Case Manager (Social Domain)
Also known as: Case Manager · Care Coordination Officer
Coordinates the involvement of several support workers around a family or client with complex problems and monitors progress of the action plan.
The case manager often coordinates several support workers without formal authority over them. The work therefore stands or falls on persuading rather than instructing. That formal power is structurally absent, while the job title suggests full control.
Competencies to measure
These are the behavioural and ability constructs in this profile. Each one shows which hrmforce questionnaire measures it.
| Competencies to measure | Target level | hrmforce instrument | Assessment method | Behavioural anchor at target level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| interpersonal sensitivity Competency (50-framework): Sensitivity Knockout | N5 | Big Fifty, 360 Feedback, Colour Profile (Jung) | Personality questionnaire | Trains others in recognising social signals and uses that insight when designing sensitive change processes across the organisation. |
| Listening and probing Competency (50-framework): Listen | N5 | Big Fifty, 360 Feedback | 360-degree feedback | Picks up sensitive signals in conversations with directors and supervisors and uses them to adjust organisational policy in good time. |
| integrity and dependability Competency (50-framework): Integrity | N5 | Big Fifty (Integrity Scale), 360 Feedback, Structured interview | Personality questionnaire | Sets the organisation's integrity standards, enforces them also with influential parties and explains the resulting choices publicly. |
| Stress tolerance Competency (50-framework): Stress resilience | N5 | Big Fifty, 15PF, Mental Resilience (4C) | Personality questionnaire | Keeps the organisation workable in crises, takes decisions under high uncertainty and sets the standard for composed action under pressure. |
| Managing boundaries and energy Competency (50-framework): Stress resilience | N4 | Big Fifty, Pulse Survey, Development Review | Structured interview | Deliberately alternates demanding and lighter tasks, declines extra work with reasons and keeps own diary within the agreed hours. |
| Safety awareness Competency (50-framework): Discipline | N4 | Big Fifty, Competency Check | Situational Judgement Test | Recognises unsafe situations in own process, intervenes and addresses colleagues without bringing the work to a halt. |
| Improvising within boundaries Competency (50-framework): Creativity | N4 | Competency Check, 360 Feedback | Situational Judgement Test | Chooses an interim solution within the rules when something fails or an unexpected request arrives, and records afterwards what deviated. |
Short profile
The ten heaviest skills in this profile. The full profile with every skill, behavioural anchor and assessment method is in the download.
| T | Skill | Target level | Weight | Knockout | Assessment method |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V | Conversation management | N5 | 5 | yes | Assessment centre |
| G | interpersonal sensitivity | N5 | 5 | yes | Personality questionnaire |
| V | de-escalating and setting limits | N5 | 5 | yes | Situational Judgement Test |
| V | Support in disability care | N5 | 5 | yes | On-the-job observation |
| G | Listening and probing | N5 | 4 | no | 360-degree feedback |
| V | Stakeholder management | N5 | 4 | yes | Assessment centre |
| G | integrity and dependability | N5 | 4 | no | Personality questionnaire |
| V | Planning and organising | N5 | 4 | no | Work sample test |
| G | Stress tolerance | N5 | 4 | no | Personality questionnaire |
| V | collaborating in chains and alliances | N4 | 4 | yes | Assessment centre |
See all 24 skills in the full profile
Assessment instruments for this job
Competency Check
Behavioral-Level Competency Assessment
360 Feedback
Multiple assessments based on behavioral anchors
Big Fifty
Personality questionnaire, 150 items, 25 factors
Work sample test
Representative work sample under standardized conditions
Knowledge test (client-specific)
Professional knowledge test, customized for each client
Colour Profile (Jung)
Four color types, linked to Big Fifty factors
Mental Resilience (4C)
Mental Resilience According to the 4C Model
Structured interview
Behavioral interview with a fixed structure
Development Review
Structured development interview
Communication Styles
Preferred communication style
Conflict Styles
Preferred style in conflict situations
Big Fifty (Integrity Scale)
15PF
Personality Profile, a shorter alternative to the Big Fifty
Pulse Survey
Periodic measurement at the team and organizational levels
Portfolio
Evaluation of prior work against fixed criteria
Ability Scan
Aptitude Test: Verbal, Numerical, and Abstract Reasoning Skills
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