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Welfare Professionals

Job holders in this unit group perform a variety of welfare-related professional occupations.

Wages

New workers
AVERAGE
Experienced
£16,614
£30,126
£44,533

New workers start around £16,614. Normal pay is £30,126 per year.
Highly experienced workers can earn up to £44,533.

Available jobs

In the past year there were 14,493 vacancies for this type of job

4.61%

Projected job growth over the next 8 years

Related courses

People work towards these careers by taking these courses at college and uni.

What they do most days?

  • Keeps records and controls budgets.

  • Manages volunteers and part-time workers, and liaises with other relevant professionals.

  • Provides rehabilitation services to individuals.

  • Mentors and counsels those with mental health problems.

  • Oversees, supervises and provides counselling for the process of adoption.

  • Acts as an advocate for and represents individuals and families at tribunals and similar hearings.

  • Advises and supports families experiencing stress or crisis.

  • Provides activities to assist young people develop and fulfil their potential as individuals and within the community.

Hard Skills

Hard skills are specific, learnable, measurable, often industry or occupation-specific abilities related to a position.

Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.

  • Mental Health

  • Social Work

  • Disabilities

  • Numeracy

  • Student Services

  • Learning Disabilities

  • Learning Strategies

  • Midwifery

  • Nursing

  • Primary Care

Soft Skills

Soft skills can be self-taught and usually do not necessitate a certain completed level of education.

Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.

  • Communication

  • English Language

  • Management

  • Planning

  • Influencing Skills

  • Time Management

  • Organizational Skills

  • Teaching

  • Administrative Functions

  • Empathy

How do I get a job like this?

People in these types of job started their career paths after studying courses like the ones below.

Routes to this career

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Social Work

Edge Hill University

BA (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Ormskirk · 09/2025

Tariff points: 120/120

Health and Social Care

University of Huddersfield

BSc (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Huddersfield · 22/09/2025

Tariff points: 104/104

Health and Wellbeing

University Centre Leeds, Leeds City College

FD · 2 Years · Full-time · Keighley · 09/2025

Tariff points: 48/48

Social Work

Canterbury Christ Church University

BA (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Canterbury · 09/2025

Tariff points: N/A

Social Services

University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI)

HNC · 1 Year · Full-time · Elgin · 09/2025

Tariff points: 24/42

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