Community social worker
Also known as: neighbourhood worker, community outreach worker, community support worker, housing social worker, community welfare social worker, outreach worker
About this occupation
Community social workers help people in disadvantage or excluded from society to change their situation and handle their integration problems. They work with communities focusing on specific groups. Community social workers liaise closely with social workers, schools, local authorities and probation officers representing people before policy makers at local and national level.
A specialisation of social worker.
Essential skills and knowledge
- adhere to organisational guidelines
- review social service plan
- manage stress in organisation
- consider social impact of actions on service users
- accept own accountability
- work within communities
- apply decision making within social work
- cooperate at inter-professional level
- counselling methods
- report on social development
- contribute to protecting individuals from harm
- protect vulnerable social service users
Typical tasks and preparation
From the related US occupation profile Social Workers, All Other (O*NET 21-1029.00). Linked by an official crosswalk: related, not identical; details vary by country.
US median pay: US$71,900 a year (2025), 62,930 employed. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics.