Competencies Social Development Officer in the Halifax Region

Find out what competencies you typically need to work as a social development officer in Canada.

Skills Help - Skills

  • Home economists
    Proficiency or complexity level
    Instructing 4 - High Level
    Writing 4 - High Level
    Numeracy 4 - High Level
    Reading Comprehension 4 - High Level
    Oral Communication: Oral Expression 4 - High Level
    Social Perceptiveness 4 - High Level
    Critical Thinking 4 - High Level
    Learning and Teaching Strategies 4 - High Level
    Coordinating 3 - Moderate Level
    Monitoring 3 - Moderate Level
  • Housing policy analysts
    Proficiency or complexity level
    Digital Literacy 4 - High Level
    Writing 4 - High Level
    Numeracy 4 - High Level
    Reading Comprehension 4 - High Level
    Oral Communication: Oral Comprehension 4 - High Level
    Oral Communication: Oral Expression 4 - High Level
    Evaluation 4 - High Level
    Problem Solving 4 - High Level
    Critical Thinking 4 - High Level
    Learning and Teaching Strategies 4 - High Level
  • Social policy researchers
    Proficiency or complexity level
    Digital Literacy 4 - High Level
    Writing 4 - High Level
    Numeracy 4 - High Level
    Reading Comprehension 4 - High Level
    Oral Communication: Oral Comprehension 4 - High Level
    Oral Communication: Oral Expression 4 - High Level
    Social Perceptiveness 4 - High Level
    Evaluation 4 - High Level
    Problem Solving 4 - High Level
    Critical Thinking 4 - High Level
  • Social survey researchers
    Proficiency or complexity level
    Numeracy 5 - Highest Level
    Writing 4 - High Level
    Reading Comprehension 4 - High Level
    Oral Communication: Oral Comprehension 4 - High Level
    Oral Communication: Oral Expression 4 - High Level
    Evaluation 4 - High Level
    Problem Solving 4 - High Level
    Critical Thinking 4 - High Level
    Learning and Teaching Strategies 4 - High Level
    Coordinating 3 - Moderate Level
  • Social service planners
    Proficiency or complexity level
    Writing 4 - High Level
    Reading Comprehension 4 - High Level
    Oral Communication: Oral Comprehension 4 - High Level
    Oral Communication: Oral Expression 4 - High Level
    Social Perceptiveness 4 - High Level
    Evaluation 4 - High Level
    Problem Solving 4 - High Level
    Critical Thinking 4 - High Level
    Coordinating 3 - Moderate Level
    Instructing 3 - Moderate Level
  • Immigration and citizenship consultants
    Proficiency or complexity level
    Oral Communication: Active Listening 4 - High Level
    Oral Communication: Oral Expression 4 - High Level
    Social Perceptiveness 4 - High Level
    Coordinating 3 - Moderate Level
    Instructing 3 - Moderate Level
    Monitoring 3 - Moderate Level
    Time Management 3 - Moderate Level
    Digital Literacy 3 - Moderate Level
    Writing 3 - Moderate Level
    Reading Comprehension 3 - Moderate Level
  • International aid and development project officers
    Proficiency or complexity level
    Coordinating 4 - High Level
    Monitoring 4 - High Level
    Time Management 4 - High Level
    Management of Personnel Resources 4 - High Level
    Writing 4 - High Level
    Reading Comprehension 4 - High Level
    Oral Communication: Active Listening 4 - High Level
    Oral Communication: Oral Comprehension 4 - High Level
    Oral Communication: Oral Expression 4 - High Level
    Negotiating 4 - High Level

Skills

Skills are capabilities that you develop over time. Different jobs require different skills. You will need them to do a good job in your roles, tasks, and duties.

Personal Attributes Help - Personal Attributes

  • Home economists
    Importance
    Social Orientation 5 - Extremely important
    Attention to Detail 5 - Extremely important
    Active Learning 4 - Highly important
    Innovativeness 4 - Highly important
    Creativity 4 - Highly important
    Stress Tolerance 4 - Highly important
    Independence 4 - Highly important
    Leadership 4 - Highly important
    Concern for Others 4 - Highly important
    Collaboration 4 - Highly important
  • Housing policy analysts
    Importance
    Analytical Thinking 5 - Extremely important
    Attention to Detail 5 - Extremely important
    Stress Tolerance 4 - Highly important
    Independence 4 - Highly important
    Leadership 4 - Highly important
    Collaboration 4 - Highly important
    Adaptability 4 - Highly important
    Active Learning 3 - Important
    Innovativeness 3 - Important
    Creativity 3 - Important
  • Social policy researchers
    Importance
    Attention to Detail 5 - Extremely important
    Active Learning 4 - Highly important
    Social Orientation 4 - Highly important
    Independence 4 - Highly important
    Collaboration 4 - Highly important
    Adaptability 4 - Highly important
    Analytical Thinking 4 - Highly important
    Innovativeness 3 - Important
    Creativity 3 - Important
    Service Orientation 3 - Important
  • Social survey researchers
    Importance
    Analytical Thinking 5 - Extremely important
    Attention to Detail 5 - Extremely important
    Social Orientation 4 - Highly important
    Independence 4 - Highly important
    Leadership 4 - Highly important
    Concern for Others 4 - Highly important
    Collaboration 4 - Highly important
    Adaptability 4 - Highly important
    Active Learning 3 - Important
    Innovativeness 3 - Important
  • Social service planners
    Importance
    Analytical Thinking 5 - Extremely important
    Attention to Detail 5 - Extremely important
    Active Learning 4 - Highly important
    Social Orientation 4 - Highly important
    Stress Tolerance 4 - Highly important
    Independence 4 - Highly important
    Leadership 4 - Highly important
    Concern for Others 4 - Highly important
    Collaboration 4 - Highly important
    Adaptability 4 - Highly important
  • Immigration and citizenship consultants
    Importance
    Service Orientation 4 - Highly important
    Social Orientation 4 - Highly important
    Stress Tolerance 4 - Highly important
    Independence 4 - Highly important
    Collaboration 4 - Highly important
    Adaptability 4 - Highly important
    Analytical Thinking 4 - Highly important
    Attention to Detail 4 - Highly important
    Active Learning 3 - Important
    Leadership 3 - Important
  • International aid and development project officers
    Importance
    Concern for Others 5 - Extremely important
    Collaboration 5 - Extremely important
    Adaptability 5 - Extremely important
    Analytical Thinking 5 - Extremely important
    Active Learning 4 - Highly important
    Innovativeness 4 - Highly important
    Creativity 4 - Highly important
    Service Orientation 4 - Highly important
    Social Orientation 4 - Highly important
    Stress Tolerance 4 - Highly important

Personal Attributes

Personal attributes are the traits that you are born with. You can develop them through your social context and personal experiences. Different jobs require different personal attributes. Personal attributes are important at work because they influence how you are, and how you do things.

Interest Help - Interest

Realistic jobs

Realistic jobs are all about handling objects, tools, machines, or animals in a standard way. Many of these jobs don’t involve a lot of paperwork or teamwork.

Investigative jobs

Investigative jobs are all about studying things in an organized or creative way. These things can be physical, natural, or cultural. People in those jobs must think a lot, work with ideas, search for facts and solve problems.

Artistic jobs

Artistic jobs are all about expressing yourself in a creative way to make visual, performing, written, or applied art. They often involve working with forms, designs and patterns. Most of the time, people in those jobs don’t have to follow clear rules.

Social jobs

Social jobs are all about working with people. This often involves interacting with others to help, care, teach, or inform them.

Enterprising jobs

Enterprising jobs are all about taking action to achieve goals for a group or for yourself. This often involves starting and completing projects. People in those jobs often have to influence, lead and mobilize others. They sometimes also have to take risks and decisions or deal with business.

Conventional jobs

Conventional jobs are all about following procedures and routines. This may involve tasks like keeping records, filing paperwork and copying documents. It may also involve working with data to organize and process it in a planned way. People in those jobs often have to report to a clear chain of command. They tend to focus more on data and details than ideas.

Interest

Interests reflect your preferences for work environments and outcomes. Different jobs require different interests.

Knowledge Help - Knowledge

  • Home economists
    Knowledge level
    Economics 2 - Intermediate Level
    Business Management 2 - Intermediate Level
    Clerical 2 - Intermediate Level
    Languages 2 - Intermediate Level
    Mathematics 2 - Intermediate Level
    Humanities 1 - Basic Level
    Library, Conservation, and Heritage 1 - Basic Level
    Finance 1 - Basic Level
    Human Resources and Labour relations 1 - Basic Level
    Client Service 1 - Basic Level
  • Housing policy analysts
    Knowledge level
    Economics 3 - Advanced Level
    Humanities 2 - Intermediate Level
    Clerical 2 - Intermediate Level
    Finance 2 - Intermediate Level
    Languages 2 - Intermediate Level
    Mathematics 2 - Intermediate Level
    Law 2 - Intermediate Level
    Public Affairs and Government Relations 2 - Intermediate Level
    Business Management 1 - Basic Level
    Human Resources and Labour relations 1 - Basic Level
  • Social policy researchers
    Knowledge level
    Humanities 2 - Intermediate Level
    Economics 2 - Intermediate Level
    Clerical 2 - Intermediate Level
    Languages 2 - Intermediate Level
    Mathematics 2 - Intermediate Level
    Law 2 - Intermediate Level
    Public Affairs and Government Relations 2 - Intermediate Level
    Public Safety and Security 2 - Intermediate Level
    Theology and Philosophy 1 - Basic Level
    Business Management 1 - Basic Level
  • Social survey researchers
    Knowledge level
    Clerical 2 - Intermediate Level
    Languages 2 - Intermediate Level
    Mathematics 2 - Intermediate Level
    Public Affairs and Government Relations 2 - Intermediate Level
    Humanities 1 - Basic Level
    Theology and Philosophy 1 - Basic Level
    Economics 1 - Basic Level
    Business Management 1 - Basic Level
    Finance 1 - Basic Level
    Human Resources and Labour relations 1 - Basic Level
  • Social service planners
    Knowledge level
    Humanities 3 - Advanced Level
    Public Affairs and Government Relations 3 - Advanced Level
    Logistics 2 - Intermediate Level
    Business Management 2 - Intermediate Level
    Clerical 2 - Intermediate Level
    Languages 2 - Intermediate Level
    Mathematics 2 - Intermediate Level
    Public Safety and Security 2 - Intermediate Level
    Theology and Philosophy 1 - Basic Level
    Economics 1 - Basic Level
  • Immigration and citizenship consultants
    Knowledge level
    Clerical 2 - Intermediate Level
    Languages 2 - Intermediate Level
    Law 2 - Intermediate Level
    Public Affairs and Government Relations 2 - Intermediate Level
    Performance Measurement 1 - Basic Level
    Humanities 1 - Basic Level
    Business Management 1 - Basic Level
    Human Resources and Labour relations 1 - Basic Level
    Mathematics 1 - Basic Level
    Hospitality 1 - Basic Level
  • International aid and development project officers
    Knowledge level
    Performance Measurement 3 - Advanced Level
    Logistics 3 - Advanced Level
    Humanities 3 - Advanced Level
    Public Affairs and Government Relations 3 - Advanced Level
    Technical Design 2 - Intermediate Level
    Accounting 2 - Intermediate Level
    Business Management 2 - Intermediate Level
    Clerical 2 - Intermediate Level
    Finance 2 - Intermediate Level
    Languages 2 - Intermediate Level

Knowledge

Knowledge refers to the understanding of different theories and practices. Different jobs require different knowledge. You need specific knowledge to do tasks and activities in a specific field.

Source Occupational and Skills Information System

Labour Market Information Survey
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