Careers > Child, Family, and School Social Workers

Child, Family, and School Social Workers

$50.82K Median Salary 36.7K Job Openings (Annual Projection) 12.6% Job Growth

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About This Career

Provide social services and assistance to improve the social and psychological functioning of children and their families and to maximize the family well-being and the academic functioning of children. May assist parents, arrange adoptions, and find foster homes for abandoned or abused children. In schools, they address such problems as teenage pregnancy, misbehavior, and truancy. May also advise teachers.

Reported Job Titles

Adoption Social Worker, Case Manager, Case Worker, Child Protective Services Social Worker (CPS Social Worker), Family Protection Specialist, Family Resource Coordinator, Family Service Worker, Foster Care Social Worker, School Social Worker, Youth Services Specialist

Skills You'll Need

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Abilities

Oral Expression
Oral Comprehension
Problem Sensitivity
Written Comprehension
Written Expression
Speech Clarity
Deductive Reasoning
Inductive Reasoning
Speech Recognition
Information Ordering
Near Vision
Category Flexibility
Fluency of Ideas
Originality
Selective Attention

Knowledge

Customer and Personal Service
Psychology
Therapy and Counseling
English Language
Administrative
Sociology and Anthropology
Education and Training
Law and Government

Skills

Active Listening
Speaking
Critical Thinking
Social Perceptiveness
Judgment and Decision Making
Reading Comprehension
Service Orientation
Complex Problem Solving
Monitoring
Coordination
Negotiation
Persuasion
Time Management
Writing
Active Learning
Instructing
Learning Strategies
Systems Analysis

Technology Skills

Data base user interface and query software
Computer based training software
Spreadsheet software
Medical software
Electronic mail software
Office suite software
Word processing software
Internet browser software
Presentation software

Tools

Photocopiers
Notebook computers
Laser printers
Special purpose telephones
Laser fax machine
Desktop computers
Personal computers