Career spotlight
Welfare professionals n.e.c.
Average National Salaries (2020)
Age 20
£14,040
Age 35
£34,840
Age 50
£41,600
Average salary in the East Midlands: £26,520
What does this career do?
Workers in this unit group perform a variety of welfare-related professional occupations not elsewhere classified in MINOR GROUP 244: Welfare Professionals.
Typical tasks
- provides activities to assist young people develop and fulfil their potential as individuals and within the community
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advises and supports families experiencing stress or crisis
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acts as an advocate for and represents individuals and families at tribunals and similar hearings
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oversees, supervises and provides counselling for the process of adoption
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mentors and counsels those with mental health problems
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provides rehabilitation services to individuals
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manages volunteers and part-time workers, and liaises with other relevant professionals
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keeps records and controls budgets.
Current entry requirements
Entry is via a variety of relevant academic and/or professional qualifications. Background checks including a CRB check are likely to be required.
Percentage in work
Due to insufficient sample sizes, some data was excised.
Predicted employment status in 2022
Part-time
Self Employed
Full-time
Predicted employment levels in the East Midlands
Career related courses available at West Notts
About the statistics
Data is powered by LMI for All and is sourced from labour market statistics from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), the Institute for Employment Research, the Department for Works and Pensions, and the UK Commission for Employment and Skills.