problems. They focus on personalised cases and monitor their clients…
- Residential home young people care workerResidential home young people care workers provide assistance and support to young people who face complex emotional needs expressed in challenging behaviours. They support young …
- Residential home adult care workerResidential home adult care workers counsel and support vulnerable adults with physical or mental disabilities or addiction issues. They monitor their progress and provide them wit…
- Social care workerSocial 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…
- Disability support workerDisability support workers provide personal assistance and support to individuals of all ages with disability conditions, either intellectual or physical disabilities. They work wi…
- Adult community care workerAdult community care workers perform assessment and care management of communities of adults who live with physical impairments or convalescing states. They aim to improve their li…
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Last updated on February 18, 2026