Go to an online
career/employment site, such as Indeed.com, Monster.com or Jobing.com, and
search for jobs in human services.
Examples of job titles in
human services are:
Sample job titles for
associate degrees
Life skills instructor
Social service assistant
Child advocate
Adult day care worker
Case management aide
Community outreach worker
Gerontology aide
Sample job titles for
bachelor degrees
Case manager
Human services administrator
Adult services worker
Child welfare worker
Program officer
Elderly services provider
After you have explored the job listings, choose two of the jobs
that interest you.
Then, for each job, complete the following using the template
provided:
1. List
the job title and job description.
2. List
the skills needed for the job, taken both from the job description and your own
analysis of the job. Be sure to list at least five skills, three of which are
specific skills in the field of human services.
3. In
your own words, explain why each skill listed in question two would be needed
to succeed in the position you have selected.
4. Discuss
which social issues contribute to the need for each job that you have selected.
For example, if you selected a child welfare worker, you could discuss the
social issues of poverty, homelessness, abuse, and/or neglect.
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