youth centre manager

Establish affectionate and long-lasting relationships with local communities, e.g. by organising special programms for kindergarden, schools and for dissabled and older people, raising awareness and receiving community appreciation in return.

Speak for and on behalf of service users, using communicative skills and knowledge of relevant fields to assist those less advantaged.

Deliver arguments in favour of something, such as a cause, idea, or policy, to benefit another person.

Inform and advise policy makers by explaining and interpreting the needs of the citizens to enhance social service programs and policies.

Identify and respond to specific social problems in a community, delineating the extent of the problem and outline the level of resources required to address it and identifying the existing community assets and resources that are available to address the problem.

Communicate professionally and cooperate with members of the other professions in the health and social services sector.

Establish a positive, long-term relationship between organisations and interested third parties such as suppliers, distributors, shareholders and other stakeholders in order to inform them of the organisation and its objectives.

Cooperate with people in other sectors in relation to social service work.

Develop a collaborative helping relationship, addressing any ruptures or strains in the relationship, fostering bonding and gaining service users` trust and cooperation through empathic listening, caring, warmth and authenticity.

Implement strategies which aim to promote a specific product or service, using the developed marketing strategies.

Promote changes in relationships between individuals, families, groups, organisations and communities by taking into consideration and coping with unpredictable changes, at the micro, macro and mezzo level.

Perform public relations (PR) by managing the spread of information between an individual or an organisation and the public.

Monitor the budget received through government funding, and ensure there are enough resources to cover the costs and expenses of the organisation or project.

Plan and administer budgets in social services, covering programmes, equipment and support services.

Manage the accounts and financial activities of an organisation, supervising that all the documents are correctly maintained, that all the information and calculations are correct, and that proper decisions are being made.

Evaluate the needs of individuals in relation to their care, involve families or carers in supporting the development and implementation of support plans. Ensure review and monitoring of these plans.

Assess the social situation of service users situation balancing curiosity and respect in the dialogue, considering their families, organisations and communities and the associated risks and identifying the needs and resources, in order to meet physical, emotional and social needs.

Evaluate the work of staff and volunteers to ensure that programs are of appropriate quality and that resources are used effectively.

Use established processes and procedures to challenge and report dangerous, abusive, discriminatory or exploitative behaviour and practice, bringing any such behaviour to the attention of the employer or the appropriate authority.

Oversee all personnel and processes to comply with health, safety and hygiene standards. Communicate and support alignment of these requirements with the company's health and safety programmes.

Ensure hygienic work practice, respecting the safety of the environment at day care, residential care settings and care at home.

Apply social work ethical principles to guide practice and manage complex ethical issues, dilemmas and conflicts in accordance to occupational conduct, the ontology and the code of ethics of the social services occupations, engaging in ethical decision making by applying standards of national and, as applicable, international codes of ethics or statements of principles.

Adhere to organisational or department specific standards and guidelines. Understand the motives of the organisation and the common agreements and act accordingly.

Work in accordance with management and organisational principles and values focusing on human rights and social justice.

Monitor and analyse regulations, policies and changes in these regulations in order to assess how they impact social work and services.

Undertake continuous professional development (CPD) to continuously update and develop knowledge, skills and competences within one`s scope of practice in social work.