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Community Service Worker: Is It A Good Choice As A Career?

I've been a social worker for more than If, on the other hand, your answers
ten years. During that time, I've worked included themes of wanting to help
in the emergency room of a major trauma people, or at least a specific group of
center, a skilled nursing facility people, or wanting to make your corner of
specializing in the care of people with the world a better place, you are
Alzheimer's and most recently a hospice. probably on the right track with a
I love my job and even if I get community service job.
frustrated at times, no amount of money #3. What are the working hours I'm
could persuade me to quit social work. available for?
Just because I love my community service Full-time social workers most often work
job, however, does not mean that a 40 hour week, however, there may be a
community service is the right career need to work evenings or weekends to meet
choice for everyone. If you are with clients or handle emergencies. In
considering a career in community voluntary nonprofit environments,
service, ask yourself the following part-time work is most standard. While
questions: most time is spent in a facility or
#1. What kind of training and background office, they may be required to travel
do I have? locally to visit clients, meet with
Social work is a profession for those service providers or attend meetings.
with a strong desire to help improve #4. Can I handle taboo subjects?
people's lives. Many community service If you are a community service worker,
workers have degrees in social work, you will have to deal with issues that
counseling, psychology, nursing, or make the majority of citizens
another related field. uncomfortable. For instance, nurses and
But don't despair if you have only a high social workers were holding the hands of
school diploma or a GED. You may be able dying AIDS patients years before the
to enter the field as an assistant or a president of the United States could
"designee." Many nursing facilities, for bring himself to say the word AIDS.
instance, can not afford to hire social As a community service worker, you will
workers so they train a person with savvy routinely be encountering issues such as
and people skills to act as the "social death, mental illness, child abuse,
service designee." Although not a trained domestic violence, and substance abuse.
social worker, this person takes on most You will also have to work with people
of the work social workers do in a from all sorts of different backgrounds
facility such as admissions, applications and lifestyles. Would you be comfortable
for financial assistance, and discharge with a client of a different race?
planning. Religion? Sexual orientation?
#2. What do I want from a job? If you have or are willing to seek out
If your answers included themes like the proper training, want a job that will
money, power, and prestige, you would be allow you to make a real difference in
wise to give community service work a the world, and are able to handle
second thought. Although you can make a difficult subjects and differences, you
solid salary as a community service would probably make an ideal community
worker, you will not get rich, nor will services worker. Best of luck with your
you find yourself being interviewed by career!
Oprah or Dave Letterman.




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