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Support Workers help people in need and vulnerable people to live independently. They work to ensure that the person they help can lead a happy and fulfilling life despite any challenging conditions or vulnerability by helping out with everything from day to day tasks like shopping, to helping to manage finances. Given every Support Worker will be tailoring their help to each individual, no two clients are often the same in terms of the type of support they need. This means Support Workers are often required to perform a wide variety of tasks for their clients, making the role very varied and potentially challenging. 

In terms of skills, Support Workers will need to be patient, have excellent active listening skills, and a high degree of empathy and emotional intelligence. Given there are a variety of specialisations in the Support Worker field (Mental Health Support Workers, Family Support Workers, and so on), having supporting degree-level qualifications can be looked on very favourably, but not essential. Being able to solve problems, as well as having good numeracy and literacy skills are fundamental, and being comfortable with software and computers is also generally a requirement.